The use of the geomagnetic polarity time scale in elucidating Pleistocene landscape evolution : an example from South Australia
Australie ; Faille ; Géochronologie ; Géomorphogenèse ; Paléogéographie ; Paléomagnétisme ; Pléistocène ; Quaternaire ; South Australia
Australia ; Fault ; Geochronology ; Geomorphogenesis ; Palaeogeography ; Palaeomagnetism ; Pleistocene ; Quaternary ; South Australia
The application of the geomagnetic polarity time scale to terrestrial Pleistocene sediments in the Adelaide area of South Australia has elucidated landscape evolution. The palaeomagnetic data has also more precisely fixed the timing
Anabranching rivers : ridge-form alluvial channels in tropical northern Australia
Australie ; Capacité de charge ; Chenal anastomosé ; Cours d'eau ; Ecoulement fluvial ; Géométrie hydraulique ; Sable ; Végétation ripicole ; Western Australia ; Zone intertropicale
Australia ; Braided channel ; Carrying capacity ; Channel geometry ; Riparian vegetation ; Sand ; Stream ; Stream flow ; Tropical zone ; Western Australia
This paper examines the existence of sand-dominated ridge-form anabranching rivers in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It describes their channel and ridge morphology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, discusses stream flow and sediment
An early Holocene palaeoenvironmental record from Two Mile Lake, south-western Australia
Australie ; Cénozoïque ; Géochimie ; Palynologie ; Paléo-environnement ; Taux de sédimentation ; Variabilité climatique ; Végétation ; Western Australia
Australia ; Cenozoic ; Climatic variability ; Geochemistry ; Palaeo-environment ; Palynology ; Sedimentation rate ; Vegetation ; Western Australia
of the development of a Proteaceous rich flora in south-western Australia. The results add to the idea that these vegetation taxa were unresponsive to and/or unaffected by climatic changes of the early Holocene.
Aplanissement ; Australie ; Concept ; Domaine aride ; Géomorphogenèse ; Inselberg ; Pédiment ; Pédiplaine ; Queensland ; South Australia ; Surface d'érosion ; Terminologie ; Western Australia
Arid area ; Australia ; Concept ; Erosion surface ; Geomorphogenesis ; Inselberg ; Pediment ; Pediplain ; Planation ; Queensland ; South Australia ; Terminology ; Western Australia
Aplanamiento ; Australia ; Australia Occidental ; Australia meridional ; Campo árido ; Concepto ; Geomorfogénesis ; Inselberg ; Pedimento ; Superficie de erosión ; Terminología
Australia ; Community ; Extractive industry ; Governance ; Industry ; Neo liberalism ; Participation ; Rural area ; Social geography ; Social responsibility ; Western Australia
Australia ; Australia Occidental ; Comunidad ; Espacio rural ; Geografía social ; Gobernancía ; Industria ; Industria extractiva ; Neoliberalismo ; Participación
in rural Australia. This engagement, as a process of deepening neoliberalisation simultaneously defines and transforms local community according to the logic of global capital. As such, this study has implications for critical understandings
The socioeconomic impact of shared appreciation mortgages on borrowers : empirical evidence from South Australia
Australie ; Choix de l'habitat ; Emprunteur ; Finance ; Financement ; Hypothèque ; Logement ; Ménage ; Pouvoir d'achat ; Propriétaire-occupant ; South Australia
Australia ; Finance ; Financing ; Household ; Housing ; Owner-occupier ; Residential choice ; South Australia
Australia ; Australia meridional ; Financiamiento ; Finanza ; Propietario-ocupante ; Selección de la vivienda ; Unidad familiar ; Vivienda
This article analyses the socioeconomic impact of shared appreciation mortgages (SAM) on borrowers through empirical evidence from South Australia. To do so, it examines a dataset of low-income SAM-financed households and finds that they benefit
Agglomeration ; Australia ; Extractive industry ; Factory ; Industrial complex ; Industrial ecology ; Industrial symbiosis ; Industry ; Location ; Spatial economy ; Synergetics ; Western Australia
Aglomeración ; Australia ; Australia Occidental ; Complejo industrial ; Economía espacial ; Fábrica ; Industria ; Industria extractiva ; Localización ; Sinergética
This article analyses the Kwinana industrial area through agglomeration economies and industrial symbiosis on Western Australia's Cockburn Sound. Firstly, it explains that its longevity results from localisation, transfer, and urbanisation economies
Kakadu and Uluru : aboriginal lands in Australia's national parks
Aborigines ; Australia ; Ethnic group ; Land appropriation ; Landed property;Landed estate ; Natural park ; Nature conservation
An important juncture in the evolution of planning and management policies for Australia's national parks was the return to aboriginal ownership of designated areas of Kakadu and Uluru parks. - (DWG)
International co-operation on climate change and Australia's role : Australian and international environment agreements
Australia ; Economic development ; Environment ; Geographic research ; Global change ; Government policy ; Greenhouse effect ; Impact
This paper outlines aspects of policy developmment on greenhouse at the international level, Australia's role in that develoment, and the contributuion of Australian geographers. The paper touches on many of the complex issues and debates that have
The seventy-kilometre-long Herbert Gorge of northeastern Australia preserves a record of past floods in slackwater deposits and palaeostage indicators. These flood reconstructions provide insight into the role of extreme flows in shaping bedrock
Australia ; Environmental management ; Erosion rate ; Heavy metals ; Isotope ; Natural resources ; New South Wales ; Rill wash ; Soil ; Soil erosion ; Soil pollution ; Tracer
Soil erosion status and soil contamination are important ingredients of environmental monitoring for resource management. Research on these questions by physical geographers in Australia is reviewed.