The Northern myth revisited? Aborigines, environment and agriculture in the Ord River irrigation scheme, Stages One and Two

Australian Geographer

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-158

  Head, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Agriculture; Environmental planning; Irrigation; Landscape perception; Northern Australia; Ord River; Social construction of nature

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032849328     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189993684     Document Type: Article

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