Polluted inheritance : New Zealand's freshwater crisis / Mike Joy.
"Evidence presented here by ecologist Mike Joy demonstrates that intensive dairy farming has degraded our freshwater rivers, streams and lakes to such a degree that we face an environmental crisis. This perilous situation, he argues, has arisen primarily through governmental policy that priorit...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Wellington, New Zealand :
Bridget Williams Books Limited,
2015.
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Series: | BWB texts.
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Summary: | "Evidence presented here by ecologist Mike Joy demonstrates that intensive dairy farming has degraded our freshwater rivers, streams and lakes to such a degree that we face an environmental crisis. This perilous situation, he argues, has arisen primarily through governmental policy that prioritises short-term economic growth over long-term environmental sustainability"--Publisher information. |
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Physical Description: | 76 pages ; 18 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780908321612 |