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Ryan, J., K. Mathew, M. Anda, and E. Yuen. "Introduction of water conservation education packages: the opportunites and constraints afftecting their success." Water Science and Technology 44, no. 6 (September 1, 2001): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0359.

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The Remote Area Developments Group in the Institute for Environmental Science at Murdoch University developed a video and booklet education package on water conservation. The package was developed after research, review of current efforts in water conservation, and consultation with communities showed that there was a need in this area. The package was distributed to all communities within Western Australia. Several different workshops were conducted with Indigenous Environmental Health Workers from around Western Australia in remote areas and in the Perth Metropolitan communities using the package. This paper will briefly describe the opportunities and constraints that exist for water conservation in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia as well as give an evaluation of the education package based on workshops, trials and survey instrument. This paper will explain the conclusions that have been drawn from the study: that a broad delivery style is the most advantageous style for remote communities, allowing the facilitator to assess the best style of delivery.
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Drummond, Peter D., Ayse Mizan, and Bernadette Wright. "HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among West African immigrant women in Western Australia." Sexual Health 5, no. 3 (2008): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh07077.

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Background: Most women who live in sub-Saharan countries have heard of HIV/AIDS, but there is still widespread misunderstanding about how HIV is spread, the consequences of infection, and how to protect against infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate knowledge about HIV and attitudes towards condom use in West African refugees who had settled in Perth, Western Australia, within the past 5 years. Methods: Knowledge about transmission of HIV, myths about how HIV is spread, incorrect beliefs about protective factors, the effectiveness of condoms in protecting against sexually transmissible infections, and attitudes towards condom use were investigated by survey in 51 West African women, and in 100 Australian women for comparison. Where possible, each West African woman was matched for age and level of education with an Australian woman. Results: Knowledge of HIV was poorest in the least educated West African women, but many of the more highly educated women also had misconceptions about how HIV is spread, how to protect against HIV, and the effectiveness of condoms in protecting against HIV. Moreover, most West African women held negative attitudes towards condom use. Within the Australian sample, HIV knowledge was greatest in women with tertiary qualifications, and was greater in younger than older women; in addition, attitudes towards condom use differed across the age span. Conclusions: The findings in the present study suggest that educational programs that focus on knowledge about HIV should be tailored to meet the needs and cultural sensitivities of newly emerging immigrant communities, and should target particular demographic groups within the Australian population.
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Tohotoa, J., B. Maycock, Y. Hauck, P. Howat, S. Burns, and C. Binns. "Supporting mothers to breastfeed: the development and process evaluation of a father inclusive perinatal education support program in Perth, Western Australia." Health Promotion International 26, no. 3 (December 13, 2010): 351–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daq077.

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Fraser, Michelle, Lynn B. Meuleners, Kyle Chow, and Mark R. Stevenson. "Distracting and risky behaviours while cycling: a comparison of group and non-group riders in Western Australia." Injury Prevention 24, no. 6 (August 19, 2017): 405–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042397.

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BackgroundUse of mobile phones and portable audio equipment and alcohol are known to negatively affect cycling ability. Evidence suggests that cyclists may be less likely to engage in these behaviours while riding in a group; however, it is unknown whether group riders are also at reduced risk when participating in non-group riding.ObjectiveTo examine the association between group riding participation and the use of mobile phones and portable audio equipment and alcohol while non-group riding in Perth, Western Australia.MethodsA cross-sectional analysis of an online questionnaire was undertaken. Group and exclusive non-group riders were compared and separate binary logistic regression models were used to examine the association between group riding participation and the use of mobile phones and portable audio equipment and alcohol while non-group riding, controlling for gender, age, education and frequency of non-group riding.ResultsParticipants included 365 cyclists: 187 exclusive non-group riders (51.2%) and 178 group riders (48.8%). Group riders were less likely to have possibly cycled while over the legal blood alcohol limit in the past 12 months (OR: 0.56, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.92) and were less likely to ever use portable audio equipment (OR: 0.57, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.94) than exclusive non-group riders, while participating in non-group riding. Group riding status was not associated with mobile phone use.ConclusionsThis study provides early evidence that there may be differences between group and non-group riders that impact on their safety behaviours while participating in non-group riding.
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Houghton, Stephen, Pete Odgers, and Annemaree Carroll. "Reputations, Self-Concepts and Coping Strategies of Volatile Solvent Users." Journal of Drug Education 28, no. 3 (September 1998): 199–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/6fur-7x21-97ex-p36n.

