The Making Of Australias Gold Coast

Author : Alan J. Blackman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032790213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of Australia's Gold Coast written by Alan J. Blackman and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blackman draws on original material and the work of many earlier researchers to paint a verbal picture of the evolution of a remarkable city. In an easy-to-read style, Blackman highlights some of the conditions, key events, and individuals that have led to the development of Australia's Gold Coast. The story of the City of Gold Coast is not just any story. It describes the growth of Australia's sixth-largest city and the nation's most populous that is not a state capital. A city of more than six hundred thousand, it has grown at a rate of four per cent yearly since the 1950s. It sustains a growth rate well ahead of its infrastructure and economy's capacity to provide full-time employment annually to the many new arrivals. A city heavily reliant on tourism and construction, it is regularly subjected to the boom and bust of a fickle world economy. But it continues to expand and evolve. And, like so many coastal towns worldwide, this Gold Coast may soon be threatened by the tides. This book is essential for students, researchers, anyone interested in industry and urban development and those seeking to understand the city where they live, work, and play"--

Author : Alan J. Blackman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040093884
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of Australia's Gold Coast written by Alan J. Blackman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackman draws on original material and the work of many earlier researchers to paint a verbal picture of the evolution of a remarkable city. In an easy-to-read style, he highlights some of the conditions, key events, and individuals that have led to the development of Australia’s Gold Coast. The story of the City of Gold Coast is more than just any story. It describes the growth of Australia’s sixth-largest city, the nation’s most populous city that is not a state capital. A city of more than 600,000, it has grown at a rate of four per cent yearly since the 1950s. It sustains a growth rate well ahead of its infrastructure and its economy’s capacity to provide full-time employment to the many new arrivals. A city heavily reliant on tourism and construction, it is regularly subjected to the boom and bust of a fickle world economy. But it continues to expand and evolve. And, like so many coastal towns worldwide, this Gold Coast may soon be threatened by the tides. This book is essential for students, researchers, anyone interested in industry and urban development and those seeking to understand the city where they live, work, and play.

Author : Geoff Burchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921054259
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passion, Power and Prejudice written by Geoff Burchill and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A property developer recounts the how the Gold Coast area has grown since the 1960's, and what issues it will face in the coming decades.

Author : Ben Goldsmith
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702246395
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Hollywood written by Ben Goldsmith and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneering story of Australia's own Hollywood. Hollywood films and television programs are watched by a global audience. While many of these productions are still made in southern California, the last twenty years have seen new production centers emerge in the US, Canada and other locations worldwide. Global Hollywood has been made possible by this growing number of Local Hollywoods: locations equipped with the requisite facilities, resources and labor, as well as the political will and tax incentives, to attract and retain high-budget, Hollywood-standard projects. This new book gives an unprecedented insight into how the Gold Coast became the first outpost of Hollywood in Australia. When a combination of forces drove Hollywood studios and producers to work outside California, the Gold Coast's unique blend of government tax support, innovative entrepreneurs and diverse natural settings made it a perfect choice to host Hollywood productions. "Local Hollywood" makes an essential contribution to the field of film and media studies, as well as giving film buffs a behind-the-scenes tour of the film industry.

Author : Caryl Bosman
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486301843
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Off the Plan written by Caryl Bosman and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia's Gold Coast written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Mountford
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520967585
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Gold Rushes written by Benjamin Mountford and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies. A Global History of Gold Rushes brings together historians of the United States, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific World to tell the rich story of these nineteenth century gold rushes from a global perspective. Gold was central to the growth of capitalism: it whetted the appetites of empire builders, mobilized the integration of global markets and economies, profoundly affected the environment, and transformed large-scale migration patterns. Together these essays tell the story of fifty years that changed the world.

Author : Nick Osbaldiston
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137486805
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards a Sociology of the Coast written by Nick Osbaldiston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to understand the coast as a place that has deep significance both historically and sociologically. Using several case studies in Australia, the author uses Max Weber’s approach to rationalisation to understand the different ways coasts have been interpreted throughout modern history. While today, coastal places are known for their aspects of lifestyle or adventure, their histories, underpinned by colonialism and industrialization, are vastly different. The author examines the delicate dichotomy between the alternative experiences the coast provides today, versus the ideals and values imposed upon it in times gone by. The author makes an ethical argument about the ways in which we use and experience the coast today will adversely affect the lives of future generations in an attempt to generate further discussion amongst students and scholars of the sociology of place, as well as coastal managers and stakeholders.

Author : New Holland Australia Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781741107739
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gold Coast written by New Holland Australia Staff and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New Holland image library comes a stunning collection of Gold Coast scenery and lifestyle - all in the palm of your hand

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ISBN 13 : 9780646013947
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia's Gold Coast written by and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: