The Making of Australia's Gold Coast

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, he highlights some of the conditions, key events, and individuals that have led to the development of Australia's Gold Coast.

Autorentext

Alan J. Blackman is an Adjunct Associate Professor with Griffith Business School (GBS), a Director of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes, a Churchill Fellow, and a CMC Global Academic Fellow.

Inhalt

1. An Overview 2. Yugambeh-Ngarahgwal Language Land 3. The First Fifty Years of European Settlement 4. The Rudiments of a Future City and Tourism Mecca 5. Building Credibility Within a State Within a Nation 6. From War to War, Via Depression 7. The Developers' Paradise and Hell, and the Winds of Change 8. Towards Amalgamation and a New Millennium 9. Conclusion and Future Options