Water in Australia / Rachel Dixon.
Water in Australia / Rachel Dixon.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Redback Publishing, 2018.
Call Numbers
HQ 2019/0445
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Water and the History of Settlement -- Australian Aboriginal People and Water -- Water Cycle -- Water Seen From Space -- Water and the Economy in Australia -- Hydroelectricity -- Floods -- Tsunamis -- Monsoons and Cyclones -- Disaster Management -- Water Sources in Australia -- Artesian Basins in Au...
Publication information
Publisher
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Redback Publishing, 2018.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Australia is the second driest continent on Earth, after the Antarctic. The availability of water has defined the spread of human settlement, from the arrival of the first Aboriginal Australians over 50,000 years ago, right up until the present. Water is precious in Australia and it is not a free resource. Discover the role in human history of the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Water in Australia / Rachel Dixon.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Australian landscapes
Includes index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
HQ 2019/0445
Record Identifier
74VKVy4KdlAg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVy4KdlAg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1925630927
9781925630923
DDC
551.48
MMS ID
991024235418102626
