Sustainable remote Australian transport for living on country and going out bush, in Special Issue No. 1 (2016): Thriving Through Transformation: Ideas for Local to Global Sustainability from the ANZSEE 2015 Conference

Sustainable remote Australian transport for living on country and going out bush, in Special Issue No. 1 (2016): Thriving Through Transformation: Ideas for Local to Global Sustainability from the ANZSEE 2015 Conference Journal Article

International Journal of Rural Law and Policy

  • Author(s): Spandonide, B
  • Published: 2017
  • Volume: 2

Abstract: Both the domestic and international academic literature’s analysis of links between transport and wellbeing focuses mainly on urban settings and vulnerable population groups including older people, people with health issues, socio-economically disadvantaged people, or people undergoing more frequent extreme climatic events. While the relationship between remote Australians wellbeing and travelling activities is evident, its complexity still remains an under-researched topic. This is paradoxical when considering that extreme distances, high supply chain costs, limited access to services and to economic participation are well recognised obstacles for sustaining vibrant remote Australian communities. The latest accessibility-driven technological innovations in both the digital and the sharing economies are highly topical in transport projects in urban agglomerations but still a distant reality for remote Australia. There is a need for researching an appropriateness framework of such technologies because of the strong relevance of the multiple outcomes in terms of wellbeing that some of these innovations provide. Furthermore what defines a good quality of life can sometimes be very similar and other times greatly differ between remote and urban contexts. In the light of some recent transport and mobility research this paper analyses the potential connections between more appropriate transport innovations and increasingly resilient remote communities.

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Spandonide, B, 2017, Sustainable remote Australian transport for living on country and going out bush, in Special Issue No. 1 (2016): Thriving Through Transformation: Ideas for Local to Global Sustainability from the ANZSEE 2015 Conference, Volume:2, Journal Article, viewed 16 February 2025, https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=10780.

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