Regional Advantage and Innovation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Regions, Regional Advantage and Innovation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. REGIONS, REGIONAL ADVANTAGE AND INNOVATION

   1. An Introduction

      • Susan Kinnear, Kate Charters, Peter Vitartas

      Pages 3-18

4. Commentary and Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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5. COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS

   1. Innovation in Regional Australia: Effective, Lagging or Under-Utilised?

      • Kilian Perrem

      Pages 21-40

   2. The Challenges of Delivering a ‘Sustainable Australia’

      • Jamie Quinn, Sonia Kirby

      Pages 41-72

   3. Transitions in Regional Development Policy: Comparative to Competitive Advantage

      • Tony McCall

      Pages 73-98

   4. Integrating Innovation, Sustainability and Regional Development Goals: Delivering on National Policy Through ‘Regional Collaboratives’

      • Susan Kinnear, Ian Ogden

      Pages 99-135

   5. Smart Companies, Smart Regions—The Innovation Challenge for Regional Business

      • Rowan Gilmore

      Pages 137-149

   6. Regions and Innovation: A Reflection

      • Geoff Edwards

      Pages 151-168

6. Praxis Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169

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7. PRAXIS CASE STUDIES

   1. Harnessing the People Factor for Regional Development: The Central Queensland Innovation Accord

      • Ian Ogden

      Pages 171-183

   2. The Advantage of Social Indicators in Strengthening Rural Communities: Lessons from Mildura, Victoria

      • Martin Hawson

      Pages 185-201

   3. Evocities: The Regional Livability Success Story

      • Shane Manley

      Pages 203-216

   4. A Case Study of Katanning: Innovation for Cultural Dividend

      • Simon Lyas, Jessica van der Waag, Russell Pritchard, Carl Beck

      Pages 217-231

   5. Empowering People and Enterprises with Strong Cultural and Territorial Identity: A Case Study of Setomaa, Estonia

      • Garri Raagmaa, Jaan Masso, Merli Reidolf, Mihkel Servinski

      Pages 233-254

   6. A Collaborative Effort in Regional Response and Recovery: Innovative Ways to Manage Extreme Flooding in Rockhampton

      • Brad Carter

      Pages 255-267

   7. Catalysing Regional Business Development Through High Speed Broadband: Opportunities and Risks

      • Brian Ramsay

      Pages 269-287

   8. Developing Renewable Energy in Australia: Developing Regional Advantage

      • Amanullah Maung Than Oo, G. M. Shafiullah, Salahuddin Azad

      Pages 289-303

   9. The Contribution of Business Operators to Regional Areas: Roles, Skills, Benefits Beyond the Store Front

      • Peter Vitartas, Sue Kilpatrick, Martin Homisan, Susan Johns

      Pages 305-318

Regional areas are key building blocks of society in many countries. This compilation uses Australian case study examples to demonstrate how regional areas are uniquely well-placed to contribute to national goals in innovation, infrastructure provision, water and food security, environmental sustainability, industry diversification, healthy and liveable communities, and natural disaster preparedness and response. Each of these themes is examined in the context of using innovative approaches from regions to deliver outcomes that are nationally significant. Authorship is drawn from a balance of leading practitioners and academics to provide stories that are both engaging and rigorous. The case studies are contextualised by an analysis of regional advantage literature, discussion on the regional policy implications and lessons, and commentary around the key trends and drivers for innovation and regional advantage in Australia. The book provides a convincing argument that focusing on regional innovation and development offers significant benefits to a nation as a whole.

• Economic Development
• Regional Policy
• Regionalisation
• Regions
• Sustainable Regional Development

• , Centre for Environmental Management, CQUniversity, North Rockhampton, Australia

  Susan Kinnear

• Management Solutions Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

  Kate Charters

• , Southern Cross Business School, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

  Peter Vitartas

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