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Choice modelling and its potential application to tropical rainforest preservation

  • Year: 2000
  • Author: Rolfe, John; Bennett, Jeff; Louviere, Jordan
  • Journal Name: Ecological Economics
  • Journal Number: Vol.35, No.2
  • Country: Australia, Vanuatu

Loss of rainforest occurs in part because of a global market failure problem. Markets routinely transmit signals about international demands for forest products such as timber, but fail to transmit signals about demands for preservation. To make efficient resource allocation choices, decision makers need some framework to estimate the non-use val ....

Closing the motor vehicle industry: the impact on Australia

  • Year: 2014
  • Author: Bianca Barbaro, John Spoehr
  • Country: Australia

The Australian Workplace Innovation & Social Research Centre (WISeR) commissioned a study by the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) to assess the impact of the closure of the motor vehicle industry in Australia following announcements by General Motors Holden (GMH), Ford and Toyota that they will be ceasing product ....

Community capitals: Examining the socioeconomics of a rural community

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Tweten, Margaret R.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: The University of North Dakota
  • Published Location: United States -- North Dakota
  • ISBN: 9780549755012
  • Country: United States

This research project study centered on the examination of community capitals that exist within a thriving rural community located in the upper Great Plains region. Grounded theory helped in the analysis of the data to understand how community capitals contributed to the socioeconomic growth and well-being of a thriving rural community. ....

Community impacts of the Guide to the proposed Murray–Darling Basin Plan

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: EBC, RMCG, Marsden Jacob Associates, EconSearch, McLeod, G, Cummins, T, Roth, G, Cornish, D
  • Publisher: Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

Assesses the likely social, human, financial and economic implications of the proposals in the 'Guide to the proposed [Murray-Darling] Basin Plan' on local communities across the Basin's 19 regions. The primary objective was to understand the impacts on local, small-scale, human issues and costs during the short and medium term. Report Location ....

Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling for Regional Economic Development Analysis

  • Year: 2010
  • Author: Partridge, Mark; Rickman, Dan
  • Journal Name: Regional Studies
  • Journal Number: Vol.44, No.10

Despite their long-standing use in economic policy analysis generally, and increasing popularity in regional policy analysis, computable general equilibrium (CGE) models have yet to become the dominant approach for analysis of regional economic development policies. This review discusses the likely reasons for the limited use of CGE models for re ....

Consulting for Rural Conservation-and Growth

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Sullivan, C C
  • Journal Name: Architecture
  • Journal Number: Vol.93, No.8
  • Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
  • Published Location: Washington, United States
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Wyoming

One side-effect of the Big Sky boom that began around Jackson WY has been the birth of a novel approach to economic growth and land-use planning that focuses on environmental and conservation protections. To serve such emerging niches, Sullivan presents some architects and developers, who find themselves in alliance with a host of exper ....

Creative Economic Development, Sustainability, and Exclusion in Rural Areas

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Fleming, Rachel C
  • Journal Name: Geographical Review
  • Journal Number: Vol.99, No,1
  • Publisher: American Geographical Society
  • Published Location: New York, United States
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: North Carolina

Creative economy projects appear appropriate for sustainable rural development, but the benefits and challenges of initiating a creative economy in a rural setting are not well understood. Descriptive data and qualitative research with artists, planners, and residents of Chatham County, North Carolina, suggest that, in terms of sustaina ....

Cross Country Analysis of Farm Economic Performance

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Shingo Kimura, Christine Le Thi
  • Journal Name: OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
  • Journal Number: 60
  • Publisher: OECD

This report analyses the farm performance data contributed through the OECD Network for Farm-level Analysis. It first compares the distribution of four economic performance indicators across nine participating countries or regions for selected farm types (output and input ratio, and net operating income per unit of labour, land and net worth). Th ....

Darling Downs Economic and Infrastructure Framework

  • Year: 2013
  • Publisher: Queensland Government Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
  • Published Location: Brisbane Qld
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

This Economic and Infrastructure Framework (the framework) identifies opportunities for the Darling Downs economy to grow with the support of strategic infrastructure planning. By highlighting the economic potential of the Darling Downs, the framework aims to encourage private sector investment in the region, as well as inform infrastructure plan ....

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry agricultural research, development and extension plan

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,Queensland
  • Publisher: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,Queensland
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

The Queensland Government has set a clear, ambitious target to double Queensland’s agricultural production by 2040. The purpose of this research, development and extension (RD&E) plan is to describe how the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF) agricultural RD&E program will contribute to achieving th ....

Developing Australia's Regions: Theory and Practice

  • Year: 2003
  • Author: Beer, Andrew; Maude, Alaric; Pritchard, Bill
  • Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
  • Published Location: Sydney, NSW
  • ISBN: 9780868405483
  • Country: Australia

Draws national and international experience as well as regional development theory to set out the principles and strategies that can be used to establish a stronger future for our regions. A 'hands on' book that provides concrete guidance for policy makers, local government officials and economic development practitioners and will allow readers ....

Diversification for sustainable development in rural and regional Australia: How local community leaders conceptualise the impacts and opportunities from agriculture, tourism and mining

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Evonne Miller, Kimberley Van Megen, Laurie Buys
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: Vol. 22, No. 1
  • Publisher: eContent Management Pty Ltd
  • Published Location: Maleny, Qld.
  • ISBN: 1037-1656
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

Although the multiple economic, environmental and social challenges threatening the viability of rural and regional communities in Australia are well-known, little research has explored how community leaders conceptualise the impact and opportunities associated with economic diversification from agriculture into alternative industries, such as to ....

Does foreign direct investment promote regional development in developed countries? A Markov chain approach for US states

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Bode, Eckhardt; Nunnenkamp, Peter
  • Journal Name: Review of World Economics
  • Journal Number: Vol.147, No.2
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • Published Location: Heidelberg, Netherlands
  • Country: United States

This paper investigates the effects of inward FDI on per capita income and growth of the US states since the mid-1970s. Using a Markov chain approach, it shows that both quantitative and qualitative characteristics of FDI affect per capita income and growth. The empirical findings suggest that employment-intensive FDI, concentrated in r ....

Does Rural Land Use Planning and Zoning Enhance Local Economic Development?

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Wilkins, Joy; Riall, B William; Nelson, Arthur C
  • Journal Name: Economic Development Journal
  • Journal Number: Vol.5, No.4
  • Publisher: International Economic Development Council
  • Published Location: Washington, United States
  • Country: United States

To some, land-use planning and implementation through zoning to regulate land-uses in rural areas may appear to be anathema to rural economic development. This view would be shared by those who are concerned that any land-use regulation in weak rural economies could dissuade economic development investment. This article addresses such c ....

Domestic and International Practices in Long-Term Economic Recovery: Literature Review

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: The Regional Australia Institute

This paper therefore focusses on research and findings from cases that have primarily occurred in developed countries such as the USA, New Zealand and the UK. Despite cultural differences between these countries, there is sufficient similarity in economic, social and institutional structures and conditions to enable the extrapolation an ....

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