The aim of the research conducted on Stuart park is to investigate the human impact on the coastal environment. LOCATION Stuart park is central to Wollongong's CBD, lagoon and North Beach, it is In the on the south east coast of Australia. Research questions raised: * Developments in the area. Describe them. * Land clearance and landscaping in the area (how much has there been, where is it, and why has it been done) * What vegetation is …showed first 75 words of 622 total…

…showed last 75 words of 622 total…example canine date palms. This can be resolved in the planting of native species that would have originally been growing in the region. Sand dunes have also been affected by human impact, landscaping and people collapsing the natural formation of dunes where natural vegetation is absent. Action to prevent this human impact is to create development such as walkways or fences to conserve the natural formation of sand dunes and coastal flora and fauna. Figure 1: