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How, if possible, to re-populate declining rural and regional
areas? Examining this crucial and complex issue in relation to
Australia, this book explores how a particular organization,
'Country Week', has emerged and developed as one means of
stimulating the repopulation of declining or stagnating areas.
While this is a problem shared by many other developed countries in
Europe and North America, Australia's 'Country Week' programme puts
forward an innovative range of place-marketing strategies that
challenge rural decline and urban migration and can offer new
approaches which could be adopted more widely.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are
global industries worth several hundred billion dollars. They are
also industries facing serious challenges, from the rise of
alternative forms of leisure gambling to concerns about the ethical
treatment of animals in all equestrian sports. This book offers a
broad-ranging examination of the contemporary horseracing industry,
from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental
perspectives. The book draws on in-depth, mixed-method research
into the racing and breeding industries in the US, Australia, the
UK, Canada and New Zealand, and includes comparative material on
other key racing centres, such as Ireland, Singapore and Hong Kong.
It explores the economic structure of the global racing business,
including comparisons with other major international sport
businesses and other equestrian sports. It examines the social and
cultural roots of the sport through its association with, and
impact on, rural places, communities and environments from Kentucky
to Newmarket - highlighting racing's particular blend of tradition
and scientific and technological innovation. The book also explores
the ethical issues at the heart of horseracing, from reproduction
to the use of the whip, and the inescapable tension between the
horse as an instrumentally valuable commodity and the horse as an
intrinsically valuable animal with needs and interests. The Global
Horseracing Industry concludes by considering alternative futures
for this major international sports business. The book is
illuminating reading for anybody with an interest in sport,
business, cultural geography, animal studies, or environmental
studies.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are
global industries worth several hundred billion dollars. They are
also industries facing serious challenges, from the rise of
alternative forms of leisure gambling to concerns about the ethical
treatment of animals in all equestrian sports. This book offers a
broad-ranging examination of the contemporary horseracing industry,
from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental
perspectives. The book draws on in-depth, mixed-method research
into the racing and breeding industries in the US, Australia, the
UK, Canada and New Zealand, and includes comparative material on
other key racing centres, such as Ireland, Singapore and Hong Kong.
It explores the economic structure of the global racing business,
including comparisons with other major international sport
businesses and other equestrian sports. It examines the social and
cultural roots of the sport through its association with, and
impact on, rural places, communities and environments from Kentucky
to Newmarket - highlighting racing's particular blend of tradition
and scientific and technological innovation. The book also explores
the ethical issues at the heart of horseracing, from reproduction
to the use of the whip, and the inescapable tension between the
horse as an instrumentally valuable commodity and the horse as an
intrinsically valuable animal with needs and interests. The Global
Horseracing Industry concludes by considering alternative futures
for this major international sports business. The book is
illuminating reading for anybody with an interest in sport,
business, cultural geography, animal studies, or environmental
studies.
How, if possible, to re-populate declining rural and regional
areas? Examining this crucial and complex issue in relation to
Australia, this book explores how a particular organization,
'Country Week', has emerged and developed as one means of
stimulating the repopulation of declining or stagnating areas.
While this is a problem shared by many other developed countries in
Europe and North America, Australia's 'Country Week' programme puts
forward an innovative range of place-marketing strategies that
challenge rural decline and urban migration and can offer new
approaches which could be adopted more widely.
How do we include and represent all people in cities? As the world
rapidly urbanizes, and climate change creates global winners and
losers, understanding how to design cities that provide for all
their citizens is of the utmost importance. Inclusive Urbanization
attempts to not only provide meaningful, practical guidance to
urban designers, managers, and local actors, but also create a
definition of inclusion that incorporates strategies bigger than
the welfare state, and tactics that bring local actors and the
state into meaningful dialogue. Written by a team of experienced
academics, designers, and NGO professionals, Inclusive Urbanization
shows how urbanization policy and management can be used to make
more inclusive, climate resilient cities, through a series of 18
case studies in South Asia. By creating a model of urban life and
processes that takes into account social, spatial, cultural,
regulatory and economic dimensions, the book finds a way to make
both the processes and outcomes of urban design representative of
all of the city's inhabitants.
How do we include and represent all people in cities? As the world
rapidly urbanizes, and climate change creates global winners and
losers, understanding how to design cities that provide for all
their citizens is of the utmost importance. Inclusive Urbanization
attempts to not only provide meaningful, practical guidance to
urban designers, managers, and local actors, but also create a
definition of inclusion that incorporates strategies bigger than
the welfare state, and tactics that bring local actors and the
state into meaningful dialogue. Written by a team of experienced
academics, designers, and NGO professionals, Inclusive Urbanization
shows how urbanization policy and management can be used to make
more inclusive, climate resilient cities, through a series of 18
case studies in South Asia. By creating a model of urban life and
processes that takes into account social, spatial, cultural,
regulatory and economic dimensions, the book finds a way to make
both the processes and outcomes of urban design representative of
all of the city's inhabitants.
Vortex Cities to Sustainable Cities: Australia's Urban Challenge is
about Australian cities and their prospects for sustainability. In
nature, a vortex is an irresistible force, a whirlpool (usually of
water or air) that violently captures and then destroys virtually
everything in its path. The book's title makes a clear analogy
between Austraila's major cities as they operate now, and the
implications this has for their future - as well as the future of
the country. The book looks specifically at the environmental
prospects of Australian largest cities - all the mainland capitals,
including Canberra and Newcastle - and discusses their histories
and the planning ideas that have shaped their development. Vortex
Cities to Sustainable Cities contains chapters on population and
demography, air quality, water quality, water availability,
transport and biodiversity. These chapters include many new ideas
that will help to make our cities more sustainable. That said, this
book is not just about cities. It argues that having sustainable
cities will be vital in reducing negative impacts of urban
expansion on our rural and wild environments, too. Vortex Cities to
Sustainable Cities will stimulate debate among many Australians
about the kind of future we want for our country. It will engage
planners and politicians, academics and activists, teachers and
students, and many interested and informed ordinary Australians.
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