Western Landscapes edited by J Gentilli

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to top foredge. Some faint marks on right foredge. Previous owners' bookplate on inside front cover. Signed by contributor Martyn Webb. Vegetation map in back pocket. Interior and binding are still very good.

This book is a wonderful collection of essays on land use in Western Australia. The book includes detailed chapters on Western Australia's landforms, natural environments and vegetation. Both rural and metropolitan land use are assessed, with chapters devoted to industrial development, population patterns, urban expansion and town planning, transportation, and the role of government.

Contents:

1. Regions and landscapes: nature and size, function and change by J Gentilli
2. Landforms by A T Pilgrim
3. Biogeography: themes and case studies by Patrick Armstrong
4. Phytogeographic regions by J S Bear
5. Mapping the vegetation of the Perth Region by J J Havel
6. Maritime and marine vegetation by G G Smith
7. The Swan River natural environment by T L Riggert
8. Patterns on the land, 1829-1850 by J M R Cameron
9. The pioneers' imprint by Jürgen Dahlke
10. Drainage and irrigation by W S Coooper
11. Land-use and farming regions by David Murray
12. Mining developments in Australia's North West by Alex Kerr
13. Population trends and patterns by D S Houghton
14. The evolution of Fremantle by B J Shaw and Catalogue of maps of Fremantle 1829-1878 by V L Forbes
15. Pioneer Perth by D C Markey
16. Urban expansion, town improvement and the beginning of town planning in metropolitan Peth 1899-1914
17. Metropolitan design by David Carr
18. The central area by Ian Alexander
19. Public transport and urban growth by J Selwood
20. Retailing by C J Marsh
21. Evolution of planning - manufacturing by D R Scott
22. Local and metropolitan government by Ray Jones