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Globalisation and border dynamics : impacts on the urban development of Darwin, Australia
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Jiaping WuJiaping Wu, Hilary WinchesterHilary WinchesterNational boundaries and border cities have been transformed globally. This is partly due to neoliberal globalisation, the continuous formation of a ‘borderless world’ and partly to the global ‘war on terror’. Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory (NT), is on the northern coast of Australia, bordering its overseas Asian neighbours. Far away from the main Australian population centres in the south, the city grows slowly, relying mainly on Australian government investments, infrastructure, and the incorporation of defence programs in the north. The rise of Asia, as well as Australia’s increasing economic reliance on Asia, has created new opportunities for Darwin’s growth. The development of Asian economies has resulted in growing global investment in resource extraction in NT. Asia, though, has been seen as a key threat in the modern history of Australia. This national sensitivity is underpinned by the global ‘war on terror’ in which Australia is deeply involved. Australia has tight border control regimes and a growing military presence on the northern border area. This paper examines how these co-existing but contradictory dynamics have reshaped the urban development of Darwin City. The consequential social and spatial patterns are identified and discussed.
History
Volume
46Issue
2Start Page
255End Page
270Number of Pages
16eISSN
1465-3311ISSN
0004-9182Location
London, UKPublisher
RoutledgePublisher DOI
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Language
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Not affiliated to a Research Institute; School of Education and the Arts (2013- );Era Eligible
- Yes