Reclamation in Sydney estuary, 1788-2002

Australian Geographer

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-368

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   Murray, Orla ^a   Johnson, Ian ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GIS; Infilling; Landfill; Reclamation; Sydney estuary; Sydney Harbour

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650417223     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180903127788     Document Type: Article

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