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dc.contributor.authorMarinova, Dora
dc.contributor.authorWebster, Phil
dc.contributor.authorRooney, Angela
dc.contributor.authorMcRay, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSeemann, K.
dc.contributor.authorGarlett, A.
dc.contributor.authorFiocco, P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-29T04:11:56Z
dc.date.available2019-10-29T04:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationMarinova, D. and Webster, P. and Rooney, A. and McRay, A. and Seemann, K. and Garlett, A. and Fiocco, P. 2019. Aboriginal employment opportunities in a low-carbon economy. International Journal of Society Systems Science. 11 (4): pp. 257-283.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76659
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJSSS.2019.10025064
dc.description.abstract

This study explores opportunities for Australian Aboriginal youth to participate in a low-carbon economy and avoid further marginalisation. The concepts of low-carbon economy, green jobs and employment for transitioning to sustainability are discussed, followed by the case of a training organisation looking after Aboriginal youth. Outcomes from a survey of 155 graduating students and deliberative workshops with 60 participants conducted in Perth, Western Australia in 2016 are presented. The analysis shows: 1) Aboriginal youth are not clear about the meaning of green jobs but want to learn about them; 2) the low-carbon economy plays a double role in skills development requiring new capacity for opportunities, such as in renewable energy, and strengthening the importance of traditional knowledge and familiarity with the Australian continent, represented through ranger programs, use of native plants and rehabilitation of deteriorated land areas. Barriers to Aboriginal employment in green jobs and ways to overcome them are also discussed.

dc.publisherInderscience
dc.subject1205 - Urban and Regional Planning
dc.titleAboriginal employment opportunities in a low-carbon economy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume11
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage257
dcterms.source.endPage283
dcterms.source.issn1756-2511
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Society Systems Science
dc.date.updated2019-10-29T04:11:56Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Design and the Built Environment
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidMarinova, Dora [0000-0001-5125-8878]
curtin.contributor.researcheridMarinova, Dora [H-2093-2013]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridMarinova, Dora [6701561637]


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