Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Labour mobility is a complex concept because people change jobs for a variety of reasons, in different ways and with different outcomes for their lives and careers. This study explores what motivates people to change jobs and examines the influence of their employer, occupation or industry, and investigates their geographic mobility on either a p ....
State and local governments invested 13% of their revenues on infrastructure in 2002, but existing literature provides only mixed evidence that infrastructure contributes to economic activity. To estimate the effect of infrastructure on the economy, Chapter 1 analyzes how the construction of the Interstate Highway System (IHS) contribut ....
This document forms part of a series of documents prepared by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) in conjunction with LandCorp, for the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC). These documents provide a snapshot of land supply in regional centres experiencing land and housing supply pressures as a result of growth in the re ....
This thesis focuses on Canadian Prairie communities and how architecture plays a role in promoting community engagement and interaction. The ideal components of a healthy rural town include its identity, sense of community and a strong relationship to the landscape, all of which are threatened by both internal and external influences. T ....
Approximately 184,500 people are directly employed in mining, oil and gas operations which is about 1.6 per cent of the Australian workforce. The jobs and associated skills required for these resource operations can vary from project to project and company to company. Despite Resource Sector employment only representing a small proportion of our ....
North Queensland has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Local Government Authorities (LGAs) are ideally placed to provide recreational facilities that protect the population from ultraviolet radiation. In 2005, consistent with outcomes proposed within the Queensland Skin Cancer Prevention Strategic Plan 2001-2005, the N ....
This note discusses approaches to sustainable design in remote, rural and regional areas. Compared with urban settings, remote locations involve substantial environmental and financial penalties in establishing, maintaining and operating buildings, infrastructure and connected services. On the other hand, working out bush can be ve ....
Publisher: Australian Local Government Association
Country: Australia
The objectives of the 2004-05 State of the Regions report (SOR) are to explore the case for the use of infrastructure development to assist regions to improve their performance and to update and extend the SOR regional performance indicators.
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Publisher: Australian Local Government Association
Country: Australia
The 2010-11 SOR analyses the issues surrounding housing supply and how these issues have impacted both on the SOR zones and the 65 SOR regions themselves. Supply issues lead to pricing pressures and these impacts are described in their zone and regional context. Construction activity across the zone types and regions is presented.
The 2010-11 SO ....
Publisher: Australian Local Government Association
Country: Australia
The 2011-12 State of the Regions report critically examines the regional effects of the mining boom which took off in 2005. The report produces a balanced analysis of both the benefits and costs associated with the mining boom and the effect the mining boom is having on other industries, as well as the potential regional implications when the boo ....
Publisher: Australian Local Government Association
Country: Australia
This year's Report is timely given that it examines the future of regional development in light of the ongoing impacts of the patchwork economy, ever tightening fiscal budgets at both the national and jurisdictional levels, the darkening economic clouds in the United States of America and Europe.
Consequently, the Report raises several questions ....
The costs of doing business in the Pilbara are far higher than the rest of WA and most of Australia. This is a constraint to starting new businesses, operating successfully as an existing enterprise and it discourages diversification.
The RDA study is viewed as an important contribution to analysing the cost of doing business in the Pilbar ....
Author: Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Regional Services
Publisher: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Regional Services
Published Location: Canberra, ACT
Country: Australia
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Regional Services has conducted an inquiry into the role of infrastructure in assisting the economically sustainable development of Australia's regional areas. The foreword to the Committee's report states that the title 'Time running out' reinforces the urge ....
This Resource Guide presents practical approaches to conducting a citywide economic competitiveness assessment. This is relevant for assessing cities and wider city-regions. The Guide includes guidance on how to choose local economic development (LED) indicators and tools that can be used to collect and analyse data and assess the overall competi ....