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Author Newton, P. W. (Peter Wesley), 1948-

Title Cities in transition : changing economic and technological processes and Australia's settlement system / P.W. Newton, J.F. Brotchie and P.G. Gipps
Published Canberra : Environment Australia, 1997

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Description 39 pages : illustrations, map ; 30cm
Series Australia : state of the environment technical paper series / human settlements
Australia : state of the environment technical paper series (human settlements)
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"
At head of title : Environment Australia
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
Commonwealth of Australia 1997
Subject Cities and towns -- Australia -- Forecasting.
Cities and towns -- Australia -- Growth.
City planning -- Australia.
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
Urban development -- Australia
Urban development -- Economic aspects
Urban policy -- Australia.
Author Brotchie, J. F. (John F.)
Gipps, P. G. (Peter G.)
Australia. Environment Australia. State of the Environment Reporting Unit
LC no. 00001371
ISBN 0642252815