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Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2014
ISBN
978-94-007-7018-8, 978-94-007-7019-5
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-7019-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13252943 bytes)
Series
Estuaries of the World
Edition
1
Pages
292\296
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-30 05:03:45

Description

The book addresses the questions: Is Australia’s rapidly growing human population and economy environmentally sustainable for its estuaries and coasts? What is needed to enable sustainable development? To answer these questions, this book reports detailed studies of 20 iconic Australian estuaries and bays by leading Australian estuarine scientists. That knowledge is synthesised in time and space across Australia to suggest what Australian estuaries will look like in 2050 and beyond based on socio-economic decisions that are made now, and changes that are needed to ensure sustainability. The book also has a Prologue by Mr Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia, which bridges environmental science, population policy and sustainability.

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