The good, the bad and the peculiar: Cultures and policies of urban planning and development on the Gold Coast

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-292

  Griffin, Grahame ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold coast; Gold coast city council; Paradigm shift; Sustainable communities; Symbolic economy; Urban heritage and character

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887036547     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111149808727776     Document Type: Article

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