Losing ground : an environmental history of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment area
Rosen, Sue, 1956-1995
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Based on a study of the impact of European land use on the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment commissioned by the Water Board in 1992 (the Hawkesbury-Nepean Historic Environmental Changes Study), this book looks at environmental history of the river.
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Imprint:
Sydney : Hale & Iremonger, 1995
Collation:
190 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
Before the invasion - Exploration and appropriation 1788-1800 - Intensification of settler activity 1800-1820 - The demands of the graziers 1820-1850 - Infrastructure, heavy industry and floods 1850-1880 - Health, science and engineering - The early twentieth century 1900-1930 - Affluent effluent 1930-1950 - The planners 1950 to the present
ISBN:
0868065684 (hbk)
Dewey class:
333.9162
Language:
English
Subject:
Water pollution -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Effects of humans on environment -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Land use -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsIndustries -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsLand settlement -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsLand settlement -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- HistoryWater pollution -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River (N.S.W.) -- HistorySewage disposal -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspectsLand settlement -- Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspects -- HistoryHawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.)Hawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- PollutionHawkesbury-Nepean River Valley (N.S.W.) -- Environmental aspects
BRN:
18567
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 333.9162 LOS | Available |
| Research | History Support Collection | 333.9162 LOS | Available |