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Many rural, regional and remote areas of Australia have struggled with environmental degradation for some time. At the same time, it has been a challenge to maintain regional development and environmental management professionals in the field because of a concern for lack of professional support and a dearth of opportunities to formally upgrade professional skills. The Institute for Regional Development at the University of Western Australia has developed an online post-graduate program that offers opportunities for professionals to remain in their communities while also upgrading their professional qualifications. The unexpected benefit of the program has been a nationally based network of students working in the area who are openly discussing issues and working together to find solutions to environmental problems irrespective of location.
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McKenzie, F.M.H. (2004). An Online Community of Learners in Rural, Regional, and Remote Australia. In: Scharl, A. (eds) Environmental Online Communication. Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3798-6_9
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