The Melanesian environment : [papers presented at and arising from the ninth Waigani Seminar, Port Moresby, 2-8 May 1975]
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Expatriate and multinational businessmen and companies have, over the last hundred years, drastically changed the environments of some of the islands of Melanesia. In some, like Fiji and parts of New Caledonia, the changes have taken place over a long period of foreign exploitation. In others, like the island of New Guinea, large-scale forestry, mining, hydroelectric, agricultural and fishing projects are more recent. In both, poorly planned and insensitive {u2018}development{u2019} has...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Pacific Institute ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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Date published: | 1977 |
Type: | Book |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114890 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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