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Data pertaining to the reputations, self-concepts and coping strategies of thirty-one secondary school Volatile Solvent Users (VSUs), forty-four ex-VSUs, and forty-eight non-VSUs in the Perth Metropolitan area of Western Australia were obtained using the High School Student Activity Questionnaire. Findings revealed that significant differences between current VSUs, ex-VSUs, and non-VSUs were more attributable to factors of reputation enhancement than to factors of either self-concept or coping strategies. Current VSUs identified themselves as both having and wanting to have a more non-confronting reputation, and as admiring drug-related activities significantly more than both ex-VSUs and non-VSUs. Two coping variables were also found to be significant indicating that females use more nonproductive coping strategies and external coping strategies than males. No interaction effects were identified. The implications for drug education and further research are discussed.
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Cheetham, S., H. Ngo, J. Liira, E. Lee, C. Pethrick, A. Andrews, and H. Liira. "Education and devices to prevent blood and body fluid exposures." Occupational Medicine 70, no. 1 (December 26, 2019): 38–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqz156.

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Abstract Background Healthcare workers are at risk of blood and body fluid exposures (BBFE) while delivering care to patients. Despite recent technological advances such as safety-engineered devices (SEDs), these injuries continue to occur in healthcare facilities worldwide. Aims To assess the impact of an education and SEDs workplace programme on rates of reported exposures. Methods A retrospective cohort study, utilizing interrupted time series analysis to examine reported exposures between 2005 and 2015 at a 600-bed hospital in Perth, Western Australia. The hospital wards were divided into four cohorts. Results A total of 2223 records were available for analysis. The intervention was most effective for the first cohort, with significant improvements both short-term (reduction of 12 (95% CI 7–17) incidents per 1000 full-time equivalent (FTE) hospital staff) and long-term (reduction of 2 (CI 0.6–4) incidents per 1000 FTE per year). Less significant or consistent impacts were observed for the other three cohorts. Overall, the intervention decreased BBFE exposure rates at the hospital level from 19 (CI 18–20) incidents per 1000 FTE pre-intervention to 11 (CI 10–12) incidents per 1000 FTE post-intervention, a 41% reduction. No exposures resulted in a blood-borne virus infection. Conclusions The intervention was most effective in reducing exposures at a time when incidence rates were increasing. The overall effect was short-term and did not further reduce an already stabilized trend, which was likely due to improved safety awareness and practice, induced by the first cohort intervention.
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Sambell, Ros, Lesley Andrew, Stephanie Godrich, Justin Wolfgang, Dieter Vandenbroeck, Katie Stubley, Nick Rose, Lenore Newman, Pierre Horwitz, and Amanda Devine. "Local Challenges and Successes Associated with Transitioning to Sustainable Food System Practices for a West Australian Context: Multi-Sector Stakeholder Perceptions." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11 (June 10, 2019): 2051. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112051.

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Large-scale food system practices have diminished soil and water quality and negatively impacted climate change. Yet, numerous opportunities exist to harness food system practices that will ensure better outcomes for human health and ecosystems. The objective of this study was to consider food Production, Processing, Access and Consumption domains, and for each determine the challenges and successes associated with progressing towards a sustainable food system. A workshop engaging 122 participants including producers, consultants, consumers, educators, funders, scientists, media, government and industry representatives, was conducted in Perth, Western Australia. A thematic analysis of statements (Successes (n = 170) or Challenges (n = 360)) captured, revealed issues of scale, knowledge and education, economics, consumerism, big food, environmental/sustainability, communication, policies and legislation, and technology and innovations. Policy recommendations included greater investment into research in sustainable agriculture (particularly the evidentiary basis for regenerative agriculture), land preservation, and supporting farmers to overcome high infrastructure costs and absorb labour costs. Policy, practice and research recommendations included focusing on an integrated food systems approach with multiple goals, food system actors working collaboratively to reduce challenges and undertaking more research to further the regenerative agriculture evidence.
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Kingsley, Beth. "Community Empowerment: Promoting the Safety and Minimising the Abuse of Older People." Australian Journal of Primary Health 8, no. 2 (2002): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py02035.

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Elder abuse is a taboo topic that older people talk about in hushed whispers and community workers are hesitant to raise. Nevertheless the abuse of older people is a social issue and a tragedy of an ageing population. To promote the safety of older citizens health professionals cannot stand by and allow clients to be abused where they experience harm at the hands of someone they know and from whom they should be able to expect safe care. The harmful and damaging nature of elder abuse compels practitioners to work with the community to address and resolve this social problem. Evolving from focus group discussions with older people in Perth, Western Australia, a series of community education and empowerment forums were held under the auspice of The Council on the Ageing (WA) Inc. The forums used an innovative drama format to illustrate the issues of elder abuse and demonstrate potential solutions. Forum evaluation indicated that this format was successful in raising awareness of elder abuse, what it is, why it happens and what resources are available to deal with it. From the forums caregivers and older people learned new strategies on how to minimise their risk of abusing or to resist becoming a victim of abuse.
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Ambrosini, Gina L., Wendy H. Oddy, Monique Robinson, Therese A. O’Sullivan, Beth P. Hands, Nick H. de Klerk, Sven R. Silburn, et al. "Adolescent dietary patterns are associated with lifestyle and family psycho-social factors." Public Health Nutrition 12, no. 10 (October 2009): 1807–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008004618.

