04072nam 2200613 450 991078717560332120230803205227.01-4863-0169-X1-4863-0168-1(CKB)3710000000244403(EBL)1789299(SSID)ssj0001415449(PQKBManifestationID)11787591(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001415449(PQKBWorkID)11343040(PQKB)11209519(Au-PeEL)EBL1789299(CaPaEBR)ebr10932278(OCoLC)879642789(MiAaPQ)EBC1789299(EXLCZ)99371000000024440320140924h20142014 uy 0engur|n#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTen commitments revisited securing Australia's future environment /editors, David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers and Steve MortonCollingwood, Victoria :CSIRO Publishing,2014.©20141 online resource (337 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-4863-0167-3 Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.Part 1. Ecosystems -- 1. Deserts -- 2. Rangelands -- 3. Temperate eucalypt woodlands -- 4. Tropical savanna landscapes -- Urban settlements -- 6. Forests, forestry and forest management -- 7. Tropical marine ecosystems -- 8. Temperate marine ecosystems -- 9. Australian tropical rainforests -- 10. Alpine ecosystems -- 11. Freshwater ecosystems -- 12. Coasts -- 13. Islands -- 14. Australian soils -- Part 2. Sectors -- 15. Fisheries -- 16. Australian agriculture -- 17. Mining -- 18. Grazing -- 19. Tourism -- 20. Industry and manufacturing -- 21. Protected areas -- Part 3. Cross-cutting themes -- 22. Indigenous land and sea management -- 23. Climate change -- 24. Managing Australia's enviornment in the Anthropocene -- 25. Water -- 26. Biodiversity -- 27. The private sector -- 28. Population -- 29. Human health -- 30. Landscape fires -- 31. Disaster risk reduction -- 32. Energy -- 33. Policy and institutional reform for ecologically sustainable development -- Part 4. Synthesis and overview -- Synthesis and overview .What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country'sEnvironment, Australia's leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems - in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research.Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management, tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing,protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a 'must read' for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia's environment.Environmental protectionDecision makingEnvironmental policyConservation of natural resourcesAustraliafastEnvironmental protectionDecision making.Environmental policy.Conservation of natural resources.333.70684Lindenmayer DavidDovers StephenMorton SteveMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787175603321Ten commitments revisited3735534UNINA