Cities and towns
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Utopian architecture
Since the end of the 19th century people have struggled to build better cities, free of the slums and smoke that were part and parcel of the industrial revolution. Architects saw that the industrialised world was one of enormous possibilities with room for visionary ideas to escape the problems of the day, be it a...
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Australian demographic statistics, March 2012
This report shows migration statistics to Australia from the time period 2010 - 2012. The net overseas migration estimate for the year ending 31 March 2012 was 197,200 people - 18 per cent higher than that for March 2011 (166,800 people), when net overseas migration reached a four year low. Australia's population increased by 331,200...
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Tomorrow's suburbs: building flexible neighbourhoods
This report recommends ways to make our new suburbs, shopping centres and homes more adaptable to change, without imposing undue costs on current residents. We can do many things now to ensure that our newest suburbs are flexible enough to thrive for decades to come.
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Our future world: global megatrends that will change the way we live
This CSIRO report discusses the possible ways the environment and natural resources will be used in the future and how society and culture will accommodate and adjust to these changes.
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Cities and growth: human capital location choice: accounting for amenities and thick labour markets
This paper investigates determinants of the location choices of degree- and non-degree-holders. With a multinomial logit model, it tests a series of hypotheses about the differential effects of thick labor markets and amenities on the location choice of these groups across metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in Canada.