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Subject(s)

• Gold Coast (Qld.)—History [Browse]
• Gold Coast (Qld.)—Economic conditions [Browse]

Series

Routledge studies in modern history [More in this series]

Summary note

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• An overview
• Yugambeh-Ngarahgwal language land
• The first fifty years of European settlement
• The rudiments of a future city and tourism mecca
• Building credibility within a state within a nation
• From war to war, via Depression
• The developers' Paradise and Hell, and the winds of change
• Toward amalgamation & a new millennium
• Conclusion and future options.

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ISBN

• 9781032790190 ((hardback))
• 1032790199
• 9781032790213 ((paperback))
• 1032790210

LCCN

2024006624

OCLC

1420039537

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