Politics within and without - The origins and development of a rangelands landcare group

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-151

  Gill, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Land use reform; Landcare; Pastoralism; Ranching; Rangelands; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 3843126770     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8470.2004.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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