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AbstractObjectiveDietary intake during adolescence contributes to lifelong eating habits and the development of early risk factors for disease in adulthood. Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage. The present study describes dietary patterns in a cohort of adolescents and examines their associations with socio-economic factors, as well as parental and adolescent risk factor behaviours.DesignA semi-quantitative FFQ was used to assess study adolescents’ usual dietary intake over the previous year. Information was collected on family functioning and various socio-economic and risk factor variables via questionnaire. Adolescents visited the study clinic for anthropometric measurements.SettingThe Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study (Raine Study), Perth, Western Australia.SubjectsAdolescents (n 1631) aged 14 years from a pregnancy cohort study.ResultsFactor analysis identified two distinct dietary patterns that differed predominantly in fat and sugar intakes. The ‘Western’ pattern consisted of high intakes of take-away foods, soft drinks, confectionery, French fries, refined grains, full-fat dairy products and processed meats. The ‘healthy’ pattern included high intakes of whole grains, fruit, vegetables, legumes and fish. ANOVA showed that the ‘Western’ dietary pattern was positively associated with greater television viewing and having a parent who smoked, and was inversely associated with family income. The ‘healthy’ pattern was positively associated with female gender, greater maternal education, better family functioning and being in a two-parent family, and was inversely associated with television viewing.ConclusionsThe study suggests that both lifestyle factors and family psycho-social environment are related to dietary patterns in Australian adolescents.
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Johnston, Robyn, Lydia Hearn, Donna Cross, Laura T. Thomas, and Sharon Bell. "Parent voices guide smoking intervention development." Health Education 115, no. 5 (August 3, 2015): 455–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he-03-2014-0024.

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Purpose – While parents’ influence on their children’s smoking behaviour is widely recognised, little is known about parents of four to eight year olds’ attitudes and beliefs around smoking cessation and how they communicate with their children about smoking. The purpose of this paper is to explore parents’ perceptions of quitting smoking and their beliefs and actions related to the use of parenting practices to discourage smoking by their children. Design/methodology/approach – Four focus groups and 17 interviews were conducted with parents (n=46) of four to eight year old children in Perth, Western Australia. Findings – Many parents indicated their children strongly influenced their quitting behaviours, however, some resented being made to feel guilty about their smoking because of their children. Parents were divided in their beliefs about the amount of influence they had on their children’s future smoking. Feelings of hypocrisy appear to influence the extent to which parents who smoked talked with their child about smoking. Parents recommended a variety of resource options to support quitting and talking with their child about smoking. Practical implications – Interventions aimed at parents who smoke and have young children should: reinforce parents’ importance as role models; highlight the importance of talking to children about smoking when they are young and provide strategies for maintaining ongoing communication; be supportive and avoid making parents feel guilty; and emphasise that quitting smoking is the best option for their child’s health (and their own), while also providing effective harm minimisation options for parents who have not yet quit. Originality/value – Parents of children of lower primary school age can be highly influential on their children’s later smoking behaviours, thus, effective interventions that address the current beliefs and practices of these parents may be particularly advantageous.
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Lewis, Elaine, Simone Volet, Catherine Baudains, and Caroline Mansfield. "Education for Sustainability at a Montessori Primary School: From Silos to Systems Thinking." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 28, no. 2 (December 2012): 162–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2013.8.

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AbstractThis research investigated Education for Sustainability (EfS) at an independent Montessori primary school, located in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. A longitudinal case study involving analysis of data from a 20-year period was conducted to determine the effectiveness of EfS. Historical information about EfS at the school from 1990 to 2005 was examined, with the main focus of the study being on the impact of the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) between 2005 and 2009. AuSSI promotes a whole school, whole systems thinking approach to EfS.Three school-based issues in EfS were studied. First, the research aimed to determine what elements of EfS were in operation in the school prior to involvement in AuSSI. Second, student outcomes including engagement with whole systems thinking, attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS, were investigated during the first 5 years of participation in AuSSI. Third, teacher perceptions of the EfS program, including engagement with whole systems thinking, were examined during this same time period.A case study approach was employed to enable in-depth investigation of EfS in the life of the school prior to, during and post implementation of AuSSI. This approach facilitated revelation of participants’ lived experiences, their perceptions and understandings of EfS, as well as detailed information about student outcomes in EfS. Case study methodology was also compatible with the culture and processes of the participating school and provided an opportunity for utilising a whole systems thinking approach. Data was gathered from a range of sources, through surveys, interviews, observation and document analysis over a 5-year period. The total participants included 11 teachers and 75 students.The research identified particular antecedents of EfS in the Montessori method of education that existed in the school prior to AuSSI, including the whole child approach, together with the Montessori learning environment, curriculum and values. Following participation in AuSSI, student attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS were enhanced for all year levels. However, after 3 years, when specific EfS actions and projects ceased, student EfS outcomes were limited. Furthermore, students’ thinking and behaviour indicated a ‘silo’, rather than whole systems thinking approach to EfS. Teachers perceived the EfS program as highly effective in the initial 3 years after joining AuSSI. Key elements that enhanced EfS included EfS staff champions who had access to EfS networks, leadership support, and active school community involvement in all EfS processes. However, after 3 years of being an AuSSI school, the culmination of reduced leadership support for EfS, lack of staff training, vague designation of staff with EfS responsibilities and inadequate community involvement, resulted in cessation of the EfS program. Teacher perceptions on whole systems thinking revealed alignment between Montessori philosophy, EfS and whole system thinking was more in theory than in practice.Through an in-depth longitudinal case study of a school this research highlighted the importance of whole school EfS professional learning, embedding EfS and whole systems thinking across the curriculum at all year levels, whole school support, and the usefulness of a sustainability continuum that recognises the complex, dynamic interplay of issues involved in a school's EfS journey. It is strongly recommended that improvements to pre-service teacher education in EfS are implemented, and a review of the AuSSI toolkit is conducted to refine EfS evaluation processes and to target the specific EfS needs of teachers at different stages of schooling, as well as to enhance understanding and implementation of the whole systems thinking approach. Finally, EfS professional learning for all school staff in all schools is warranted to enhance depth of EfS engagement.
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Murphy, Margot, Raymond Watson, and Susan Moore. "Encouraging Water Saving: the Role of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intention." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 7 (January 1991): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0814062600001877.

