Climate and Natural Resources
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Year: 2008
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Author: Edwards, Ben; Gray, Matthew
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Journal Name: AIFS seminar series
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Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies
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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 ....
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Year: 2014
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Author: Regional Australia Institute
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Regional Australia Institute
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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 ....
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Year: 2014
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Author: Regional Australia Institute
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
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Publisher: Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
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Published Location: Adelaide
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ISBN: 0 7590 1386 1
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Margaret Gooch, Karen Vella, Nadine Marshall, Renae Tobin & Rachel Pears
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Journal Name: Australian Planner
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Journal Number: 50.3
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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Published Location: United Kingdom
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ISBN: 0729-3682
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Pearce, Meryl; Willis, Eileen; Mamerow, Loreen; Jorgensen, Bradley; Martin, John;
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Journal Name: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
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Journal Number: Vol. 18 No. 3
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Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association
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Published Location: Armidale, NSW
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ISBN: 1324-0935
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Rahman, Ayesha S.; Rahman, Ataur; Zaman, Mohammad A.; Haddad, Khaled; Ahsan, Amimul; Imteaz, Monzur
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Journal Name: Natural Hazards
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Journal Number: 69:3
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Publisher: Springer
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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 ....
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Year: 2009
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Author: Edwards, B, Gray M, Hunter B
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Journal Name: Australian Journal of Labour Economics
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Journal Number: Vol.12, No.1
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: C Raymond, J Cleary
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Journal Name: Ecology and Society
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Journal Number: 18
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Publisher: Resilience Alliance
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ISBN: 1708-3087
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2011
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Author: Barber, Marcus; Jackson, Sue
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Journal Name: Australian Aboriginal Studies
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Journal Number: 2
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Victorian Government, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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Publisher: Victorian Government, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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Published Location: East Melbourne, Vic
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ISBN: 978-1-74326-650-2
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2013
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Publisher: Regional Development Australia
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Country: Australia
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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 ....
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Year: 2009
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Author: National Emergency Response
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Journal Name: National Emergency Response
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Journal Number: Vol. 22, No. 3
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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 ....
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Year: 2016
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Publisher: Queensland Government
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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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