Affiliation:
1. Centre for Urban Research RMIT University Melbourne Victoria Australia
2. Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA) Monash University Caulfield East Victoria Australia
Abstract
AbstractThe brewing industry has undergone profound structural and spatial change over the last 150 years. We examine how consolidation began in Victoria's brewing industry using a historical GIS approach. We argue that industry restructuring was shaped by four interlocking dynamics between 1870 and 1900: (1) structural economic change; (2) railway development; (3) technological innovation; and (4) regulatory reform. We show that the ebb and flow of these interacting dynamics generated a non‐linear process of change. Similar to North America and Europe, the industry became highly concentrated. However, this process was complicated by local factors such as climate, economy, and distance.
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