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Remembering participation in planning: the case of the Princes Hill Community Garden
This paper seeks to reclaim some ground and to maintain the currency of practical knowledge of participation among Australian planners. A single instructive case is used to examine core participation values derived from communicative planning. The paper uses the illustrative case of an inner city Melbourne municipality, Yarra City Council, and their attempts to establish five new community gardens. It specifically examines the proposed community garden at Hardy Gallagher Reserve (HGR) in Princes Hill. This paper considers why, after initiating the project in October 2008, it had failed by April 2010, despite widespread community support. Using the lens of communicative planning theory, we argue that the planning process for the community garden at HGR was doomed to fail from the beginning, demonstrating a lack of consideration for appropriate participation. Using this case, we set out five lessons for participation, demonstrated by the application of communicative theory in this instance. We argue for early commitment to collaboration; planners taking an active role; active management of processes in parallel with statutory requirements; defining carefully community memberships; and maintaining good communication. The paper concludes that a more active approach to participation, informed by key communicative ideals, would have increased the project’s chances of success.
Remembering participation in planning: the case of the Princes Hill Community Garden
This paper seeks to reclaim some ground and to maintain the currency of practical knowledge of participation among Australian planners. A single instructive case is used to examine core participation values derived from communicative planning. The paper uses the illustrative case of an inner city Melbourne municipality, Yarra City Council, and their attempts to establish five new community gardens. It specifically examines the proposed community garden at Hardy Gallagher Reserve (HGR) in Princes Hill. This paper considers why, after initiating the project in October 2008, it had failed by April 2010, despite widespread community support. Using the lens of communicative planning theory, we argue that the planning process for the community garden at HGR was doomed to fail from the beginning, demonstrating a lack of consideration for appropriate participation. Using this case, we set out five lessons for participation, demonstrated by the application of communicative theory in this instance. We argue for early commitment to collaboration; planners taking an active role; active management of processes in parallel with statutory requirements; defining carefully community memberships; and maintaining good communication. The paper concludes that a more active approach to participation, informed by key communicative ideals, would have increased the project’s chances of success.
Remembering participation in planning: the case of the Princes Hill Community Garden
Nolan, Elanna (author) / March, Alan (author)
Australian Planner ; 53 ; 187-200
2016-07-02
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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