Sydney : the emergence of a world city /
Sydney is increasingly a global city, linked to Asia by migration and international corporations, and growing tourist numbers, from traditional Bondi Beach to the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and leading up to the Millennium Olympics. This book is the first contemporary overview of this exciting city,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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South Melbourne, Vic. :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Book review (H-Net) Publisher description |
| Summary: | Sydney is increasingly a global city, linked to Asia by migration and international corporations, and growing tourist numbers, from traditional Bondi Beach to the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and leading up to the Millennium Olympics. This book is the first contemporary overview of this exciting city, tracing the history of change from the existing physical contours, and natural hazards, to the cosmopolitan multicultural city of diverse ethnic spaces. It traces the planning issues, from environmental management to high rise building and urban consolidation, reviews the dynamic economic base, from agricultural markets to financial services, and examines spatial diversity in health, housing and amongst the real or mythical western suburbs. It examines the way in which Sydney has been seen with respect to art, literature and music, and seeks to chart its destiny into the next millennium. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-372) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195507487 9780195507485 |