Foundation of Australia’s Capital Cities

Geology, Landscape, and Urban Character

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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The Foundation of Australia’s Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia’s seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments. Tony Webster traces the effects of each city’s geologically diverse coastal or riverine landform and the local natural materials that were available for construction, highlighting how the geology and original landforms resulted in development patterns that have persisted today.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-14
Mått161 x 238 x 27 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor340
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498597951

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Chapter 1. Sandstone Harbor: Sydney, New South Wales, 1788Chapter 2. On the Edge of the Graben: Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land 1803-04Chapter 3. Ridgelines and Waterways: Brisbane, Queensland, 1825Chapter 4. Limestone and Lakes: Perth, Western Australia, 1829Chapter 5. On the Edge of the Delta: Melbourne, Victoria, 1835Chapter 6. The Woodland Plain: Adelaide, South Australia, 1836Chapter 7. The Northern Outpost: Darwin, Northern Territory, 1869Chapter 8. Geology, Landscape and Australian Cities

Webster has adopted a novel and extremely interesting approach in this book, which discusses the siting of the major cities of Australia. Tony has blended a plethora of rich historical accounts with a detailed discussion of the controlling local features of water supply, physiography, landscape and geology to provide a comprehensive and thought provoking account of the establishment and growth of our capital cities. I can highly recommend this book to all who are interested in Australian settlement history and the factors that affected the establishment of our major urban centres.