Climate, Science, and Colonization : Histories from Australia and New Zealand
ISBN: 9781137333933
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: History; Geography/ Travel; Science: General;

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.

Andrew Lorrey, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New ZealandHelen C. Bostock, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Kirsty Douglad, Australian Academy of Science, AustraliaClaire Fenby, University of Melbourne, AustraliaJoëlle Gergis, University of Melbourne, AustraliaDon Garden, University of Melbourne, AustraliaPeter Holland, University of Otago, New ZealandStephen Legg, Monash University, AustraliaJames Beattie, University of Waikato, New ZealandRuth Morgan, The University of Western AustraliaEmily O'Gorman, University of Wollongong, AustraliaChristian O'Brien, Australian National UniversityMatthew Henry, Massey University, New Zealand Meg Parsons, University of Auckland, New ZealandJim Williams, University of Otago, New Zealand

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