Screen LibraryThe foundation of Australia's capital cities : geology, landscape, and urban character /
"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, resulting in development patterns than have persisted today"--
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"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, resulting in development patterns than have persisted today"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781498597951 1498597955 |
| Index Number: | DU110 |
| CLC: | D761.121-09 |
| Call Number: | D761.121-09/W377 |
| Contents: | Sandstone harbor : Sydney, New South Wales, 1788 -- On the edge of the graben : Hobart, Van Diemen's Land 1803-04 -- Ridgelines and waterways : Brisbane, Queensland, 1825 -- Limestone and lakes : Perth, Western Australia, 1829 -- On the edge of the delta : Melbourne, Victoria, 1835 -- The woodland plain : Adelaide, South Australia, 1836 -- The northern outpost : Darwin, Northern Territory, 1869 -- Geology, landscape and Australian cities. |