Community function and wellbeing 1
This study reviewed principal indicators of community function and well-being, the resources and strategies necessary for enabling and enhancing community responses, and how communities respond to major developments in their region.
This report can be used to inform strategic investments that will help maintain or enhance community function and well-being.
Reports and papers
CSIRO survey of Community Wellbeing and responding to change: Western Downs region in Queensland
The survey results showed that wellbeing in communities rated favourably and that levels of community resilience were satisfactory. However, planning for the future, leadership within the community and access to relevant information were three areas that people felt were not good enough to deal with changes arising from CSG development.
Perceptions of community responses to the unconventional gas industry: The importance of community agency
When rural communities face major changes whether due to natural disasters, decline of old industries or the development of new ones, some appear to adapt well to the changes while others languish.
Resilience in changing community landscape of coal seam gas: Chinchilla in Southern Queensland
This paper examines community responses to a rapidly changing social and economic environment through the theoretical lens of community resilience.
Resources
Community resilience
The benefits and costs of development are closely tied to the social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges experienced by impacted communities and surrounding regions.
CSIRO survey of Community Wellbeing and responding to change Western Downs region in Queensland
The outcomes of the 2014 survey were presented at the Social and economic CSG research forum in November 2014.
Landmark report reveals how regional communities really feel about coal seam gas
The report is part of a three year project that looks at how CSG activities impact on a community’s wellbeing and functioning. The report draws on a survey of a representative sample of 400 residents in the Western Downs region of south-west Queensland.
Project Progress
This project is complete.
Project proposal
A detailed description of the project, budget and research milestones.
GISERA-related research
Community functioning and wellbeing 2
This project examines and measures the changes since the end of the construction and beginning of the operations phases through comparisons with survey 1 in 2014.
Trends in community attitudes to CSG development – Survey 3
This project monitors and communicates changes and trends in community wellbeing, resilience and attitudes to CSG development across different industry phases (construction, post-construction, and operations) in south west Queensland.