There are over 90 kilometres of seawalls, levees, and associated drains within the South Gippsland Shire and Wellington Shire Council. Most of these were constructed or re-constructed during the 1950s to the 1970s to provide protection from what was then considered to be the highest tide mark. It is predicted that due to the effects...

Harbour Bridge, Opera house - the harbour is Sydney’s most iconic landscape feature. Stretching from Parramatta in the west to Manly in the north. Sydney's 'ocean' beaches maybe where the city escapes to, but it is the harbour that is at the heart of Sydney's demonstrative public life, around which the city's commercial and cultural...

This paper conducts an exploratory pilot research project to examine the question of - “how do local residents and tourists perceive the problem of beach erosion and to what extent are they willing to support beach nourishment initiatives”?

This paper investigates how opportunities for improving resilience and adaptation to natural hazards can be optimised through bottom-up collaborative planning approaches by focusing on the coastal local government area of Shoalhaven.

This paper proposes an urban design model for the governance of accessibility to the inviting, secure and comfortable places associated with the values found in restorative environments.