Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide

Environmental History of Metropolitan Adelaide--Some Starting Points

Adelaide, nature of a city: the ecology of a dynamic city from 1836 to 2036 (2005) [print]
[An analysis of the biological life that forms the basis of the city of Adelaide]

Aboriginal and historic places around metropolitan Adelaide and the south coast (1984) [print]
[Documentation of sites of Aboriginal interest]

Adelaide metropolitan coastline (1993) [web access]
[Outlines the geomorphic history of the metropolitan coastline including the effects of European settlement]

Conquest to conservation : history of human impact on the South Australian environment (1985) [print]
[Reviews the history of human ecology in South Australia]

Conserving Adelaide's biodiversity [web access]
[Identifies priority vegetation types and remnant vegetation sites, site descriptions, threats to biodiversity, management strategies, species lists and technical information on the region's flora and fauna. Also available in print format]

Forests and woodlands of the Adelaide Plains in 1836 [web access]
[Maps of the Adelaide Plains showing vegetation boundaries and locality names as probable in 1836]

Geology and the Adelaide environment (1984)  [print]

Native plants of Adelaide (2005)  [print]
[A reference guide to the indigenous flora of the Adelaide plains]

Natural history of the Adelaide region (1976)  [print]

Plants of the Adelaide plains and hills (2006) [print]

Pre-European vegetation of Adelaide : a survey (1996)  [print]

Soils and geology of the Adelaide area (1974)  [print]

State of the environment report for South Australia (from 2003) [web access]
[Required under the Environment Protection Act 1993.  Also available in print format from 1988 onward]

Last update: 6th May 2009 Helen Attar