Description |
39 pages : illustrations, map ; 30cm |
Series |
Australia : state of the environment technical paper series / human settlements |
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Australia : state of the environment technical paper series (human settlements)
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Contents |
1. Technological change, societal transitions and the changing space economy - - 1.1. Pre-industrial era - - 1.2. Industrial era - - 1.3. Informational era - - 2. Australia's changing urban hierarchy - - 2.1. Population-based indicators - - 2.2. Network-based indicators - - 2.3. Place-based indicators - - 2.3.1. Human capital - - 2.3.2. Urban infrastructure - - 2.4. Economic base - - 2.5. Industry, employment and income - - 3. Intra-metropolitan restructuring - - 3.1. The inner city - - 3.1.1. Re-urbanisation - - 3.2. Suburbanisation, commuting and self-organising urban systems - - 4. Conclusions and reflections - - 4.1. Social polarisation - - 4.2. Winner and loser regions/groups - - 4.3. Spatial and temporal implications - - 4.4. Future options - - Appendix 1: Assignment of ASIC industry groups to basic/non-basic - - Appendix 2: Indices of self-containment for Australia's capital cities |
Summary |
This paper examines the technological and economic forces which are impacting upon Australia's settlement system, and in particular on its major cities. The paper places the current societal transition in an historical context and then examines the changing urban hierarchy within Australia and considers intra-metropolitan restructuring. The paper identifies a major tunaround in the concentration of manufacturing versus information (producer services) industries |
Notes |
"State of the Environment Reporting" |
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At head of title : Environment Australia |
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Tables |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 30-32 |
Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/1996/publications/technical/pubs/cities.pdf |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1997 |
Subject |
Cities and towns -- Australia -- Forecasting.
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Cities and towns -- Australia -- Growth.
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City planning -- Australia.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
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Urban development -- Australia
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Urban development -- Economic aspects
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Urban policy -- Australia.
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Author |
Brotchie, J. F. (John F.)
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Gipps, P. G. (Peter G.)
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Australia. Environment Australia. State of the Environment Reporting Unit
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LC no. |
00001371 |
ISBN |
0642252815 |
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