Climate, Science, and Colonization : Histories from Australia and New Zealand

Beattie, James (EDT); O'Gorman, Emily (EDT); Henry, Matthew (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1137333928 / ISBN 13: 9781137333926

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Climate, Science, and Colonization : Histories from Australia and New Zealand
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137333928
• ISBN 13: 9781137333926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Offering new historical understandings of human responses to climate and climate change, this cutting-edge volume explores the dynamic relationship between settlement, climate, and colonization, covering everything from the physical impact of climate on agriculture and land development to the development of "folk" and government meteorologies.

About the Author

Andrew Lorrey, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Helen C. Bostock, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Kirsty Douglad, Australian Academy of Science, Australia Claire Fenby, University of Melbourne, Australia Joëlle Gergis, University of Melbourne, Australia Don Garden, University of Melbourne, Australia Peter Holland, University of Otago, New Zealand Stephen Legg, Monash University, Australia James Beattie, University of Waikato, New Zealand Ruth Morgan, The University of Western Australia Emily O'Gorman, University of Wollongong, Australia Christian O'Brien, Australian National University Matthew Henry, Massey University, New Zealand Meg Parsons, University of Auckland, New Zealand Jim Williams, University of Otago, New Zealand