Indigenous People and the Miserable Failure of Australian Planning

Libby Porter

Planning Practice & Research, 2017, vol. 32, issue 5, 556-570

Abstract: Major changes in Australian law and significant research efforts have re-positioned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as important actors in planning. Yet, this has barely penetrated the consciousness of the mainstream professional community. Current requirements for professional competencies and planning curricula fall well short of preparing planners to productively engage with Indigenous people. The profession itself barely acknowledges the significant changes advanced in Indigenous studies and planning, and the new imperatives. This paper details the contemporary position of planning practice in Australia with regard to Indigenous people and considers the changes required to more justly engage with Indigenous rights.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2017.1286885

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