Course overview
This course will provide students with an understanding of the institutional and political environment in which planners operate, and to discuss the implications of changes to these environments for planning as a public sector activity. Students will develop knowledge of the changing political and institutional environment in which planners operate, and the resulting impact on the development of planning policy and built outcomes. They will gain knowledge of the impacts of public sector deregulation, changes to government resourcing, and the requirement to mediate and manage interests across an increasing number of stakeholders involved in planning policy making and planning decisions including through community engagement. Students will become familiar with the roles of the private sector and the general public in influencing planning policy, including anti-planning sentiments and organised social movements related to contemporary issues including climate change and global capitalism.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain various political, institutional, governance and community engagement arrangements in relation to how they inform planning processes, policy outcomes and human environments
- Identify the inter-relationships between stakeholders in managing planning systems and facilitating planning outcomes
- Critically assess the efficacy of a planning system within its societal, political, institutional and governance contexts
- Create an effective planning solution responsive to relevant political, institutional, governance and community stakeholders
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