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Endurance, Australian stories of drought, Deb Anderson

Label
Endurance, Australian stories of drought, Deb Anderson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.governmentPublication
federal national government publication
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Intended audience
General
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Endurance
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Deb Anderson
Sub title
Australian stories of drought
Summary
Endurance presents stories of ordinary Australians grappling with extraordinary circumstances, providing insight into their lives, their experiences with drought and their perceptions of climate change.The book opens with the physical impacts, science, politics and economics of drought and climate change in rural Australia. It then highlights the cultural and historical dimensions a taking us to the Mallee wheat-belt, where researcher Deb Anderson interviewed farm families from 2004 to 2007, as climate change awareness grew. Each story is grouped into one of three themes: Survival, Uncertainty and Adaptation
Target audience
adult

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