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Climate and Natural Resources

'Her beauty and her terror - the wide brown land for me!' The individual and family wellbeing of Australian rural and regional families in drought

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Edwards, Ben; Gray, Matthew
  • Journal Name: AIFS seminar series
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies
  • Country: Australia

The most recent drought has been one of the most severe on record with large parts of southern and eastern Australia experiencing dry conditions since 1996. Moreover, 'For the agriculturally important Murray- Darling Basin, however, October 2007 marks the sixth anniversary of lower than average rainfall totals, with the November 20 ....

[In]Sight Results Guide

  • Year: 2014
  • Author: Regional Australia Institute
  • Country: Australia

Australia’s regional areas are developing at different paces. They have different potential for  positive growth and change.    The Regional Australia Institute(RAI) has developed [In]Sight: Australia’s regional competitiveness  index to provide a consistent, comprehensive and accessible view of the status of Australia ....

[In]Sight: Australia’s Regional Competitiveness Index 2013 Technical Report

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Regional Australia Institute
  • Country: Australia

In establishing the Regional Australia Institute (RAI), stakeholders from the regions, government and academia emphasised the extent to which regional Australia has lacked consistent and accessible national level information to inform the discussion on regional development and to guide policy and investment decisions. To address th ....

[In]Sight: Economic diversification and the competitiveness of regional Australia

  • Year: 2014
  • Author: Regional Australia Institute
  • Country: Australia

[In]Sight is an online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of Australia’s 560 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) regions, unlocking thousands of insights into regional Australia.     [In]Sight’s economic diversification indicator (within the Business Sophistic ....

2012-2013 PIRSA Annual Report

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
  • Publisher: Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
  • Published Location: Adelaide
  • ISBN: 0 7590 1386 1
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

Outlines performance summary, organisational structure, outcomes and goals of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia for 2013. Report Locationhttp://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/212062/PIRSA13_AnnRep_FINAL_sept30_small.pdf ....

A rapid assessment of the effects of extreme weather on two Great Barrier Reef industries

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Margaret Gooch, Karen Vella, Nadine Marshall, Renae Tobin & Rachel Pears
  • Journal Name: Australian Planner
  • Journal Number: 50.3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Published Location: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 0729-3682
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

In coastal areas, extreme weather events, such as floods and cyclones, can have debilitating effects on the social and economic viability of marine-based industries. In March 2011, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority implemented an Extreme Weather Response Program, following a period of intense flooding and cyclonic activity between Dece ....

A rural-urban divide?: Attitudinal differences towards water restrictions in South Australia

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Pearce, Meryl; Willis, Eileen; Mamerow, Loreen; Jorgensen, Bradley; Martin, John;
  • Journal Name: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
  • Journal Number: Vol. 18 No. 3
  • Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association
  • Published Location: Armidale, NSW
  • ISBN: 1324-0935
  • Country: Australia

This paper examines differences in attitudes towards water restrictions in rural and urban areas in South Australia. The areas differed on the relative importance of future water shortages, whether uniform restrictions should apply across the state and the disruptive nature of restrictions. An analysis of the determinants of the attitudinal diffe ....

A study on selection of probability distributions for at-site flood frequency analysis in Australia

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Rahman, Ayesha S.; Rahman, Ataur; Zaman, Mohammad A.; Haddad, Khaled; Ahsan, Amimul; Imteaz, Monzur
  • Journal Name: Natural Hazards
  • Journal Number: 69:3
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Country: Australia

The most direct method of design flood estimation is at-site flood frequency analysis, which relies on a relatively long period of recorded streamflow data at a given site. Selection of an appropriate probability distribution and associated parameter estimation procedure is of prime importance in at-site flood frequency analysis. The choice of th ....

A sunburnt country: The economic and financial impact of drought on rural and regional families in Australia in an era of climate change

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Edwards, B, Gray M, Hunter B
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Labour Economics
  • Journal Number: Vol.12, No.1
  • Country: Australia

Australia is indeed a sunburnt country, and is arguably becoming increasingly sunburnt. If most climate predictions are correct, much of Australia will experience droughts even more often. This paper uses the Rural and Regional Families Survey to explore the economic and financial implications of drought in regional Australia. Drought has signifi ....

A tool and process that facilitate community building and social learning for natural resource management

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: C Raymond, J Cleary
  • Journal Name: Ecology and Society
  • Journal Number: 18
  • Publisher: Resilience Alliance
  • ISBN: 1708-3087
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

This study presents a self-assessment tool and process that facilitate community capacity building and social learning for natural resource management. The tool and process provide opportunities for rural landholders and project teams both to self-assess their capacity to plan and deliver natural resource management (NRM) programs and to reflect ....

Aboriginal water values and resource development pressures in the Pilbara region of north-west Australia

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Barber, Marcus; Jackson, Sue
  • Journal Name: Australian Aboriginal Studies
  • Journal Number: 2
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

The Pilbara is a remote arid region with a significant Aboriginal population, rich mineral resources and rapid rates of mineral resource development. Pilbara Aboriginal people claim deep ongoing connections to the land and water-scapes of the area and value water sources and features for a range of socio-cultural, economic and envi ....

Action Plan for Managing Wild Dogs in Victoria

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Victorian Government, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
  • Publisher: Victorian Government, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
  • Published Location: East Melbourne, Vic
  • ISBN: 978-1-74326-650-2
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

Wild dogs are a significant threat to Victoria’s livestock industry, at an estimated cost of $13–18 million per year. Their impact on productivity, animal welfare and social wellbeing requires an action plan to address the wild dog issue over the five years to 2019. This plan’s implementation is the responsibility of all stake ....

Adelaide Hills Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Regional Roadmap 2013-2016: Growing a healthy, resilient, well connected and prosperous region

  • Year: 2013
  • Publisher: Regional Development Australia
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

The roadmap focuses on economic development that adds value to the social and environmental capital of local communities. The measure for success in the roadmap is the maintenance of sustainable communities as defined by the Commonwealth Government's Sustainable Australia: Sustainable Communities Strategy. The development of infrastructure plays ....

ADF's Role in the Front Line of Emergency Services

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: National Emergency Response
  • Journal Name: National Emergency Response
  • Journal Number: Vol. 22, No. 3
  • Country: Australia

The 2009 Defence White Paper describes the role of Australian Defence Force (ADF) in maintaining national security, and security and stability of the region. The several means of action through which the ADF would be also involved in domestic security and emergency response services, as highlighted in the White Paper, are discussed ....

Advancing North Queensland: Investing in the future of the north

  • Year: 2016
  • Publisher: Queensland Government
  • State/Region: North Queensland

Advancing North Queensland outlines the five priority areas that have been identified to accelerate the government's efforts to develop and diversify North Queensland's economy. These are road infrastructure, water security, research and innovation, tourism, trade and investment, and North Queensland stadium. Report LocationClick here to view ....

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