title: Regional cities in Australia's changing urban system.
abstract: "There is evidence that Australia's urban system is changing. Since the mid-1970s there has been growth in the number and total population of regional cities. It is argued that this growth is a product of restructuring and the de-regulation of the Australian economy. Regional cities have become more prominent in the national economy as centres for manufacturing, as a consequence of the growth of tourism and recreation industries, through the decline in some areas of smaller urban settlements and as a result of new mining developments."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth--determinants; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization--determinants