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Rae Walker , Wendy Mason

Climate Change Adaptation for Health and Social Services addresses concerns from the health and community services sector, including local government, about how to respond to climate change and its impacts on communities. What …

This issue, visit the cutting edge of human enhancement, known as biohacking. If you want to think like a machine, learn how to read a barcode. And if you think our future is in space, read about the lake of liquid water found below the …

Mark Shephard OAM

Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to pathology testing performed in a clinical setting at the time of patient consultation, generating a rapid test result that enables informed and timely clinical action to be taken on patient care. It …

John Mosig , Ric Fallu

This is a practical guide for people in the aquaculture industry and for those about to enter it. Australian Fish Farmer covers current as well as potential aquaculture industries and provides practical skills that will allow people …

John Mosig

This edition includes a chapter on water quality plus the latest findings in yabby farming. It provides a grounding in the basic principles of aquaculture and reflects the considerable advances in aquaculture technology over the last few …

Packed with fun, exciting and quality articles, Double Helix promotes critical thinking and strengthens literacy skills while sparking an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths. In issue four you will get …

Welcome to the robot revolution! Roboticists often turn to nature for inspiration, as you can see in our feature on insect-based bots. If they aren’t small enough for you, why not read about the latest advances in the tiniest nanobots. We’ve …

WJ Rankin

Minerals, Metals and Sustainability examines the exploitation of minerals and mineral products and the implications for sustainability of the consumption of finite mineral resources and the wastes associated with their production …

Geoff Beale , John Read

Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large …

Vic Widman

An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving. Modern four-wheel drive vehicles are powerful and sophisticated machines, able to travel almost anywhere. Given their growing popularity with recreational drivers, there …

David Lindenmayer , Andrew Claridge , Donna Hazell , Damian Michael , Mason Crane , Christopher MacGregor , Ross Cunningham

Many landowners are interested in the native animals that live on their farms or once occurred there. In particular they want to know why particular species are present (or absent), what they can do to encourage them to visit, and what they …

Smriti Daniel

Meet the robots that dare to go where humans can't! From blazing fires and crumbling buildings to radioactive zones and stormy seas, rescue robots are on the front lines – saving lives, exploring the unknown and tackling tasks too …

Stuart Ellis , Kent MacCarter

Emergency services personnel conduct their work in situations that are inherently dangerous. Large incidents such as bushfires, floods and earthquakes often pose hazards that are not fully understood at the time of management, and the situation …

Paul Meek , Peter Fleming , Guy Ballard , Peter Banks , Andrew Claridge , Jim Sanderson , Don E Swann

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon. The technology is advancing very quickly, providing unique opportunities for collecting new biological knowledge. In order for fellow camera trap researchers …

Ralph E Horne , Tim Grant , Karli Verghese

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has developed in Australia over the last 20 years into a technique for systematically identifying the resource flows and environmental impacts associated with the provision of products and services. Interest in …

Sadanandan S Nambiar , Ian I Ferguson

There is no question that the timber industry needs to adopt sustainable practices that ensure a future for the industry. This book goes well beyond simply growing commercial tree plantations for wood production. It explores new forests …

W J Lewis , D McE Alexander

Grafting and Budding is a comprehensive and clearly written, practical guide to all of the grafting and budding techniques any professional or home gardener is likely to need. The book begins with a brief history of the subject, …

Richard Tomlinson

Australia’s Unintended Cities identifies and researches housing and housing-related urban outcomes that are unintended consequences of other policies, the structure of incentives and disincentives for the housing market, and governance …

Peter G Mason

Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control, as well as the key challenges confronting biological …

Winfried EH Blum , Peter Schad , Stephen Nortcliff

This book is an introduction to soil science and describes the development of soils, their characteristics and their material composition as well as their functions in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Soil functions include the delivery …