Service Provision and Rural Sustainability: Infrastructure and Innovation

ISBN-13: 9780367583583 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Greg Halseth; Sean Markey; Laura Ryser

Opis

This book brings together cutting-edge insights and case studies to provide a comparative analysis of innovative models of service provision for remote, rural and small town areas. It explores the key debates surrounding the need for, and provision of, integrated service provision in ways that do not rely on previously-configured traditional mod

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: Shaping New Service Arrangements through Government Policies 2. The Needy Rural: Does Living in a Rural Area Mean That You Are in Need? 3. Service Tasmania: Australia’s First Whole-of-Government Initiative 4. Shared Services in Australian Local Government: The Case of the Common Service Model Part III: New Service Arrangements 5. Rural Health Service Delivery Challenges in an Era of Neoliberalism in New Zealand 6. Partnering for Health Care Sustainability in Smaller Urban Centres: Why and How a Health Authority Chose to ‘Go Upstream’ 7. Residential Models of Dementia Care in Rural Australian Communities 8. Philanthropic Organizations to the Rescue? Alternative Funding Solutions for Rural Sustainability Part IV: New Infrastructure Arrangements 9. Innovations for Sustaining Rural Drinking Water Services 10. Remotely Connected? A Comparative Analysis of the Development of Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Initiatives 11. Pursuing Alternative Infrastructure Arrangements to Strengthen Rural Service Provision in British Columbia, Canada Part V: Moving Forward 12. Emerging Issues for New Rural Service and Infrastructure Models

O autorze

Greg Halseth is the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies in the Geography Program at University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.

Sean Markey is a professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Laura Ryser is the research manager of Rural and Small Town Studies in the Geography Program at University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.