Practicing within and beyond planning: narratives of practitioners from South Africa

Geetika Anand

Planning Practice & Research, 2024, vol. 39, issue 2, 223-238

Abstract: There is limited scholarship on planning practice that foregrounds narratives of practitioners, especially those based in the post-colonial contexts. Juxtaposing biographical narratives of 12 practitioners from South Africa, this paper highlights the diversity and plurality that exist amongst planners and their practice in these contexts. Having trained in planning to enable socio-spatial change, these practitioners curate their practice within and beyond planning, following their passion, interests, personality, and personal circumstances. It is argued that central to this curation are the considerations of ‘where’ and ‘with whom’ to practice. The place of practice and the people they practice with become expressions of what practitioners value.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2023.2244310

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