Geelong's Changing Landscape : Ecology, Development and Conservation

Jones, David S. (EDT)/ Roös, Phillip B. (EDT)

CSIRO Publishing（2019/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 344 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780643103603
• DDC分類 333.7099452

Full Description

Geelong's Changing Landscape offers an insightful investigation of the ecological history of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula region. Commencing with the penetrating perspectives of Wadawurrung Elders, chapters explore colonisation and post-World War II industrial development through to the present challenges surrounding the ongoing urbanisation of this region.

Expert contributors provide thoughtful analysis of the ecological and cultural characteristics of the landscape, the impact of past actions, and options for ethical future management of the region. This book will be of value to scientists, engineers, land use planners, environmentalists and historians.

Features

The most comprehensive investigation of the history of development and planning of the Geelong region.
An incisive text that raises challenges about Geelong's future growth.
Includes insights from Wadawurrung Elders about the transformation of their Country in the Geelong region.

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

1: Geelong: Djilang - a tapestry of histories, voices and ecologies

PART 1: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE GEELONG REGION

2: The lay of the land: the geological evolution of the landscape

3: Pre-European vegetation in the Geelong region

4: Welcome to Wadawurrung Country

5: Djilang, Corayo and beyond: the Geelong region landscape and its European transformation

PART 2: ECOLOGY OF THE GEELONG REGION

6: Vegetation changes since European arrival

7: The ecological history of the Bellarine Peninsula: native plant associations before 1835

8: Riverine ecology

9: Marine and coastal environments

PART 3: HUMANS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THE GEELONG REGION

10: Key ecological principles adapted for regional green infrastructure

11: A landscape at risk

12: The Geelong suburban dream: origins, history and future

13: Greater Geelong's planning future to 2050: determining spatial outcomes through agricultural land planning

14: Emerging cultures

15: The post-Industrial landscape of Geelong

16: Event, fall, return and the transformation of sites: a diagnosis for Point Henry

17: The promise of vision-making a city: a perpetual journey

18: Land use planning challenges facing the Geelong region in the next 10-20 years

19: Ensuring a quality future for the tapestry of Geelong

Index