It is well known that regional differences exist in the distribution of population growth and decline and that these patterns are associated with differing patterns of socio-economic performance. These and related issues have been widely researched by social and regional scientists and are seen...

In 2001/02 five case study communities in both metropolitan and regional urban locations in Australia were chosen as test sites to develop measures of community strength on four domains: natural capital; produced economic capital; human capital; and social and institutional capital. Secondary...

Western J., StimsonR., Baum S. and Van Gellecum Y. (2005) Measuring community strength and social capital, Regional Studies 39 , 1095-1109. Five case study communities in both metropolitan and regional urban locations in Australia are used as test sites to develop measures of 'community...

It has been argued that the global city-social polarisation thesis put forward by scholars looking at North American cities cannot be easily transferred to global cities in other parts of the world. Recent research has illustrated that whilst there may be some change in levels of social...

In recent years, there has been increased interest in testing the thesis that global city emergence is accompanied by increases in social polarisation. Given the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region in the global economy, this paper makes a timely contribution to the social polarisation...

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 not only...

New national and international economic and social forces have reshaped national geographies in general and the characteristics of cities in particular, resulting in a range of diverse social and spatial outcomes. These outcomes, which include greater differentiation across, within and between...

P<sc>ritchard</sc> B., A<sc>rgent</sc> N., B<sc>aum</sc> S., B<sc>ourke</sc> L., M<sc>artin</sc> J., M<sc>c</sc>M<sc>anus</sc> P., S<sc>orensen</sc> A. and W<sc>almsley</sc> J. Local -- if possible: how the spatial networking of economic relations amongst farm enterprises aids small town survival in rural Australia, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Over recent decades, the tendency in...

A multivariate model using hierarchical clustering and discriminant analysis is used to identify clusters of community opportunity and community vulnerability across Australia's mega metropolitan regions. Variables used in the model measure aspects of structural economic change, occupational...