Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia Indigenous Rights, Aspirations, and Cultural Responsibilities |
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Editor:
| Russell-Smith, Jeremy James, Glenn Pedersen, Howard Sangha, Kamaljit K. |
ISBN: | 978-0-429-47105-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | CRC Press |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Key Features:
- Provides clear and authoritative recommendations for managing fire in ecological and social contexts
- Authors are all international leaders in their fields and include not only academics but also leaders of Indigenous communities
- Explains Indigenous cultural and knowledge systems to a degree that has rarely been accessible to lay and academic readers outside specialized disciplines like Anthropology
- Responds to growing need for...
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Key Features:
- Provides clear and authoritative recommendations for managing fire in ecological and social contexts
- Authors are all international leaders in their fields and include not only academics but also leaders of Indigenous communities
- Explains Indigenous cultural and knowledge systems to a degree that has rarely been accessible to lay and academic readers outside specialized disciplines like Anthropology
- Responds to growing need for new approaches to managing human-ecological systems that are in greater sympathy with Australia's natural environments/climate, and value the knowledge of Indigenous people
- Timely for scholarly and interest groups intervention, as the Australian government is again looking to 'develop the north'
Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia sets out a vision for developing North Australia based on a culturally appropriate and ecologically sustainable land sector economy. This vision supports both Indigenous cultural responsibilities and aspirations, as well as enhancing enterprise opportunities for society as a whole. In the past, well-meaning if often misguided policy agendas have failed - and continue to fail - North Australians. This book helps breach that gap by acknowledging and harnessing Indigenous cultural strengths and knowledge systems for looking after the country and its people, as part of a smart, novel and diversified ecosystem services economy.