Plan-making for sustainability : the New Zealand experience / Neil J. Ericksen (University of Waikato), Philip R. Berke (University of North Carolina), Janet L. Crawford (Planning Consultants Ltd, Auckland), Jennifer E. Dixon (University of Au

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ericksen, Neil J., author.

Berke, Philip, 1951- author.

Crawford, Jan, 1951- author.

Dixon, Jennifer (Jennifer E.), author.

Series:

Urban planning and environment.

Urban Planning and Environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--New Zealand.

Environmental policy.

Environmental management--New Zealand.

Environmental management.

Sustainable development--New Zealand.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.

Summary:

"Around the introduction of Agenda 21 at Rio in 1991, some countries like the Netherlands and New Zealand were already leading the way with quite innovative approaches to environmental planning. Focusing on the New Zealand government's innovations in sustainable and environmental planning, particularly the Resource Management Act of 1991, this book highlights planning and governance under devolved and co-operative mandates. It uses multiple methods to evaluate the quality of policy statements and district plans prepared by regional and local councils respectively, as well as the various inter- and intra-organizational and institutional factors affecting them. It also analyses the quality of the plans' implementation through the consensus or permits process, and the quality of the environmental outcomes."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

chapter Introduction: From Rio to RMA: Great Expectations

part PART 1: APPROACHES TO PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE

chapter 1 Planning Mandates: From Theory to Practice

chapter 2 Making Plans: From Theory to Practice

part PART 2: INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLANNING IN NEW ZEALAND

chapter 3 Central Government: Walking the Talk

chapter 4 Regional Government: A Non-Partner

chapter 5 Maori Interests: Elusive Partnership

part PART 3: PLAN QUALITY AND CAPABILITY UNder THE RMA

chapter 6 Regional Councils: Lightweight Policy Statements and Limited Capability

chapter 7 District Councils: Mixed Results in Planning and Capability

chapter 8 Influencing Factors: Linking Mandates, Councils, Capability and Quality

part PART 4: LOCAL CASE STUDIES

chapter 9 Far North District: Resisting Innovation

chapter 10 Queenstown Lakes District: Development Meets Environment

chapter 11 Tauranga District: Policy Coherence on the Coast

chapter 12 Tasman District: Political Populism

chapter Conclusion: A Decade On: Unfulfilled Expectations

part APPENDICES

chapter 1 Key Provisions of the RMA Affecting Local Government Functions

chapter 2 Methodology

chapter 3 Plan Coding Protocol.

Notes:

First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-91096-5

1-351-91097-3

1-315-24674-0

9781315246741

OCLC:

993648226