Planning the innovation agenda for sustainable development in resource regions: A central Queensland case study

摘要: The ability to identify and foster innovative solutions complex challenges is critically important in regional Australia, particularly so ‘resource regions’. This paper explores the role for innovation delivering outcomes across social, economic environmental domains. It describes value of strategies assessing assets, emerging opportunities, through a case study focus on Central Queensland. region one Australia's key resource hubs, which benefits from activity linked with extractive, transport processing industries, but also experiences range adverse social effects. Awareness systems practices allows development practitioners, as well mining industry itself, re-frame issues opportunities beyond current drivers, paradigms planning horizons. presents set innovation-based principles consider when developing strategic responses these opportunities. introduces concept ‘innovation wedges’ strengthen capacity adjust adapt rapid cumulative impacts activity.