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Off the plan, the urbanisation of the Gold Coast, editors: Caryl Bosman, Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes and Andrew Leach

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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no index present

non fiction

Off the plan

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editors: Caryl Bosman, Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes and Andrew Leach

the urbanisation of the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a well-known and loved destination for local and international tourists, a city of surf and sun, pleasure and leisure. However, it is also one of the fastest growing cities in Australia, occupying the largest urban footprint outside the state capitals

1. Considering the Gold Coast / Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes, Caryl Bosman and Andrew Leach -- 2. All that glitters: An environmental history 'sketch' of Gold Coast City / Jason Byrne and Donna Houston -- 3. Holidaying on the Gold Coast / Noel Scott, Sarah Gardiner and Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes -- 4. Transport: From cream cans and campers to city centres and commuters / Daniel O'Hare and Matthew Burke -- 5. The Gold Coast: Innovation Incubator for the Real Estate Development Industry? / Eddo Coiacetto, Sacha Reid and Andrew Leach -- 6. Changing landscapes: Gold Coast residents and the impacts of rapid urban development / Cary Bosman -- 7. Thirty Years of Gold Coast Architecture / Andrew Leach -- 8. The politics of paradise: Intergovernmental relations and the Gold Coast / Michael Howes -- 9. The changing face of local government on the Gold Coast / Paul Burton -- 10. Selling the City / Ruth Potts, Sarah Gardiner and Noel Scott -- 11. City With/out a Plan / Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes and Severine Mayere -- 12. Looking Beyond the Horizon / Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes and Caryl Bosman