Understanding local leadership in building the capacity of rural communities in Australia

Geographical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-389

  Davies, Amanda ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Leadership; Rural development; Rural leaders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PLANNING; RURAL POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 73449135127     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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