George Seddon

The Old Country

Australian Landscapes, Plants and People

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This passionate, wise and witty book tells stories about the Australian natural landscape.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 802g
• ISBN-13: 9780521696869
• ISBN-10: 0521696860
• Artikelnr.: 21060967

Autorenporträt

George Seddon AM is an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Melbourne and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Western Australia. He has held chairs in four disciplines and taught in universities across Europe and North America. His recent books include Landprints: Reflections on Place and Landscape (Cambridge University Press, 1996).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. First encounters
3. The Boab
4. Learning
5. The Conifers
6. The Banksias
7. Mediterraneity
8. On being deciduous
9. By design
10. Weeds
Epilogue.