Overview Colonial exploration continues, all too often, to be rendered as heroic narratives of solitary, intrepid explorers and adventurers. This edited collection contributes to scholarship that is challenging that persistent mythology. With a focus on Indigenous brokers, such as guides, assistants and mediators, it highlights the ways in which nineteenth-century exploration in Australia and New...

The creation of greenspace in cities is often spoken of as if it were the result of orderly planning or regulation. This paper explores the underlying factors in this grass roots making of greenspace.