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.
Winner, Planning Institute of Australia Awards for Planning Excellence 2020 (Victoria): Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Shortlisted, 2020 Victorian Community History Awards: Collaborative Community History Award
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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