Trouble in Paradise? Governing Australia's multifunctional rural landscapes

Australian Geographer

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-205

  Argent, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amenity landscape; Australia; Community development; Mullumbimby; Neoliberalism; Rural governance

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEOLIBERALISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; MULLUMBIMBY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 79958107590     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2011.572824     Document Type: Article

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