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Many coastal areas around the world are experiencing dramatic landscape changes as a result of increased tourism development and the "sea change phenomenon" – the migration of affluent urbanites to small coastal towns seeking beautiful, natural surroundings. In response to these changes local residents in these places often complain that the distinctive character of their towns and/or individual neighborhoods is being lost or degraded. Coastal Towns in Transition looks at how changes due to unsympathetic development of the built environment and modification of the natural landscape are perceived to negatively impact on the character of small coastal towns. The book explores the concept of town character, and associated notions of sense of place, genius loci and place identity, as conceptualised by local residents in several coastal town communities along Australia’s Great Ocean Road. Findings of a four-year study involving over 1800 respondents from these communities are used to explore theoretical and methodological issues associated with the assessment of place character in the context of coastal towns that are experiencing rapid environmental change. This book will be of interest to planners and environmental designers, as well as scholars in both landscape studies and social science and planning fields who are interested in the sustainable development of coastal areas. The case studies and associated planning and design strategies, together with the bibliography of selected relevant literature, will provide an invaluable reference for these scholars.

Cities and towns -- Australia -- Victoria. --- Coastal zone management -- Public opinion. --- Coasts -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Victoria. --- Great Ocean Road (Vic.). --- Regional planning -- Australia -- Victoria. --- Sustainable development -- Australia -- Victoria. --- Urban-rural migration -- Australia -- Victoria. --- Landscape changes. --- Cities and towns --- Growth. --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban development --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Change, Landscape --- Geography. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Architecture. --- Landscape architecture. --- Landscape ecology. --- Community psychology. --- Environmental psychology. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Landscape Architecture. --- Community and Environmental Psychology. --- Architecture, general. --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Geomorphology --- Applied psychology. --- Applied psychology --- Psychagogy --- Psychology, Practical --- Social psychotechnics --- Psychology --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Ecology --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Design and construction --- Government policy --- Cognitive ergonomics --- Ecological psychology --- Ecopsychology --- Ecotherapy --- Environmental quality --- Environmental social sciences --- Human factors science --- Psychoeology --- Psychotherapy --- Ecological Systems Theory --- Psychology, Applied --- Social psychology --- Horticultural service industry --- Landscape gardening --- Landscaping industry --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Psychological aspects --- Management --- Architecture, Primitive --- Great Ocean Road (Vic.) --- Victoria (Staat)