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Title Working on country : contemporary indigenous management of Australia's lands and coastal regions / edited by Richard Baker, Jocelyn Davies, and Elspeth Young
Published Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 2001

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Description xxiv, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Managing country: an overview of the prime issues -- 2. Managing country: a legal overview -- 3. Introduction to Part II: Approaches to managing country -- 4. Management of sea country: indigenous people's use and management of marine environments -- 5. Joint management of national parks -- 6. Sustainable balance: a Yolngu framework for cross-cultural collaborative management -- 7. Culture and communication in Aboriginal land management in New South Wales: a Koori perspective -- 8. Challenging 'wildlife management': lessons for Australia from Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa -- 9. Introduction to Part III: Sharing knowledge -- 10. 'Bridging the communication gap': transferring information between scientists and Aboriginal land managers -- 11. Ngaparrtji Ngaparrtji Nintilpayi: reciprocal thinking in indigenous land management -- 12. Participatory land assessment: integrating perceptions of country through mapping -- 13. Cooperative cross-cultural biological surveys in resource management: experiences in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands -- 14. Understanding whitefella secret cattle business -- 15. Towards community-based management of natural marine resources in Torres Strait -- 16. Accessing the Dreaming: indigenous student response to Mungo National Park -- 17. Introduction to Part IV: Negotiating management -- 18. Bundarwa, Berri-werri and the Bay: traditional rights and bureaucratic boundaries -- 19. Moving towards joint management in New South Wales: a Jervis Bay case study -- 20. Landscapes of the mind, landscapes of the spirit: negotiating a sentient landscape -- 21. Turning back the clock: fire, biodiversity and indigenous community development in Tasmania -- 22. Social impact assessment: Coronation Hill -- 23. Working on country: listening, sharing and providing practical support
Summary This work provides a comprehensive account of indigenous land and water management in Australia, with an emphasis on practical outcomes to manage the country for a sustainable future
Analysis Aboriginal land rights
Aborigines
Case studies
Federal issue
Land tenure
Management of land & natural resources (Australia ) ALL AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS MATERIAL
Native title
Natural resources
Protected areas
State issue
Notes Aboriginal content
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library
Signed by author 1 copy. ANU
Subject Aboriginal Australians.
Aboriginal Australians -- Commerce.
Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.
Conservation of natural resources -- Australia.
Land use -- Australia -- Management.
Author Baker, Richard Munro.
Davies, Jocelyn.
Young, E. A. (Elspeth A.)
LC no. 2001430930
ISBN 0195512170