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Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Long-Distance Commuting in Australia -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Data Inaccuracies -- 1.3 Why Commute Long Distances to Work? -- 1.4 Worker Mobility and Planning for the Future -- References -- 2 The Socio-economic Impacts of Long-Distance Commuting on People and Communities -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The What, Why and Who of Long-Distance Commuting -- 2.3 Long-Distance Commuting and Host Communities -- 2.4 Long-Distance Commuting and Source Communities -- 2.5 Long-Distance Commuting and Hybrid Communities -- 2.6 Public Enquiries into Long-Distance Commuting -- 2.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Analysing the Spatial Distribution of Changing Labour Force Dynamics in the Pilbara -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Mining and Planning -- 3.1.2 The Pilbara Region -- 3.1.3 Residential Mobility -- 3.1.4 Long-distance Commuting -- 3.2 Methods -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 Residential Mobility -- 3.3.2 Long-distance Commuting -- 3.3.3 Further Research -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Reshaping Rural Communities 'at a Distance': The Resource Boom, FIFO and Non-mining Towns -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Regional Context -- 4.3 Research Methods -- 4.4 Community Perceptions on FIFO: Results of the Q-Sort -- 4.4.1 Component 1: Community Benefits -- 4.4.2 Component 2: Government Response -- 4.4.3 Component 3: A Cautious Perspective -- 4.4.4 Component 4: Ambivalence and Discontent -- 4.5 Discussion and Implications -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Economic Impact Analysis in a Resource Industry Boom -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Economic Impact Analysis -- 5.3 Regional Economic Impact Analysis for a Mining Operation in the Peel region of Western Australia.