Debating forestry : an historical geography of forestry policy in Victoria and South Australia, 1870-1939

Forestry has played a central role in the history of natural resource management in the New World. Its impact on the evolution of the forested landscape, the growth of the forest products industries, and the rise of the conservation movement, has been of particular interest to geographers who have portrayed these developments as part of the overall learning sequence by which societies have come to terms with their environment.  This

dissertation provides a comparative analysis to examine the evolution of public forestry policy in South Australia and Victoria between 1870 and 1939.  The study period encompasses the 'custodial era' in which Australia's modern forest services were established to manage a complex system of forest reserves for a variety of purposes defined by the state.

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