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Few would doubt the need, in today's world, to promote behaviours that actively conserve environmental resources. At a general level, this often involves encouraging behaviours that involve a short-term cost for the individual in order to avoid a long-term negative outcome for the community. Examples of such behaviour are, taking the trouble to turn off lights to save electricity and fixing leaking taps to conserve water. It is these latter kinds of behaviours, namely those associated with the efficient use of water resources, which are the focus of this paper.Faced with the high economic and practical costs of attempting to supply unlimited amounts of water for the Melbourne metropolitan area, the Board of Works has sought, by a number of means, to persuade its consumers to use water more efficiently. One aspect of its strategy was to promote water conservation within the educational curriculum by designing various educational materials and programs for different school levels. These and other promotional materials were made available to schools in the Melbourne metropolitan area in 1988. Prior to the distribution of this material, the data reported in this paper were gathered as the first stage of a longitudinal evaluation of the Board's education strategy.The assumption underlying the Board of Works' educational program was that behaviour change is preceded by changes in knowledge. For example, it was assumed that a person, knowing something about the water cycle, and the system by which water is fed into our taps, would believe that it is important not to waste water. The result would be active water conservation in daily life. Some basis for this assumption has been provided by the report on domestic water use in Perth, Western Australia (Metropolitan Water Authority, 1985), where knowledge and attitudes were found to be predictors of actual water consumption. Such an assumption is based in a general way on a cognitive or information processing model of behaviour change, in which changes in behaviour are seen as proceeding from changes in relevant information or knowledge. This cognitive model is the basis for many social education programs both in schools and in the community. For example, the Quit Campaign and the AIDS campaign have both used strategies that aimed to inform the public about particular health-related behaviours.
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Murray‐Wallace, C. V., and R. W. L. Kimber. "Quaternary marine aminostratigraphy: Perth Basin, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 36, no. 4 (December 1989): 553–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120098908729509.

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Threlfall, Timothy, Neil Kent, Peter Garcia-Webb, Elizabeth Byrnes, and Paul Psaila-Savona. "Blood lead levels in children in Perth, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 379–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1993.tb00172.x.

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Carruthers, S., and C. McDonald. "The availability of cigarettes to minors in Perth, Western Australia." Tobacco Control 4, no. 1 (March 1, 1995): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.4.1.49.

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Atkinson, Roger, Tania Broadley, Anne Coffey, Pamela Martin-Lynch, Clare McBeath, Sid Nair, and Lee Partridge. "Editorial - TL Forum 2015: Teaching and learning uncapped." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 12, no. 4 (October 1, 2015): 2–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.12.4.1.

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Teaching and Learning Forum is a series of annual conferences held in Perth by Western Australia's five universities, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia, and The University of Western Australia. After 24 Forums, 1992-2015 (TLF, n.d. 1), TLF is clearly an enduring presence in our local discourse on university teaching and learning practices. In this editorial for the Journal's special issue, titled TL Forum 2015: Teaching and learning uncapped, we present multiple understandings of how an enduring presence has been attained, and why we assert the importance of our local discourse.
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Wallis, Helen. "The international cartography association conference at Perth, Western Australia, August 1984." Imago Mundi 37, no. 1 (January 1985): 90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03085698508592593.

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Warris, B. J., T. Grocke, and A. Lane. "PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE NORTHERN PERTH BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA." APPEA Journal 30, no. 1 (1990): 428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj89031.

