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Geospatial analyses of local economic structures in the rangeland areas of the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia

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posted on 2023-05-19, 18:39 authored by Blackwell, BD, Dollery, BE, Andrew FischerAndrew Fischer, Mcfarlane, JA
We examine the economic structure of Australian local government areas in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia using economic base theory and location quotients. Whereas the economic base approach is long established, in this paper we extend the three-staged geospatial visualisation method of Blackwell et al. (2017) to two additional state jurisdictions. Focusing on the economic structure of rangeland local government areas, we find that these vary significantly, implying that no single generic development policy is likely to be effective, but rather these need to be crafted individually. We demonstrate that geospatial visualisations of employment location quotients can identify local economic vulnerability as well as opportunity.

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Publication title

Rangeland Journal

Volume

40

Pagination

251-262

ISSN

1036-9872

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Australian Rangeland Soc

Place of publication

54 Broome St, Cotteslow, Australia, 6011

Rights statement

Copyright 2018 Australian Rangeland Society

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Regional planning; Industry costs and structure

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