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 Coastrsquo;s infamous transition from a collection of settlements unburdened by planning regulations or a city centre to become Australiarsquo;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.
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Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. so many typosBy Publiusi feel bad for the author- his text is undermined on every page by terrible editing - many serious typos- including spelling the band name "The Arcade Fore" in the second chapter. It just gets terribly distracting- Ive actually never seen a published book with this many typos. Shame on you Omnibus Press. Its one of the few biographies of this band so if you want to read a biography of the band; get it. Hes a good writer; though falls into classic music journalism cliches of trying to find the root of Win Butlers genius etc.
