The Gold Coast, an urban conurbation stretching along the Pacific seaboard and adjacent hinterland of south east Queensland, has developed rapidly since the 1950s. Much of its development has involved the modification of existing watercourses so as to produce stable areas of land suitable for medium and high density development. This article addresses one particular facet of this, the development of artificial islands and of estates of 'finger islands' (narrow, peninsular areas with direct waterfrontage) and the canalised waterways that facilitate them. The article commences with a discussion of the concepts behind such developments and the nomenclature that has accrued to them, highlighting the contradictions between branding of finger island estates and the actualities of their realisation. This discussion is supported by historical reference to earlier artificial island estates in Florida that provided a model for Australian developers. Case studies of three specific Gold Coast waterfront locations conclude the main body of the article, reflecting on factors related to the stability of their community environments.
This article discusses the concepts of and differences between the French terms presqu'île (almost island) and péninsule (peninsula) and their toponymic uses. The discussion raises a number of questions including how and why particular places are named presqu'île or péninsule. We will first focus on examples located in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and then in mainland France. These two case study areas are complementary. The first example, the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, has been the site of a recent attempt to normalise place-naming for the purpose of asserting sovereignty. The second one, the Cotentin, is a part of Normandy, whose long history of human inhabitation has provided several layers of toponymy. Finally we refer to the use of the term presqu'île in the context of urban riverfront revitalisation. In the latter usage, cities try to promote their locations by using the image of the peninsular 'almost island'. The reflections presented in the article show the complexity involved in naming and interpreting locations as either peninsulas or 'almost islands'.
Résumé À travers l’exemple du golfe du Saint-Laurent, cet article propose une mise en perspective historique de la façon dont les hommes et les sociétés se sont progressivement approprié l’espace marin. Bassin d’évolution de populations amérindiennes, champ de la rivalité franco-anglaise, espace de cohabitation halieutique internationale, le golfe du Saint-Laurent a été, au cours des dernières décennies du XXe siècle, un terrain d’expérimentation pour le Canada de sa volonté d’éjecter les flottilles de pêche étrangères de ses eaux adjacentes. Ce processus désormais quasiment achevé, les enjeux propres au golfe connaissent un double glissement. Une possible diversification économique apparaît avec la présence d’hydrocarbures. En rupture avec la tonalité jusqu’alors internationale des litiges, ce fait nouveau a également pour conséquence de mettre à l’épreuve les relations institutionnelles dans le cadre complexe du fédéralisme canadien, aussi bien entre le pouvoir fédéral et les provinces riveraines qu’entre ces provinces elles-mêmes.
Jersey donne l'exemple d'un territoire insulaire ayant progressivement intégré des réseaux globaux jusqu'à devenir un centre financier offshore parmi les plus actifs et les plus réputés. Ce développement s'est traduit par une forte hausse de sa population et a des conséquences importantes dans les domaines économique, environnemental et social. Mais, concernant un territoire dont l'homogénéité culturelle n'avait pas été fondamentalement remise en cause jusqu'au milieu du siècle dernier, il fait également craindre une perte d'identité. Ce texte évoque les différentes conséquences de cette évolution, puis décrit les principales stratégies gouvernementales pour y faire face. L'aspect culturel -à travers la promotion d'une nation jersiaise et des symboles qu'on lui attribue -est ici plus particulièrement développé.Abstract -Jersey provides an example of an island territory having gradually entered into global networks up to become an offshore financial center among the most active and the most reputed. This development has found expression in a sharp increase in its population and has important consequences on economic, environmental and social fields. But, as a territory which cultural homogeneity had not been fundamentally called into question until the middle of the last century, it also fears a loss of identity. The paper examines the different consequences of this evolution as well as the main strategies carried out by the States of Jersey to face it. A special focus is given to cultural aspects, through the promotion of a Jersey nation endowed with symbolic attributes. Mots clés : Jerseyîles Anglo-normandes -insularitépolitique culturelleidentité séparée Jersey, la prime à l'insularité et à la marginalitéAvec ses 116 km², l'île de Jerseyconstitutive du bailliage du même nom avec les plateaux rocheux inhabités des Minquiers et des Ecrehou -est la plus grande des îles Anglo-normandes 1 . C'est aussi la plus proche des côtes françaises, dont 24 kilomètres seulement la séparent (fig. 1).
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