Off the Plan (Paperback)

Caryl Bosman

ISBN 10: 1486301835 / ISBN 13: 9781486301836

Published by CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. 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. How did the Gold Coast come to be what it is today?Off the Plan is the first in-depth, multidisciplinary academic study on the urbanisation and development of the Gold Coast. It addresses the historical circumstances, both accidental and intentional, that led to the Gold Coasts infamous transition from a collection of settlements unburdened by planning regulations or a city centre to become Australias sixth largest city.With chapters on tourism, environment, media, architecture, governance and politics, planning, transportation, real estate development and demographics, Off the Plan demonstrates the importance that historical analysis has in understanding present-day planning problems and the value of the Gold Coast as a model for the rapidly evolving western city. In-depth multidisciplinary study on the Gold Coast City and its urbanisation and development. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Off the Plan (Paperback)
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1486301835
• ISBN 13: 9781486301836
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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. How did the Gold Coast come to be what it is today?

Off the Plan is the first in-depth, multidisciplinary academic study on the urbanization and development of the Gold Coast. It addresses the historical circumstances, both accidental and intentional, that led to the Gold Coast’s infamous transition from a collection of settlements unburdened by planning regulations or a city center to become Australia’s sixth largest city.

With chapters on tourism, environment, media, architecture, governance and politics, planning, transportation, real estate development and demographics, Off the Plan demonstrates the importance that historical analysis has in understanding present-day planning problems and the value of the Gold Coast as a model for the rapidly evolving western city.

About the Authors

Caryl Bosman is a Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning at Griffith University on the Gold Coast and a member of the Urban Research Program.

Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes is a Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, a researcher with the Urban Research Program and the co-convenor of Gold Coast Area Research Team (GoCART).

Andrew Leach is Professor of Architectural History at Griffith University, where he holds an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship and is Deputy Director (Gold Coast) of the Urban Research Program.