The purpose of the Living in the Regions 2013 survey was to ascertain what attracts people to the regions, to understand the barriers to living in the regions, to measure the quality of life in regional Western Australia, and to use that information to inform and direct regional development initiatives into the future.

This study presented the outlook fot the Western Australian resources sector in 2013. It flagged some troubling economic signs, as well as increasing energy and infrastructure needs.

This OECD report bridges the gap between theory and implementation through case studies that illustrate the conditions in which the concept of smart specialisation can be used to design better public policies for boosting innovation driven growth in OECD regions. It emphasises the need for robust framework conditions, which allow market-driven allocation of innovation, capital...

The objective of this paper is to assess the factors influencing the economic growth of Victoria’s regional cities and identify the strategic policy options to accelerate this growth.

For emergency planning purposes, it is critical to estimate the range of times involved in the evacuation of a community during bushfire disasters, and the factors that might influence it. This paper addresses this issue with a particular emphasis on spatial configuration in urban fringe residential development.