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Barrack Energy Limited is an Australian company involved in the search for petroleum in Australia. The company's principal area of exploration and production is the northern portion of the onshore Perth Basin in Western Australia. In this area, the company operates four permits and one production licence covering an area of almost 15 000 square kilometres (3.7 million acres).For the period 1987 to 1989, Barrack Energy Limited acquired 1238 line km of seismic in the northern Perth Basin. This was conducted in fourteen surveys extending from Lancelin in the south to Dongara in the north.Petroleum exploration and production operations in the northern Perth Basin are highly visible and require painstaking and careful planning, permitting and negotiation to achieve the multiple land use goals of minimum disturbance to private landowners and minimum impact and zero long term effects on the environment.Due to the large areas of Vacant Crown Land and flora and fauna reserves in the northern Perth Basin, the impact of seismic line clearance upon the terrain was a major consideration. Barrack Energy Limited decided to experiment with various mechanical systems to clear seismic lines in order to determine the optimum operational and environmental technique. The bulldozer/ grader combination proved to be the most practical line clearance method available. The dozer need not be a tool of destruction and when operated correctly does no more damage than other methods tried.At all times Barrack Energy Limited has striven to ensure that the impact on the surrounding countryside by its exploration and production activity is kept to an absolute minimum. The company works closely with the local community to ensure that the local residents are comfortable at all times with the company's operating methods.
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McDonald, Lisa. "Chemeca 2014 (Perth, Western Australia, September 28–October 1, 2014)." Green Processing and Synthesis 3, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 171–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/gps-2014-0016.

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Taylor, William. "Rivers Too Cross: River Beautification and Settlement in Perth, Western Australia." National Identities 5, no. 1 (March 2003): 25–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14608940307118.

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Dingle, P., P. Tapsell, I. Tremains, and R. Tan. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Ventilation in 20 Social Venues in Perth, Western Australia." Indoor and Built Environment 11, no. 3 (May 2002): 146–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326x0201100304.

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Webb, Sandra, and D'Arcy Holman. "A survey of contraceptive use and unplanned pregnancy in Perth, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 16, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 382–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1992.tb00085.x.

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Rydon, Philip, Timothy Stockwell, David A. Syed, and Evan M. Jenkins. "Blood alcohol levels of patrons leaving licensed premises in Perth, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 339–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1993.tb00166.x.

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Keipert, N., D. Weaver, R. Summers, M. Clarke, and S. Neville. "Guiding BMP adoption to improve water quality in various estuarine ecosystems in Western Australia." Water Science and Technology 57, no. 11 (June 1, 2008): 1749–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.276.

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The Australian Government's Coastal Catchment Initiative (CCI) seeks to achieve targeted reductions in nutrient pollution to key coastal water quality hotspots, reducing algal blooms and fish kills. Under the CCI a Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) is being prepared for targeted estuaries (Swan–Canning, near Perth, and the Vasse–Geographe, 140 km south of Perth) to address nutrient pollution issues. A range of projects are developing, testing and implementing agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce excessive loads of nutrients reaching the receiving waters. This work builds on progress-to-date achieved in a similar project in the Peel–Harvey Catchment (70 km south of Perth). It deals with the necessary steps of identifying the applicability of BMPs for nutrient attenuation, developing and promoting BMPs in the context of nutrient use and attenuation on farm and through catchments and estimating the degree to which BMP implementation can protect receiving waters. With a range of BMPs available with varying costs and effectiveness, a Decision Support System (DSS) to guide development of the WQIP and implementation of BMPs to protect receiving waters, is under development. As new information becomes available the DSS will be updated to ensure relevance and accuracy for decision-making and planning purposes. The DSS, calibrated for application in the catchments, will play a critical role in adaptive implementation of the WQIP by assessing the effect of land use change and management interventions on pollutant load generation and by providing a tool to guide priority setting and investment planning to achieve agreed WQIP load targets.
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Stevenson, M., K. Jamrozik, and P. Burton. "A case-control study of childhood pedestrian injuries in Perth, Western Australia." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 50, no. 3 (June 1, 1996): 280–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.50.3.280.

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McManus, Alexandra, Jenny Smith, Jennifer McManus, Emma MacDonald, and Megan Williams. "Evaluation of an alternative transport initiative in Perth, Western Australia, 2000–04." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 16, no. 3 (2005): 184–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he05184.

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Gozzard, J. R. "Medium-scale engineering- and environmental-geology mapping of the perth metropolitan region, Western Australia." Engineering Geology 22, no. 1 (September 1985): 97–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0013-7952(85)90041-9.

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Li, Q., B. Harris, C. Aydogan, M. Ang, and M. Tade. "Feasibility of Recharging Reclaimed Wastewater to the Coastal Aquifers of Perth, Western Australia." Process Safety and Environmental Protection 84, no. 4 (July 2006): 237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1205/psep.05202.

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Stevenson, Mark R., Beverley A. Laing, and Sing Kai Lot. "Factors Contributing to the Severity of Childhood Pedestrian Injury in Perth, Western Australia." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 6, no. 1 (January 1992): 25–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/101053959200600108.

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Delle Piane, C., L. Esteban, N. E. Timms, and S. Ramesh Israni. "Physical properties of Mesozoic sedimentary rocks from the Perth Basin, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 60, no. 6-7 (October 2013): 735–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2013.831948.

