Policy and practice
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Policy and practice |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1835 |
Book Title | Conversations on the Condamine: an oral history from the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin |
Authors | |
Author | Connors, Libby |
Editors | Potter, Catherine, Moles, Sarah, Connors, Libby and Postle, Pam |
Page Range | 101-118 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2002 |
Publisher | Envirobook |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 0858811898 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.condaminecatchment.com.au/events_conversations.htm |
Abstract | The role of this last chapter is to put the oral history into a policy context so that the combination of factors that formed this environment can be understood. It looks firstly at the social reasons behind the determination to introduce farming on the Darling Downs. This vision was sustained for more than 100 years but had to overcome a series of commercial and environmental problems. Government leaders gave financial and political backing, and agricultural scientists helped to make family farms viable by developing modern farming systems. This final chapter briefly reviews the technical advice and support that government departments disseminated to the farming conununity. Just as it seemed the vision was being realised, changing international trade relationships and new and difficult environmental problems began to |
Keywords | Condamine river; history; oral history; government policy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Copyright Catherine Potter, Sarah Moles, Libby Connors, Pam Postle, 2002. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yz99/policy-and-practice
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