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Climate change perceptions and adaptive strategies: reflections from two remote Aboriginal communities
Author
Campbell, M.
Race, D.
Hampton, K.
Foster, D.
Fejo, C.
Robertson, D.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2015
Body

Change has always been a central feature of life in central Australia. For millennia Aboriginal people
had to deal with a variable climate in which great fluctuations in rainfall and temperature were
typical. With the arrival of Europeans in the mid 19th century the ubiquitous change that had
primarily related to the environment was now extended to social and cultural realms. Today people
and businesses in remote Australia continue to experience profound change from multiple sources
(Tonkinson 2007). Critical driving forces that continue to shape . . . . .

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
18th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 12-16 April 2015
Keywords
adaptive capacity
Central Australia
Central Australia
liveability