 | | Introduction: Arid zones and Australia's relation |
| | 1. Australia's arid zone: Geographical setting |
| | 2. Ecological setting and urbanization processes |
| | 3. Population and ecological groupings |
| | 4. Settlers' attitudes |
| | 5. Migration and adjustment |
| | 6. Tertiary activities and urban growth in arid zone towns |
| | 7. Education and spatial disadvantage |
| | 8. Health service provision and perceptions of service adequacy |
| | 9. Aboriginal and non-aboriginal health |
| | 10. Reflections on a remote settlement and its arid zone setting |
| | Conclusion: Urbanization and Alice Springs |
| | Appendix A: Example of a completed open-ended response schedule, Alice Springs surveys 1980 and 1981 (responses are in italic print) |
| | Appendix B: Explanation of subcategory titles (adapted from Brealey and Newton 1978, appendix B) |
| | Appendix C: Detailed summary of major and minor response categories (refer to table 4.3 in text) |
| | References |
