The Gold Coast Transformed: From Wilderness to Urban Ecosystem (Book Review)

Abstract

Reflecting a rising tide of interest in Australia’s tourist and sixth most populated city, three edited books on the city of Gold Coast were published in 2015–2016: The Gold Coast Transformed: From Wilderness to Urban Ecosystem, edited by Tor Hundloe, Bridgette McDougall and Craig Page; GC30+: Documenting the Gold Coast Architecture Awards, 1984–2013 edited by Andrew Leach, Katherine Rickard and Finn Jones; and Off the Plan: The Urbanisation of the Gold Coast, edited by Caryl Bosman, Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes and Andrew Leach (2016).