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Bekele, E. B., R. B. Salama, and D. P. Commander. "Hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of the Parmelia aquifer, northern Perth Basin, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 53, no. 6 (December 2006): 891–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120090600686819.

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Oldmeadow, Edward, and Dora Marinova. "Into geothermal solutions: The sustainability case for Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 30, no. 3 (July 23, 2010): 476–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ep.10476.

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Martin, Hilary L., Kanako Ohara, Wee Chin, Andrew Davidson, Evan Bayliss, Andrew Redfern, and Muhammad Adnan Khattak. "Cancer services in Western Australia: A comparison of regional outcomes with metropolitan Perth." Australian Journal of Rural Health 23, no. 5 (August 10, 2015): 302–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12218.

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Appleyard, S. J. "Impact of stormwater infiltration basins on groundwater quality, Perth metropolitan region, Western Australia." Environmental Geology 21, no. 4 (August 1993): 227–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00775912.

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McDougall, Bryn K., and Goen E. Ho. "A Study of the Eutrophication of North Lake, Western Australia." Water Science and Technology 23, no. 1-3 (January 1, 1991): 163–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1991.0412.

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North Lake is an urban freshwater wetland, and like other wetlands in the Perth metropolitan region, Western Australia, has become nutrient enriched, with the accompanying problems of algal blooms, decay, odour, infestation with midges and aesthetic deterioration. A study of the water quality of the lake was undertaken to quantify the variation of phosphorus, nitrogen and chlorophyll-a, and the sediments store of nutrients and their release with pH. The dominant algae in the lake, Microcystis, was found to be limited in growth by nitrogen because of the high availability of phosphorus (> 0.1 mg/l), and likely by light because of self-shading (chlorophyll-a > 0.3 mg/l). Sediments released a substantial amount of nutrients as pH rose above 8.5. Together with a parallel study of the nutrient budget of the lake, a management strategy has been derived to overcome the problem of nutrient enrichment that could be applied to other wetlands in the metropolitan region.
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Swaney, Sharon Elizabeth, and Sharyn Burns. "Exploring reasons for vaccine‐hesitancy among higher‐SES parents in Perth, Western Australia." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 30, no. 2 (August 29, 2018): 143–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.190.

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Appleyard, S. J. "Impact of liquid waste disposal on potable groundwater resources near Perth, Western Australia." Environmental Geology 28, no. 2 (September 1996): 106–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002540050083.

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Lette, Helen, Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet, Linda Slack-Smith, Kerry Hunt, and Janine Nannup. "Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 38, no. 1 (January 2009): 65–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/s1326011100000600.

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AbstractThis project involved the collection of stories about the aspirations, goals and strategies from a sample of mothers of Indigenous children living in Perth, Western Australia. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews indicated that the education of their children was important for many of the mothers. Whilst some of the mothers preferred their children to learn about their Indigenous history, culture and identity, others valued the type of education that emanates from a mainstream-style school system. A major theme was a need for schools to partner with Indigenous parents in the decision-making process to engage the families in a positive education experience.
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Dingle, P., and P. Franklin. "Formaldehyde Levels and the Factors Affecting These Levels in Homes in Perth, Western Australia." Indoor and Built Environment 11, no. 2 (March 2002): 111–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326x0201100206.

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Webb, Sandra, and D'Arcy Holman. "A survey of infertility, surgical sterility and associated reproductive disability in Perth, Western Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 16, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 376–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1992.tb00084.x.

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Thwaite, Anne. "Inclusive and Empowering Discourse in an Early Childhood Literacy Classroom with Indigenous Students." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 36, no. 1 (2007): 21–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1326011100004385.

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AbstractThis paper presents an analysis of the classroom discourse and strategies of Marcia, an early childhood teacher of a class with a high percentage of Indigenous Australian students. These students have been demonstrably successful on standardised literacy tests, which is not the case for Indigenous students in general in Australia (e.g., MCEETYA, 200). It will be suggested here that Marcia’s approach and relationships with the students, as constructed in her discourse, have been a large contributing factor in this success. Marcia’s discourse can be described as both inclusive and empowering and, as such, it will be proposed that awareness of her techniques may be of benefit to teachers who are working with groups whom education systems tend to marginalise and disempower. Marcia’s lessons were observed as part of the project, “Teaching Indigenous Students with Conductive Hearing Loss in Remote and Urban Schools of Western Australia”. This project was based in Kurongkurl Katitjin, School of Indigenous Studies, at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, and was funded by an Australian Research Council Strategic Partnerships with Industry [SPIRT] Grant and the industry partners: Department of Education of Western Australia, Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia and Aboriginal Independent Community Schools, Western Australia.
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Lower, Tony, Rick Ladyshewsky, Joan Loud, and Sally Moore. "Enhancing Supervision Skills for Rural Placements through Video-conferencing in Western Australia." Australian Journal of Primary Health 8, no. 3 (2002): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py02049.

