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Abstract:
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Introduction --
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Historical and policy context --
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Natural resource degradation : a resistant problem of the twentieth century --
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The epistemology of natural resource management of the twentieth century --
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A contemporary epistemology and framework for natural resource management of the twenty-first century --
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Model conceptualisation of the Western Australian agricultural region : part 1 : resilience analysis --
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Model conceptualisation of the Western Australian agricultural region : part 2 : system dynamics --
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Synthesis.
"Despite many well-intentioned policies and changes to our management practices, our natural resources continue to decline. The roles and interplay between science and policy in the regional broadacre agriculture landscape are examined here, offering readers a thorough understanding of the complex interactions that occur across spatial scales to produce the regional-scale impacts. The fundamental causes of resource degradation, social decline and environmental pollution are addressed, examining the cross-
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