The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities
Geology, Landscape, and Urban Character
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2022
1 pages
978-1-9787-7321-9 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 b/w illustrations;
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-7321-9 (9781978773219)
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Other editions
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Book
03/2022
Lexington Books
€131.00
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Person
Anthony (Tony) Webster is adjunct senior lecturer of geology at the Centre for Ore Deposits and Earth Sciences (CODES), University of Tasmania and honorary senior research fellow at the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), University of Queensland.
Content
Chapter 1. Sandstone Harbor: Sydney, New South Wales, 1788
Chapter 2. On the Edge of the Graben: Hobart, Van Diemen's Land 1803-04
Chapter 3. Ridgelines and Waterways: Brisbane, Queensland, 1825
Chapter 4. Limestone and Lakes: Perth, Western Australia, 1829
Chapter 5. On the Edge of the Delta: Melbourne, Victoria, 1835
Chapter 6. The Woodland Plain: Adelaide, South Australia, 1836
Chapter 7. The Northern Outpost: Darwin, Northern Territory, 1869
Chapter 8. Geology, Landscape and Australian Cities
Chapter 2. On the Edge of the Graben: Hobart, Van Diemen's Land 1803-04
Chapter 3. Ridgelines and Waterways: Brisbane, Queensland, 1825
Chapter 4. Limestone and Lakes: Perth, Western Australia, 1829
Chapter 5. On the Edge of the Delta: Melbourne, Victoria, 1835
Chapter 6. The Woodland Plain: Adelaide, South Australia, 1836
Chapter 7. The Northern Outpost: Darwin, Northern Territory, 1869
Chapter 8. Geology, Landscape and Australian Cities
