Forgotten outcomes for rural areas in central policy-making : the case of blue gums in Australia
By: O'TOOLE, Kevin
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Contributor(s): KENELEY, Monica.
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ArticlePublisher: Richmond : Wiley-Blackwell, June 2010Subject(s): Desenvolvimento Regional | Política Ambiental | Zona Rural | Parceria Público Privada | Meio Ambiente | AustráliaAustralian Journal of Public Administration - AJPA 69, 2, p. 190-201Abstract: The expansion of private forestry and the partnership between government and private sector timber growers and processors highlights the issues associated with a functionally based rather than a place based approches to changing patterns of land use in rural areas. Rural development through blue gum forestry was promoted as a means of revitalising rural communities, providing both economic and social gains to regional areas. The purpose of this study is to examine the economic consequences of policies designed to promote plantation forestry at a local level. It concludes that while plantation forestry may bring benefits to the national economy, these benefits may not be apparent at a local level especially if the industry operates in competition with a viable alternative
The expansion of private forestry and the partnership between government and private sector timber growers and processors highlights the issues associated with a functionally based rather than a place based approches to changing patterns of land use in rural areas. Rural development through blue gum forestry was promoted as a means of revitalising rural communities, providing both economic and social gains to regional areas. The purpose of this study is to examine the economic consequences of policies designed to promote plantation forestry at a local level. It concludes that while plantation forestry may bring benefits to the national economy, these benefits may not be apparent at a local level especially if the industry operates in competition with a viable alternative
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