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This paper examines the use of video-conferencing technology as a medium to deliver preceptor/supervisor training in a multidisciplinary context in rural Western Australia. A video-conference involvIng three rural sites and a transmission site in Perth was conducted. The one-day training program covered the generic issues involved with student supervision. Based on feedback from participants, results illustrate a wide acceptance of the generic supervision content and a moderate acceptance of the video-conferencing technology as a delivery medium. Although further refinement of the manner in which video-conferences are delivered is required, this study supports the utility of video-conferencing as a means to deliver supervision training in a multidisciplinary manner in rural areas.
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Giles-Corti, Billie, Sally Macintyre, Johanna P. Clarkson, Terro Pikora, and Robert J. Donovan. "Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Perth, Australia." American Journal of Health Promotion 18, no. 1 (September 2003): 93–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-18.1.93.

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Purpose. To examine associations between environmental and lifestyle factors and overweight or obesity. Design. A cross-sectional survey and an environmental scan of recreational facilities. Setting. Metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. Subjects. Healthy sedentary workers and homemakers aged 18 to 59 years (n = 1803) living in areas within the top and bottom quintiles of social disadvantage. Measures. Four lifestyle factors, one social environmental factor, and five physical environment factors (three objectively measured). Results. After adjustment for demographic factors and other variables in the model, overweight was associated with living on a highway (odds ratio [OR], 4.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.62–11.09) or streets with no sidewalks or sidewalks on one side only (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.03–1.78) and perceiving no paths within walking distance (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.08–1.86). Poor access to four or more recreational facilities (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.11–2.55) and sidewalks (OR, 1.62; 95% CI, .98–2.68) and perceiving no shop within walking distance (OR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.01–3.36) were associated with obesity. Conversely, access to a motor vehicle all the time was negatively associated with obesity (OR, .56; 95% CI, .32–.99). Watching 3 or more hours of television daily (ORs, 1.92 and 1.85, respectively) and rating oneself as less active than others (ORs, 1.66 and 4.05, respectively) were associated with both overweight and obesity. After adjustment for individual demographic factors and all other variables in the model, socioeconomic status of area of residence and leisure-time physical activity were not associated with overweight or obesity. Conclusion. Factors that influence overweight and obesity appear to differ, but aspects of the physical environment may be important. Objectively measured neighborhood environment factors warrant further investigation.
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Scrine, Clair, Brad Farrant, Carol Michie, Carrington Shepherd, and Michael Wright. "Raising strong, solid Koolunga: values and beliefs about early child development among Perth’s Aboriginal community." Children Australia 45, no. 1 (March 2020): 40–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2020.7.

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AbstractThere is a paucity of published information about conceptions of Aboriginal child rearing and development among urban dwelling Nyoongar/Aboriginal people in Australia. We detail the unique findings from an Aboriginal early child development research project with a specific focus on the Nyoongar/Aboriginal community of Perth, Western Australia. This research significantly expands the understanding of a shared system of beliefs and values among Nyoongar people that differ in important ways from those of the broader Australian (Western) society. Consistent with the findings of research with other Aboriginal groups in Australia, and internationally, our work challenges assumptions underpinning a range of early childhood development policies and highlights the implications of cultural biases and misunderstandings among non-Aboriginal professionals in child and family services, education and other settings.
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Appleyard, S., S. Wong, B. Willis-Jones, J. Angeloni, and R. Watkins. "Groundwater acidification caused by urban development in Perth, Western Australia: source, distribution, and implications for management." Soil Research 42, no. 6 (2004): 579. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sr03074.

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A decline in the watertable due to a long period of low rainfall, and the disturbance of sulfidic peat soils by dewatering and excavation in the Perth suburb of Stirling, has led to widespread acidification of groundwater at the watertable in a residential area and contamination of groundwater by arsenic and metals. The acidification has been caused by the oxidation of sulfide minerals within the peat, which contains up to 15% by weight of oxidiseable sulfur. Groundwater of pH 1.9 has been measured in shallow monitoring bores in the area, as well as high arsenic (up to 7 mg/L), aluminium (up to 290 mg/L), and iron (up to 1300 mg/L) concentrations. Contaminated groundwater pumped from affected domestic garden bores caused plant deaths in gardens and has given rise to health concerns because of high arsenic and metal concentrations. Drilling has indicated that acidic groundwater generally extends 5–10 m below the watertable, and that deeper groundwater is currently unaffected by contamination. As groundwater forms 70% of Perth’s total water usage and sulfide-rich peat soils are common in the region, acid sulfate soil risk maps and management policies need to be developed and implemented as a matter of urgency to prevent similar acidity problems occurring elsewhere in Perth.
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Agusti, Susana, Lorena Vigoya, and Carlos Manuel Duarte. "Annual plankton community metabolism in estuarine and coastal waters in Perth (Western Australia)." PeerJ 6 (June 26, 2018): e5081. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5081.

