tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post100852684689977142..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Problems with the word regionalJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-88545966145037194822010-06-10T09:31:42.296+10:002010-06-10T09:31:42.296+10:00That one is pretty easy, LB. As much as possible y...That one is pretty easy, LB. As much as possible you avoid the use of labels. <br /><br />Take the university disadvantage question. You plot uni attendance by LGA. Then you look for patterns rather than imposing an ARIA distance classifcation. Then you analyse those patterns. Then you set up your policy.<br /><br />There is a close relationship between socio-economic status and ability to (and interest in) attending uni. This links in part to time travelled and cost of travel. It applies as much in Sydney as it does in the Riverina. <br /><br />It's not rocket science to link what you want to achieve to on-ground realities.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-54140270192861469772010-06-10T09:03:00.706+10:002010-06-10T09:03:00.706+10:00It is not only the terminology which has changed s...It is not only the terminology which has changed since you were young - the world has also changed. The Tamworth/Wagga/Toowoomba/Canberra/Coffs Harbour etc of today are massively different beasts to what they were 30-40 years ago.<br /><br />It makes sense to differentiate between the needs of rural/remote dwellers from those living in or close to a centre of 40 000. <br /><br />Any label has limitations ... you don't seem to suggest an alternative.<br /><br />LB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com