Regional development in the changing distant context : a case study of the Northern Territory, Australia

ABSTRACT: The context for regional development has changed substantially. This paper uses the Northern Territory, Australia as a case study and presents an examination of regional dynamics associated with changing distant context with a focus on ICT application and global integration. It reveals the consequent spatial processes occurring where non-Indigenous people have increasingly concentrated onto the capital city of the region, Darwin. The majority Indigenous population has however experienced increasing disadvantages and has been kept away from economic participation and urban concentration.