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ItemManagement of Victoria's visual landscape resources within the government legal and administrative structureNadebaum, Lorraine E (University of Melbourne, 1979)
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ItemA method for assessing river recreation capability -: case study : Upper Yarra RiverWhittenbury, Anne (University of Melbourne, 1980)
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ItemHigh rise housing and the elderly : A study of high rise housing as a form of accommodation for the elderlyWilkinson, Robyn (University of Melbourne, 1979)
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ItemPotential for increased residential densities in Metropolitan MelbournePearson, K. A. (University of Melbourne, 1980)This minor thesis analyses the implications of adopting an Incremental Growth Strategy for the Melbourne metropolitan region as has been recommended by the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works. In particular, an attempt is made to establish the extent to which the projected increase in population for the period up to the year 2000, can be catered for within the existing urban area, based on existing building and planning controls. Using this analysis, an assessment has then been made of the likely future form of Melbourne and the influence of particularly restrictive development controls are highlighted.
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ItemRetail markets in suburban MelbourneWolinski, J. (University of Melbourne, 1980)
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ItemThe neighbourhood concept and social networkWorsfold, Ghyann (University of Melbourne, 1979)
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ItemCognitive maps : perceptions of accessibilityNankervis, Max (University of Melbourne, 1979)This study sets out to examine the concept of cognitive maps, and its possible use in urban planning, particularly in relation to the accessibility of local facilities to residents. Initially it surveys some of the literature of the subject in general, and in several peripheral areas. It concludes that the literature indicates a confusion of both methodologies and results, and suggests that the cause of much of this confusion lies in the failure of researchers to appreciate much of the fundamental psychological' and other processes which might be at work. For this reason it critically examines several psychological, sociological and epistemological concepts to indicate their possible relevance to the subject area. No one theory or explanation is claimed as paramount, but rather it is suggested that there is a complex interaction of processes at work in any presentation of cognitive maps. Further, it questions the very validity of cognitive maps as they are commonly executed. With these questions and doubts in mind, the results of a field study, where residents of two Melbourne municipalities were questioned on their cognitive map, are analysed. The analysis looks at the maps in general, and more specifically, their relationship to the perception of the accessibility for the map producer of the local municipal library. The general outcome of the study is to find little that can be firmly claimed about the maps, and thus the study tends to add further to the list of contrasting results. For this reason, while it is suggested that there are some limited uses for cognitive mapping in urban planning, the study concludes that cognitive mapping is not now, and is not likely to be in the future, a viable planning tool on its own. Any planning use must be in tandem with other methodologies.
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ItemRecreation in the Hastings area : an assessment of the environmental effects of recreation in the Hastings Port Industrial Area, and the adjoining intertidal zonesMcDonald, J. A. (University of Melbourne, 1980)
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ItemPlanning : posing as a profession?Shields, Jonathan (University of Melbourne, 1980)
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ItemThreshold analysis : an application in Melbourne's growth corridorsSmith, Jim (University of Melbourne, 1980)