2011

The purpose of this research is to compare the quality of life of North Carolina's urban and rural counties based on traditional measurable variables, and to analyze how regional development has enhanced both quality of life and economic development in both urban and rural counties. Labor and employment, educational attainment, health a ....

Following on from the Queensland Growth Management Summit held in March 2010, the Queensland Government is continuing to work with the community to plan for the future. Current projections indicate that Queensland’s population will continue to grow, although at a slower rate than over recent years. The Queensland Government cannot control the r ....

Climate change presents the biggest threat to human health in the 21st century. However, many public health leaders feel ill equipped to face the challenges of climate change and have been unable to make climate change a priority in service development. I explore how to achieve a regionally responsive whole-of-systems approach to climat ....

The 35th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI) was held at The Brassey in Canberra from 6th to 9th December, 2011. A broad range of papers from academics, policy advisors and practitioners was presented to the conference. This publication contains the refereed proceedings of those ....

This framework provides guidance for those involved in implementing Regional Centres Development Plans (SuperTowns). It details: • the background and rationale to SuperTowns policy • linkages to the statutory land use planning, regional development framework and approval processes • a local and community focus • the wider sub-regional, ....

The Regional Competitiveness Index of Croatia 2010 is a continuation of measurements of competitiveness of Croatian regions and counties that, after analysis of initial positions in 2007, allows for monitoring of competitive improvements and overviews of comparative situations in the country's regions and counties. Today ....

Regional Western Australia will continue to be a key contributor to the nation’s well being. The future success of rural and regional areas will depend on attracting investors and visitors, encouraging new residents to settle, and enabling existing residents to remain. The facilities and services in rural and regional areas of the State will pr ....

Increasing globalization, if properly exploited, can provide interesting opportunities for regional economies. Nevertheless, when they are not managed with a far-sighted approach, regions, and particularly those at an intermediate level of development, can lose their comparative advantages compared with regions of developing countries. Innovation ....

Sustainable growth at regional level is now, more than ever, predicated on the capacity to innovate. This publication focuses on two main questions:   1. How can regional actors support innovation that is relevant for their specific regional context, building on their human and physical assets? 2. How should national innovation policies t ....

This study sought to identify influences on rehabilitation counsellors' preference to work in rural areas, including their recruitment to, and retention in, rural work settings. Participants were 38 practicing rehabilitation counsellors (31% males) recruited through the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors and the Rehab ....

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 ....

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As a result of the 2008-2010 economic crisis as well as continuing efforts to redevelop and revitalize local economies, public administrators across America are challenged with the task of developing methods to sustain their economies. According to Florida (2002) economic growth today is contingent upon a locality's ability to attract a cer ....

Communities experiencing rapid growth due to energy development ('boomtowns') have reported positive and negative impacts on community and individual well-being. The perceptions of impacts vary according to stage of energy development as well as experience with extractive industries. Development of the Marcellus Shale provides an opport ....