Improvers' legacy : environmental studies of the Hawkesbury
Powell, Jocelyn1998
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This book discusses the impacts of Aboriginal and settler activities, bushfires, extractive industries, riverbank erosion, national parks, and catchment management on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system.
Main title:
Improvers' legacy : environmental studies of the Hawkesbury / by Jocelyn Powell
Author:
Imprint:
Berowra Heights NSW. Deerubbin Press 1998
Collation:
156 pages : black and white illustrations ; maps
Contents:
Improvers' Legacy; Aboriginal Environmental impacts in the Hawkesbury River Area; Human Settlement of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment: impact on the Biota; Fire History of the Blue Mountains; Environmental impacts of extractive industries on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, NSW; Contribution of Boat wash to bank erosion on the Lower Hawkesbury River; Hawkesbury National Parks and Reserves; History, Values and Management; History of and commentary on the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust
ISBN:
0958574421 (hbk)
Dewey class:
333.9162
Language:
English
Subject:
National parks -- Hawkesbury region (NSW)Effects of humans on environment -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Environmental protection -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Extractive industries -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsBushfires -- New South Wales -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.) -- HistoryAboriginal Australians -- Environmental aspects -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management TrustHawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsHawkesbury-Nepean River (N.S.W.) -- River-bank erosionHawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust -- History
BRN:
5725
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 333.9162 IMP | Available |