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Population Growth And Change: Implications For Australia's Cities And Regions, Pauline M. Mcguirk, Neil Argent
Population Growth And Change: Implications For Australia's Cities And Regions, Pauline M. Mcguirk, Neil Argent
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Australia's distinctive pattern of settlement has long presented a suite of social, economic, infrastructural, and environmental challenges for the nation's cities and regions. These challenges will be intensified by the population growth and dynamics anticipated in the 2010 Intergenerational Report. Future growth will inevitably have differential impacts for metropolitan, regional, and rural settlements, and for inland and coastal regions. This paper analyses current trends and likely directions in population change and distribution and the major implications for the nation's metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. For Australia's cities, core issues include: access to affordable housing, suitable employment, infrastructure, and services; managing growth …
Early Years Research And Implications For Policymaking: The Uk Experience, Edward Melhuish
Early Years Research And Implications For Policymaking: The Uk Experience, Edward Melhuish
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Why should we focus on the early years? One reason is the accumulation of evidence that indicates that the child's experience in the early years has profound consequences for later life. There are now many studies that present a consistent picture indicating that adversity in early life, such as frequently accompanies child poverty, is linked to: poor adult mental and physical health , adult mortality, anti‐social and criminal behaviour, substance abuse and poor literacy and academic achievement.
Early Years Experience And Longer-Term Child Development: Research And Implications For Policymaking, Edward Melhuish
Early Years Experience And Longer-Term Child Development: Research And Implications For Policymaking, Edward Melhuish
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Why should we focus on the early years? One reason is the accumulation of evidence that indicates that the child's experience in the early years has profound consequences for later life. There are now many studies that present a consistent picture indicating that adversity in early life, such as frequently accompanies child poverty, is linked to: poor adult mental and physical health , adult mortality, anti-social and criminal behaviour, substance abuse and poor literacy and academic achievement.