The good, the bad and the peculiar: Cultures and policies of urban planning and development on the Gold Coast
Author(s)
Griffin, Grahame
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
1998
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As one of the fastest growing regions in Australia, the Gold Coast offers a profusion of competing values, perceptions and interests in the construction of its urban forms and identities. Amidst the profusion and confusion, there are signs that local government is attempting —however falteringly — to move beyond regional stereotypes towards a new paradigm for planning and imagining the Gold Coast.As one of the fastest growing regions in Australia, the Gold Coast offers a profusion of competing values, perceptions and interests in the construction of its urban forms and identities. Amidst the profusion and confusion, there are signs that local government is attempting —however falteringly — to move beyond regional stereotypes towards a new paradigm for planning and imagining the Gold Coast.
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Journal Title
Urban Policy and Research
Volume
16
Issue
4
Subject
Urban and Regional Planning
Human Geography
Policy and Administration