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A review of issues relating to the disposal of urban waste in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide : an environmental history / by Philip H. Nicholls.

Bibliography: p. 367-392. / xv, 392 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis takes an overview of urban waste disposal practices in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide since the time of their respective settlement by Europeans through to the year 2000. The narrative identifies how such factors as the growth of representative government, the emergence of a bureaucracy, the visitation of bubonic plague, changed perceptions of risk, and the rise of the environmental movement, have directly influenced urban waste disposal outcomes. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geographical and Environmental Studies, 2002

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/262998
Date January 2002
CreatorsNicholls, Philip Herschel
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish

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