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2008

Community, Sustainability and Participation: Form-function Dilemmas in Tasmanian State-local Partnerships

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Crowley, Kate
  • Journal Name: Public Policy
  • Journal Number: Vol. 3, No. 1
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Tasmania

The Tasmanian state-local partnership agreements program, instituted in 1998 by the late Premier Jim Bacon, is proving an innovation in the reorientation of inter-governmental affairs. The partnerships established thus far have totally transformed state-local relations. Indeed the program has been so successfully implemented that i ....

Consequences of tourism-based growth on rural communities' quality of life: A comparative study of Liberia and La Fortuna, Costa Rica

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Matarrita Cascante, David
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Pennsylvania
  • ISBN: 9780549906001
  • Country: Costa Rica

Tourism has become a source of income generation for many rural communities seeking ways to improve their livelihoods. This is particularly the case of amenity-rich areas which attract tourists because of their natural endowments. Often tourism-based growth is reflected in economic and infrastructural improvements. Nevertheless, such gr ....

Contested governance : culture, power and institutions in Indigenous Australia

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Hunt, Janet
  • Publisher: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 9781921536045
  • Country: Australia

'The research in this book aims to provide evidence and practical guidance for governments and Indigenous leaders about community governance in Indigenous Australia, and contribute to enhancing existing success. This book documents many of the challenges, opportunities and issues facing those engaged in trying to achieve legitimate ....

Control, uncertainty and expectations for the future : a qualitative study of the impact of drought on a rural Australian community

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Sartore, Gina-Maree; Kelly, Brian; Stain, Helen; Albrecht, Glenn; Higginbotham, Nick
  • Journal Name: Rural and Remote Health
  • Journal Number: Vol.8, No.3
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales

Many rural Australian communities continue to endure a prolonged drought. The mental health effects of short-term natural disaster are well known; those of a long-term and chronic natural disaster such as drought are less well understood. However, in addition to immediate distress there are likely to be feelings of loss, grief and ....

Country Matters - Social Atlas of Rural and Regional Australia

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: All

Describes the patterns of social and economic change of people and communities in non metropolitan Australia Report LocationClick here to view the full publication ....

Creative destruction and rural tourism planning: The case of Creemore, Ontario

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Vanderwerf, Julie L.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Waterloo (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494438497
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: Ontario

This study assesses the relationship between planning and creative destruction in the village of Creemore, Ontario. The study has four objectives. The first is to describe the evolution of tourism in Creemore by tracking change in three variables: investment, visitor numbers and resident attitudes. Second, is to describe past and presen ....

Developing a cultural and conservation economy for Northern Australia : fact sheet

  • Publisher: Social and Institutional Research Program, Land and Water
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Northern Australia

Defines a cultural and conservation economy as an economy which supports long-term, sustainable solutions for maintaining country and culture in Indigenous communities; describes the project which examined the suitability of Canada's Ecotrust conservation economy model to be applied in rural and romote Indigenous communities in Aus ....

East Arnhem Land Business Development Approach: an interim review of IBA's approach to developing small businesses in East Arnhem Land

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: SGS Economics and Planning (Firm); Indigenous Business Australia
  • Publisher: Indigenous Business Australia
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Northern Territory

The East Arnhem Land Business Development Approach is a pilot business model for developing and supporting small businesses in remote Indigenous communities. To date, it has been implemented in several communities in the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory. The report presents an independent review of the business model, i ....

Education for Isolated Children: Challenging Gendered and Structural Assumptions

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Alston, Margaret; Kent, Jenny
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Social Issues, The
  • Journal Number: Vol. 43, No. 3
  • Country: Australia

This paper examines the provision of distance education to young people studying from their isolated properties in remote areas of Australia. While Australia's innovative approach to remote education is well established, this paper challenges the gender and structural assumptions underpinning this approach. A sustained period of ru ....

Effect of swimming pools on antibiotic use and clinic attendance for infections in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Silva, Desiree T; Lehmann, Deborah; Tennant, Mary T; Jacoby, Peter; Wright, Helen; Stanley, Fiona J
  • Journal Name: Medical Journal of Australia
  • Journal Number: Vol.188, No.10
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

This study examines whether the use of swimming pools can reduce the high prevalence of infections among children in remote Aboriginal communities. The communities of Jigalong and Mugarinya, in Western Australia, had public swimming pools installed in 2000, which were managed by the Royal Life Saving Society with regard to water te ....

Effective regional, rural and remote family and relationships service delivery

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Roufeil, Louise M.; Battye, Kristine
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies
  • Published Location: Melbourne, Vic
  • Country: Australia

Strong and healthy relationships play a vital role in building the ongoing health and wellbeing of individuals, families and the broader community. With increasing pressure on the traditional social support mechanisms of extended family, friends and neighbours, particularly in non-urban regions, there is a growing need for professi ....

Employment for the Future

  • Year: 2008
  • Journal Name: Education in Rural Australia
  • Journal Number: Vol. 18, No. 1
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

Gnowangerup District High School serves the Great Southern community of Gnowangerup which has a mix of children from both farm and town locations and is a Department of Education of Western Australia school. It runs an extremely successful Career Education Programme entitled, Employment for the Future and Changemakers Programmes. ....

Employment Outcomes in Non Metropolitan Labour Markets: Individual and Regional Labour Market Factors

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Baum, Scott; Bill, Anthea; Mitchell, William F
  • Journal Name: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, The
  • Journal Number: Vol. 14, No. 1
  • Country: Australia

There has been a growing awareness that the issue of labour market disadvantage is substantially greater than merely considering unemployment and the ability to find a job. There is an increasing literature that points to the advantages of considering a broader concept which accounts for those people who are traditionally unemploye ....

Envisioning community sustainability: Views from a rural Alberta community

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Macklin, Patricia
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Alberta (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494473009
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: Alberta

Rural community sustainability in Canada has been an issue for at least three decades with sustainability/sustainable development becoming part of the policy lexicon in the last two. While various definitions may incorporate combinations of environmental, economic, social, political and cultural dimensions, consensus is lacking regardin ....

Evaluation of the Legal Aid for Indigenous Australians Program (LEGA)

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: Australian National Audit Office
  • Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia

The overall objective of the evaluation was to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the management and operations of the LEGA Program. Report Locationhttp://anao.gov.au/~/media/Uploads/Documents/evaluation_of_the_legal_aid_for_indigenous_australians_program.pdf ....

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