@article{morphy_redefining_2008,
	title = {Redefining viability: {Aboriginal} homelands communities in north-east {Arnhem} {Land}},
	volume = {43},
	issn = {1839-4655},
	shorttitle = {Redefining viability},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00109.x},
	doi = {10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00109.x},
	abstract = {The current policy debate about the future of small Indigenous homelands communities in remote Australia is being framed in terms of a narrow economic definition of ‘viability’, with little attention to factors such as the social characteristics of such communities and the health, well-being, and aspirations of those who choose to live there. The debate is taking place in the absence of comparative socio-demographic data on these communities as opposed to other kinds of settlements in remote Australia. This paper argues for a broader conceptualisation of viability. It outlines some reasons why governments might consider helping homelands communities to become more economically self-sufficient rather than starving them of support so that their inhabitants increasingly face a ‘choice’ between a marginalized and impoverished existence on the homelands and recentralisation in larger settlements. The argument is based on an analysis of ethnographic data from north-east Arnhem Land that demonstrate the social cohesiveness and functionality of homelands communities as compared to larger hub settlements.},
	language = {en},
	number = {3},
	urldate = {2021-10-04},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Social Issues},
	author = {Morphy, Frances},
	year = {2008},
	note = {Number: 3
ZSCC: 0000018 
\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00109.x},
	keywords = {Architecture, Urban planning},
	pages = {381--396},
}