This paper aims to report the occurrence of preloading within a Gold Coast sample. The aim is to assess: Who is preloading; Where they are preloading; Type of preloading; How much they are preloading; What motivates people to preload?

Executive Summary Recent experience shows that action to improve the efficiency and outcomes of city transport systems, linked to well-planned urban development, can deliver substantial economic, social and environmental benefits to the community and to government. The Australian Capital Territory Government is implementing a strategy of developing Canberra’s inner north transport corridor in conjunction with...

This paper investigates the security of high rise high density accommodation at the Gold Coast – a premier Australian holiday destination. Surfers Paradise has one of the highest population densities in Australia at 3,279 persons per square kilometre and over 70 percent of the residential population live in buildings classed as high density within a...

Development conflicts can emerge as a result of different meanings, values and attachments to places. This paper will review the on–going (2005–2013) development conflict on the Southport Spit, one of the last significant undeveloped public green spaces on the Gold Coast. Our aim is to examine how competing place values have been constructed over time...

Since early 2012 all governments have been cutting back their investments in climate change adaptation. This paper explores the paradox of a declining response in the face of an increasing risk in the Gold Coast