‘Fantasies of Consensus:’ Planning Reform in Sydney, 2005–2013

MacDonald, H

‘Fantasies of Consensus:’ Planning Reform in Sydney, 2005–2013

MacDonald, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Planning Practice and Research, 2015, 30 (2), pp. 115 - 138
Issue Date:: 2015-03-15

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dc.contributor.author	MacDonald, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-5919	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:19:00Z
dc.date.issued	2015-03-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Planning Practice and Research, 2015, 30 (2), pp. 115 - 138	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-7459	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35229
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 Taylor & Francis. This paper examines the battle to reform and streamline the planning system in Sydney, Australia, between 2005 and 2013. It analyses the strategies the State of NSW has pursued to manage ongoing conflicts over development, and reflects on the challenges the State has encountered in its attempt to redefine democratic engagement, justify decisions, claim legitimacy and forge a consensus around a more pro-development planning system. While New South Wales’ planning reform strategies have pursued an apparently ‘post-political’ agenda (Swyngedouw, Apocalypse forever? Post-political populism and the spectre of climate change, Theory Culture and Society, 27(2–3):213–232, 2010), using policy solutions to depoliticize difficult decisions, the reform process has exacerbated rather than defused conflicts. The story raises questions about the extent to which the new governing strategies of a post-political era can offer effective forums to forge consensus, or to stage-manage agreement over metropolitan development conflicts.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Planning Practice and Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02697459.2014.964062	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	‘Fantasies of Consensus:’ Planning Reform in Sydney, 2005–2013	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
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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
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	30	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. This paper examines the battle to reform and streamline the planning system in Sydney, Australia, between 2005 and 2013. It analyses the strategies the State of NSW has pursued to manage ongoing conflicts over development, and reflects on the challenges the State has encountered in its attempt to redefine democratic engagement, justify decisions, claim legitimacy and forge a consensus around a more pro-development planning system. While New South Wales’ planning reform strategies have pursued an apparently ‘post-political’ agenda (Swyngedouw, Apocalypse forever? Post-political populism and the spectre of climate change, Theory Culture and Society, 27(2–3):213–232, 2010), using policy solutions to depoliticize difficult decisions, the reform process has exacerbated rather than defused conflicts. The story raises questions about the extent to which the new governing strategies of a post-political era can offer effective forums to forge consensus, or to stage-manage agreement over metropolitan development conflicts.

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