Although some attempts to a better coastal policy and management were tried here and there (e.g. The failure, by planners and urban designers, to take into account local everyday meanings and values can result in the alienation of residential subjects from each other and from their own place (Cartier and Lew, 2005). In doing this, however, different people, or different groups of people, often come to value places in different ways to one another (Cheng, 2003). Government regulation is . In doing this, however, different people, or different groups of people, often come to value places in different ways to one another (Cheng et al., 2003). Burchill, G. (2005). Social conflict theories and conflict resolution, Peace and Change 8 (2 /3): 3-17. The Gold Coast is renowned for its natural beauty . Beach sieving is conducted 365 days per year, with approximately 64 acres of sand sieved per night. Today the city welcomes more than 12 million visitors annually (ABS, 2015). Gordon Holden (2011) writes: One challenge for planners is to find the balance between fostering new development for a rapidly growing population and preserving the heritage and character of the existing urban realm. It offers a breath of fresh air, scenic attractions, relaxing beaches, great shopping centers, entertainment, and much more. New players invariably bring with them new ideas, concepts, beliefs and place values. Whilst inconvenient for tourists who had planned to travel here, this is a positive example of tourism environmental management and we are beginning to see more examples such as this around the world. Given this preoccupation with the coast, one may expect that Australia would be at the forefront of coastal tourism developments and coastal protection. Donning the social constructionist goggles allows us to observe the built and natural landscape as a social-spatial framework within which people, from different cultural, social and economic groups, interact and create a shared sense of place (Greider and Garkovich, 1994; Mangun, 2009). The Bold and the beautiful: Urban heritage and history Gold Coast style, Proceedings from the 8th Australasian UHPH conference, 9-11 February, Massey University, Wellington. The building of marinas and ports can also contribute to the negative environmental impacts of tourism. As I have articulated throughout this post, there are a range of environmental impacts that result from tourism. Much of the literature on the history of Aboriginal-European conflict in Australia is written with a Euro-centric perspective (Anderson, 1983; Best, 1994). This is the focus of the next sections. Unfortunately, tourism often contributes to the degradation of said resources. This paper goes some way to address this gap. Environmental aspects are little studied, with 1,500 publications in total. To ensure our beaches and foreshores retain their sparkle, we invest in a range of cleaning and management services. This transformation, combined with an extraordinary increase in population (8,400 inhabitants in 1947; almost 70,000 in 1991 and over 555,000 in 2017, ABS, 2017) resulted in urban densification of the coastline, which became the hub for a range of services, tourist attractions and housing. Kriesberg, L. (1982). After the devastating fires of 2019 Binna Burra Lodge is back, giving Gold Coast eco-tourism a great reputation. Transport by air, road, and rail is continuously increasing in response to the rising number of tourists and their greater mobility. Moore, C. (1990). 2. SOSA a, URL: . , Canberra, National Museum of Australia. This will enable annual renourishment campaigns of the Surfers Paradise foreshore. Language, and in particular advertising, is a key constructor of place, especially with regard to tourist places. Our city is naturally unique. In the case of the Southport Spit local place-making practices and local communities succeeded in achieving (for now) a local outcome, valued and upheld by many local people. This can result in water shortages and degradation of water supplies, as well as generating a greater volume of waste water. During this time, the Gold Coast transformed from small resort town to become an international tourist city (Dedekorkut-Howes & Bosman, 2015). This is all but one sad example of the environmental impacts of tourism. However it was not until 1997 that the Labor Government set up the Gold Coast Harbours Authority to take a more local approach to the management of the Broadwater and Spit environs. The cycle can be broken up into five, often difficult to define, phases (see figure 3).