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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial planning support systems for spatial planning through social learning

open access: yes, 2013
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013.This electronic version was submitted by the student author.
Goodspeed, Robert (Robert Charles)
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Land for housing the poor through urban agriculture : the case of Lusaka, Zambia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.Includes bibliographical references.by Frederic Pascal Lucenet.M.C ...
Lucenet, Frederic Pascal
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How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shifting Child Protection Assessments From a Deficit Focus to Assessments Informed by Strengths and Protective Factors: Translating Research Knowledge to Practice

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection systems play a critical role in preventing and responding to child maltreatment, yet practices are often predominantly deficit focused. This paper presents a rapid literature review on the strengths, protective factors, and cultural considerations to inform child protection assessment.
Gabrielle R. Hunt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique

open access: yes, 2014
Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 74-78).Cooperation projects rooted in cultural ties, such as South-South
Martin, Laura Andreae
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Urban infrastructure : the role of long-term municipal borrowing [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Bibliography: leaves 341-353.by Karl E.
Kim, Karl E
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Evaluate the Spatial Distribution of ICT Indicators in Fourteen Areas of Isfahan Municipality

open access: yesIranian Journal of Information Processing & Management, 2012
Today, one of the criteria for the assessment of development of countries, international organizations and world economy is the achievement of the level of ICT.
Ahmad Shahivandi   +2 more
doaj  

Alcohol and Other Drug Vocational Education and Training in Australia: Changes in the Landscape From 2011 to 2024

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People impacted by alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are supported across a range of health and social service settings, often by workers in generalist roles who may not have specialist training. Vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in equipping AOD workers with the knowledge and skills required for practice, yet there is no ...
Kirrilly Thompson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mining big data for sustainable urban future

open access: yes, 2015
Thesis: Ph. D. in Urban and Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-200)."Big Data" is in vogue, and the ...
Jiang, Shan, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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