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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 ....

Agricultural Bioenergy Cropping in Victoria - Balancing the Issues

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Shelley, Bruce; Rogers, Mary-Jane; Allinson, Graeme; Day, Nathan
  • Journal Name: Plant Protection Quarterly
  • Journal Number: Vol. 26, No. 3
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

There has been considerable interest in biofuels and bioenergy production (the generation of energy from biomass), as alternative agricultural industries for the future. High oil prices, diminishing total oil supply, the energy security debate, growing environmental awareness and the need to develop sustainable regional agricultura ....

Audit of Renewable Energy Projects in the Goldfields-Esperance Region

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: SkunkWorks Engineering
  • Publisher: RDA Goldfields Esperance
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

RDA commissioned this report to contribute to the successful development of renewable energy projects within the Goldfields Esperance region.    Report Locationhttp://www.rdage.com.au/uploaded/files/client_added/Audit%20of%20Renewable%20Energy%20Projects%20WEB.pdf ....

Biofuels and ecoagriculture: can bioenergy production enhance landscape-scale ecosystem conservation and rural livelihoods?

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Milder, Jeffrey C; McNeely, Jeffrey A; Shames, Seth A; Scherr, Sara J
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
  • Journal Number: Vol. 6, No.2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Published Location: London, United Kingdom

Global development of the biofuel sector is proceeding rapidly, driven by national policy mandates, government subsidies, and profit opportunities for farmers, agribusiness and energy companies. To date, most investment in - and dialogue on - biofuels has focused on large-scale production of liquid transport fuels. A smaller set of effo ....

Central Victoria Solar City Annual Report 2010-11

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Central Victoria Solar City
  • Publisher: Central Victoria Solar City
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

In the 2010/11 Financial Year, Central Victoria Solar City (CVSC) engaged over 2,000 households in our region in energy saving activities. We delivered 1780 Home Energy Assessments, engaged 810 participants in a retrofit package, 528 participants in residential solar PV and 242 participants in solar hot water. This financial year, Central Victori ....

Climate adaption in regional mining values chains: A case-study of the Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Barton Loechel, Jane Hodgkinson, Suzanne Prober and Kieren Moffatt
  • Publisher: CSIRO, Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, Goldfields Environmental Management Group
  • Published Location: Pullenvale, Western Australia
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

Climate change poses a potential range of threats and opportunities for mining regions around Australia. Recent studies have suggested that mine operations as well as the related infrastructure, businesses and communities associated with mining, may be affected by flooding, drought, bushfires, storms, and sea level rise.  This case study so ....

Economic and Environmental Indicators for South Australia and its Regions, 2006/07

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Matthew Ferris, Lisa Rippin and Julian Morison, econsearch
  • Publisher: Department of Trade and Economic Development
  • Published Location: Marryatville SA
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

This report is one of a series of reports prepared by EconSearch for the Department of Trade and Economic Development to detail the method, data sources and results from construction of input-output (I-O) models for South Australia (SA) and its component Government and Regional Development Board (RDB) regions for 2006/07. The purpose of this repo ....

Economic Development, Rural livelihoods, and Ecological Restoration: Evidence from China

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Wang, Chengchao; Yang, Yusheng; Zhang, Yaoqi
  • Journal Name: Ambio
  • Journal Number: Vol.40, No.1
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • Published Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Country: China

This article uses a case study in Southeast China to demonstrate how the substantial changes in rural livelihoods have been driven by a combination of "pull" forces from external economic development, and "push" forces from local areas, leading to a shift in rural household economic activities: household outmigration and de-population o ....

Ending rural development vulnerability: Employing a subsistence perspective to address the energy needs of remote communities in western China

  • Year: 2010
  • Author: Zhang, Xilin
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Delaware
  • Published Location: United States -- Delaware
  • ISBN: 9781124241555
  • Country: China

For the majority of people in rural communities of developing countries, reliable and sustainable energy services are not only desirable but also essential for development and livelihood improvement. In China, despite many efforts implemented in remote areas by the government and international agencies to improve livelihood conditions, ....

Energy for the Regions - Provision of Natural Gas to Murray River Communities

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: GHD
  • Publisher: Regional Development Victoria
  • Published Location: Melbourne, Victoria
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

This project is the first step in determining the feasibility of providing natural gas to Murray River communities. It provides a 'base case assessment', using existing connection points to determine costs and revenue. Its aim is to better understand the project economics and develop a business case. It does not consider alternative technical so ....

Evaluating the Impact of the CVSC Project’s Energy Efficiency Interventions: A Framework and Initial Findings

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Martin, P; Lynch, D
  • Publisher: University of Ballarat
  • Published Location: Ballarat, Victoria
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

The Australian Government has invested $100 million in Solar Cities programs designed to test new and sustainable models for electricity supply and use. it is being implemented in seven separate regions across Australia, including Central Victoria. Central Victoria Solar City program encourages residents to test the effectiveness of different ene ....

Fields of dreams: Agriculture, economy and nature in Midwest United States biofuel production

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Gillon, Sean Thomas
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Published Location: United States -- California
  • ISBN: 9781124967783
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Iowa

This work explores the social and ecological dimensions of recent biofuel production increases in the United States (US), focusing on the case of Iowa. Biofuels are proposed to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, improve US energy security, and support rural economies. Little research has examined how increased US Mid ....

Green-changing: A research-based collaboration with a tree-changed rural community

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Darbas, Toni; Williams, Rachel; Graham, Sonia
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: Vol. 20, No. 3
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

A research-based collaboration with a rural community engaged with the risks and opportunities involved in renewable energy production. Natimuk Township, within the Victorian wheat and sheep belt, is atypical in its renewal by tree-change migrants attracted by the nearby rock climbing destination of Mt Arapiles. The collaboration a ....

House Financial Services Committee Hearing: Perspectives on the Livable Communities Act of 2010[3]

  • Year: 2010
  • Journal Name: Congressional Documents and Publications
  • Publisher: Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc.
  • Published Location: Lanham, United States
  • Country: United States

The City of St. Paul has helped develop a broader vision for the corridor, and 10 community development organizations - including LISC - have created a new collaborative--the Frogtown/Rondo Action Network--to implement priority strategies related to housing preservation, small business support, neighborhood jobs and minority contracting ....

Hunter 2013 Innovation Scorecard: Australia's most innovative region the Hunter

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: RDA Hunter
  • Publisher: RDA Hunter, Newcastle Innovation, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Hunter Valley Research Foundation, AusIndustry
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales

The 2013 Hunter Innovation Scorecard features just some of the diverse industries and their peak body associations that operate in the region. From organisations like the Hunter Founders Forum and angel investor groups to Smart Grid Smart City and Hunter DiGiT, the Hunter is at the forefront of investigating and supp ....

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