| Main Title: |
The place for a village : how nature has shaped the city of Melbourne / Gary Presland. |
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| Author: |
Presland, Gary
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| Imprint: |
Museum of Victoria, 2008. |
| Collation: |
265 p. : col. ill., maps, hbk, ; 26 cm. |
| Summary: |
From the beginning of its development Melbourne has always grown disproportionately to the east and south-east. Why was the settlement located up the river? Why does the city have the shape it does? Both the choice of site for initial settlement and the s sequent spread of residential and industrial areas were closely related to specific characteristics of those environments. Knowledge of those attributes provides the clues to an understanding of the history of MelbourneÇs growth. |
| Subject: |
Natural history
Geology
Greater Melbourne [Naarm] (Vic.) (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Countries)
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| Edition: |
1st ed. |
| ISBN: |
9780980381368 (hbk.) |
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