Has planning been de-democratised in Sydney?

MacDonald, H

Has planning been de-democratised in Sydney?

MacDonald, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Geographical Research, 2018, 56 (2), pp. 230 - 240
Issue Date:: 2018-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	MacDonald, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-5919	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:12:19Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Geographical Research, 2018, 56 (2), pp. 230 - 240	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1745-5863	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121242
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Institute of Australian Geographers This paper investigates the complex and continuously evolving processes of de-democratisation evident in urban planning practice in Sydney between 2011 and 2017. New South Wales' successive rounds of planning reform, establishment of a metropolitan commission, and amalgamation of local governments over that period have aimed to reduce local democratic participation in planning decisions, but they have had uneven success. I argue that while New South Wales' efforts to streamline development and de-democratise planning have evolved considerably in response to multiple forms of opposition, the success of the neoliberal project is still uncertain. The insights this story offers add complexity to theorists' claims about the inevitability of depoliticisation and the end of meaningful democratic engagement. The story also offers insights about how power is created, lost, and regained in particular local circumstances.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Geographical Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1745-5871.12264	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en_US
dc.title	Has planning been de-democratised in Sydney?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	56	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	56	en_US

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© 2017 Institute of Australian Geographers This paper investigates the complex and continuously evolving processes of de-democratisation evident in urban planning practice in Sydney between 2011 and 2017. New South Wales' successive rounds of planning reform, establishment of a metropolitan commission, and amalgamation of local governments over that period have aimed to reduce local democratic participation in planning decisions, but they have had uneven success. I argue that while New South Wales' efforts to streamline development and de-democratise planning have evolved considerably in response to multiple forms of opposition, the success of the neoliberal project is still uncertain. The insights this story offers add complexity to theorists' claims about the inevitability of depoliticisation and the end of meaningful democratic engagement. The story also offers insights about how power is created, lost, and regained in particular local circumstances.

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