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Polluted Inheritance

$14.99 (inc gst)

SKU 9780908321612

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Author

Joy, Mike

Format

Paperback

Pages

76

Publisher

DAVID BATEMAN

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Massey University Distance – 121312 – Double Semester 2018

Overview New Zealand's dairy industry is big business. But what are the hidden and not so hidden costs of intensive farming? Evidence presented here by ecologist Mike Joy demonstrates that intensive dairy farming has degraded our freshwater rivers, streams and lakes to an alarming degree. This situation, he argues, has arisen primarily through governmental policy that prioritises short-term economic growth over long-term environmental sustainability. This BWB Text is a call to arms, urging New Zealand to change course or risk the wellbeing of future generations.