Brisbane Blacks

By Michael Aird

Brisbane Blacks chronicles the history of Aboriginal people in Brisbane through interviews with over 50 people who tell the history in their own words, the author's narrative and photos from a variety of sources.

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Marooned - Rockhampton's great flood of 1918

By Barbara Webster

This book provides a detailed account of the flooding of the Fitzroy River which rose 10.11 metres in 1918, including peoples' reactions to the flooding which elicited both cooperation and conflict.

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Oil and the future of energy

From the editors of Scientific American Magazine

This authoritative and accessible volume is an "unparalleled resource on fossil fuels and the related geopolitics, climate change and climate repair, and energy options for the future, including hydrogen, nuclear power, renewable resources and tranisional strategies".

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Sustainable Value

By Chris Laszlo

'Sustainable Value: how the world's leading companies are doing well by doing good' "shows how business can action "Sustainable Value" through a management fable, inside stories from some of the largest corporations in the world, and with frameworks, tools and methods that will make Sustainable Value creation concrete for business practitioners everywhere".

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Habitat fragmentation and landscape change

By David B. Lindenmayer and Joern Fischer

This book provides a theoretical and practical overview of the ecological problems caused by landscape change and the concept of habitat fragmentation, drawing on case studies from around the world.

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The Laheys: Pioneer Settlers and Sawmillers

By Shirley Lahey

Romeo Lahey is known for his involvement in landscape conservation in Queensland. This extensive book provides a history of the Lahey family written by family member, Shirley Lahey, from private letters, recollections by people involved and official records.

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OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030

"The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges ... including climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity ... [and shows that] a mix of policies can address these challenges in a cost-effective way."

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Managing performance: international comparisons

By Geert Bouckaert and John Halligan

Through international case studies this book "critically examines the effects of performance management models in the public sector, and assesses their future evolution".

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Policy, culture and the achievement of visitor outcomes

By Danny Robert Parkin

This thesis "evaluates the organisational policies and structures underpinning the planning and delivery of visitor education services and activities" in the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service during the period 1999 - 2001.

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