The map below shows the changes that have taken place at the waterfront area of a town called Darwin between 2009 and 2014.

The diagrams describe how the seaside area of Darwin transformed between 2009 and 2014.

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, the waterfront zone of

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town underwent a number of dramatic changes, the most important of which are the establishment of a harbour, the disappearance of industrial space and the expansion of accommodations catering for housing needs. In the northwest, the school and convention centre stayed the same throughout 5 years.

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trees and a lake in the centre surrounded by a sidewalk still remained, a small area in which many factories were located was knocked down to make way for an oval swimming pool.

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, a big industrial zone in the southwest was converted into a university building and a forest which was divided into two parts by a new footpath. The end point of

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path was the harbour with a direct view of the sea. Three residential blocks were constructed in the centre of the maps, making

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area to become denser. Meanwhile, no changes were made to two large swimming pools and a fishing site in the northeast.