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The planktonic metabolic balance that is the balance between gross primary production (GPP) and community respiration (CR) was determined in Matilda Bay (estuarine) and Woodman Point (coastal) in Perth, Western Australia. The rates of net community production (NCP = GPP – CR) and the ratio between GPP and CR (P/R) were assessed to evaluate whether the metabolic balance in the two coastal locations tends to be net autotrophic (production exceeding community respiration) or net heterotrophic (respiration exceeding production). We also analyzed environmental variability by measuring temperature, salinity, and nutrients and chlorophyll a concentration. Samples were collected biweekly from March 2014 to March 2015. During the study period the metabolic rates were three times higher in Matilda Bay than in Woodman Point. The predominant metabolism was net autotrophic at both sites with P/R ratios >1 in the majority of the sampling dates. In Matilda Bay, the metabolic rates were negatively correlated with salinity denoting river dynamics influence, and positively with chlorophyll a. In Woodman Point only the GPP was positively correlated with chlorophyll a. The positive correlation between P/R ratio and GPP in Matilda Bay and the positive correlations between the metabolic rates and chlorophyll a suggest that factors controlling autotrophic processes are modulating the planktonic metabolic balance in the coastal marine ecosystem in Perth. Significant correlations were found between CR and GPP-standardized to chlorophyll a and water temperature. The net autotrophic metabolic balance indicates that in both ecosystems planktonic communities are acting as a sink of CO2 and as a source of organic matter and oxygen to the system and are able to export organic matter to other ecosystems.
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O'Connor, B. H., I. Cameron, and D. J. Martin. "Correlation between petrol lead additive consumption and atmospheric lead concentrations in Perth, Western Australia." Atmospheric Environment. Part B. Urban Atmosphere 24, no. 3 (January 1990): 413–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0957-1272(90)90049-z.

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Strong, Rowan. "Archbishop Charles Riley, Theological Education and the Foundation of the University of Western Australia, 1903–c.1929." Journal of Anglican Studies 13, no. 1 (May 27, 2014): 50–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1740355314000084.

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AbstractThis paper critically examines the role of Charles Riley, Bishop of Perth, in the foundation of the University of Western Australia in 1913. Riley advocated a modern university devoted to applied science, which would also include a humanities/arts component that would be able to deliver a liberal education. It goes on to explore what a ‘liberal education’ meant to Riley in connection with a theological education for clergy. It argues that Riley, and his successor Archbishop Le Fanu, desired a theological education for clergy connected with the university as productive of such a liberal education. Such an education would enable clergy to be leaders in society, capable of understanding modern issues in the context of faith, and able, by virtue of their education, to engage sympathetically with people of diverse backgrounds and views.
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Peirce, JR. "Morphological and phenological variation in three populations of saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus L.) from Western Australia." Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 41, no. 6 (1990): 1193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ar9901193.

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Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus L.), an erect spiny annual herb, is a weed of pasture and cereal crops in some agricultural areas of southern Australia. Cypselas (achenes or seeds) were collected from mature plants at three sites near Salmon Gums, Moorine Rock and Greenough in Western Australia and grown at South Perth. Two forms were observed and could be distinguished by differences in their phenology and the shape of cotyledons and achenes. After two generations at South Perth, germination in the presence or absence of leaching with water or after storage at daily fluctuating temperatures of 15-60�C indicated that there were differences between forms as well as between different accessions of the same form. This result suggests that genetic as well as environmental factors influence the breakdown of dormancy and promote germination. Differences in germination were detected when a single accession was sown at two sites, one in the south and the other in the north of the cereal-growing region of Western Australia. Low rainfall and temperatures in autumn were primarily responsible for slow and staggered germination at the more southern site. The protracted germination of saffron thistle in the southern cereal-growing districts creates a problem for cultural control and correct timing of herbicide applications.
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Kelobonye, Xia, Swapan, McCarney, and Zhou. "Drivers of Change in Urban Growth Patterns: A Transport Perspective from Perth, Western Australia." Urban Science 3, no. 2 (April 9, 2019): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3020040.

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The evolution of urban form is a slow and complex process driven by various factors which influence its pattern of occurrence (time, shape and directions) over time. Given the ever-increasing demand for urban expansion, and its negative effects on travel efficiency and environmental quality, it is imperative to understand the driving forces behind this complex process. This study investigates the role played by transport developments in the expansion of Perth’s urban footprint. Since transport developments are influenced by prevailing economic developments and planning regulations, our analysis starts by deconstructing a timeline of milestones under these three themes, from an urban land development perspective. An overview of the eras of transport evolution is provided, and we discuss the pattern of urban form changes as they relate to these transport advancements. The paper ends by mapping and quantifying changes in Perth’s urban land over the past five decades. The results show that transport had a strong influence on the pattern of urban expansion for a long time, but that trend has now been reversed. Rail constructions have been playing catch-up to residential expansion since the late twentieth century. Meanwhile, the rate of urban expansion has gone down in the twenty-first century, as the city goes for compact growth.

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