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Conflicts in Planning Policy and Practice in Queensland, Mellini Sloan, QUT

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Page 1: Conflicts in Planning Policy and Practice in Queensland, Mellini Sloan, QUT

University academic perspectives on incorporation of urban planning into secondary school geography curriculum

new york city skyline – spraypaintstencils.com

Or, really, how I would like to help you (even better) stimulate interest among your current (my future) students in pursuing planning studies at university

Mellini Sloan Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology [email protected]

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QUT’s Planning Course

1st Year 1st Semester

Introducing Professional Learning

Stewardship of Land

Introduction to Planning & Design

History of Built Environment

1st Year 2nd Semester

Urban Development Economics

Project Planning in Urban Development

Population & Urban Studies

Land Use Planning

2nd Year 1st Semester

Site Planning

Planning Processes & Consultation

Geographic Information Systems

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Applied Law

Business Skills

Development Assessment & Infrastructure

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

3rd Year 1st Semester

Urban Design

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

Geospatial Mapping

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

3rd Year 2nd Semester Environmental Planning

& Management

Project Unit (Transport Planning)

Development Process

STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

2nd Year 1st Semester

Urban Planning Practice

Planning Theory & Ethics

Research Methods

Work Integrated Learning

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Community Planning

Thesis

Regional & Metropolitan Policy

Regional Planning Practice

I teach the units in magenta…

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Composition of Commencing Planning Cohorts

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2006 (77) 2007 (83) 2008 (97) 2009 (84) 2010 (80) 2011 (64)

Year (Number of Students in Cohort)

Domestic School-Leaver Domestic Non-School Leaver International

Data from QUT course reports.

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2012 Commencing Planning Cohort & School Subjects

Geography 54%

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Why I am here

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Minors Selected by 2010 Commencing Planning Cohort

Geography 24%

Graphic shows minors of Planning (UD40UDP) currently enrolled in the 2012 offering of Environmental Planning & Management unit, a unit generally undertaken in 3rd year

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Why I am here

1st Year 1st Semester

Introducing Professional Learning

Stewardship of Land

Introduction to Planning & Design

History of Built Environment

1st Year 2nd Semester

Urban Development Economics

Project Planning in Urban Development

Population & Urban Studies

Land Use Planning

2nd Year 1st Semester

Site Planning

Planning Processes & Consultation

Geographic Information Systems

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Applied Law

Business Skills

Development Assessment & Infrastructure

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

Secondary School Preparation

3rd Year 1st Semester

Urban Design

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

Geospatial Mapping

<STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

3rd Year 2nd Semester Environmental Planning

& Management

Project Unit (Transport Planning)

Development Process

STUDENT SELECTED MINOR UNIT>

2nd Year 1st Semester

Urban Planning Practice

Planning Theory & Ethics

Research Methods

Work Integrated Learning

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Community Planning

Thesis

Regional & Metropolitan Policy

Regional Planning Practice

?

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Unbearable Lightness of Being a First Year Student

/ Time of great change – school-leavers suddenly have MANY choices

/ Research tells us first year uni students struggle with social integration… if they feel isolated they struggle more, likely same as at school.

/ Using social media in first year planning subject to help build student social networks, finding out a lot about first year students FROM the students themselves

/ Choose planning because they are excited about directing future development, creating future cities

/ Not really sure what planners “do”

/ Eager to engage in conversations about planning & possibilities for societal and built environment change, reduction of impacts on resources

/ Initially struggle with translation of abstract ideas (theory) into practice

/ Once they get “it”, can’t get them to shut up

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Sorting out what planning is – a broader perspective

planning is the process of making decisions to guide

future action... shaping cities, towns and regions by managing development, infrastructure and services.

balancing the built and natural environment, community needs, cultural significance, and economic sustainability, planners aim to improve our quality of life and create vibrant communities.

as well as assessing development proposals and devising policies to guide future development, planners work in areas as diverse as housing, energy, health, education, communications, leisure, tourism and transport. They create new, and revitalise existing, public spaces, conserve places of heritage and enhance community

value.

planning institute of australia (2005)

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Understanding what constitutes “good” planning

... helps create communities that offer better

choices for where and how people live. planning helps community members envision the direction

their community grow and will help them find the

right balance of new development and essential services, protection of the environment and innovative change.

american planning association (2008)

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What the ABS says planners do

australian bureau of statistics (2006)

confer with government authorities, communities, architects, social scientists, lawyers, & planning,

development & environmental specialists

advise governments & organisations

on urban & regional planning & resource planning

recommend measures affecting

land use, the environment, public utilities, community facilities, housing & transportation

compile & analyse data on economic, legal, political, cultural, demographic,

sociological, physical & environmental factors affecting land use

devise & recommend use & development of land

present narrative & graphic plans, programs & designs to groups & individuals

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Resource Materials Providing a theoretical framework through traditional resources

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Resource Materials Synthesis of planning practice & history in Australia

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Resource Materials Recent plans, policies, guidelines – some less recent than others

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Resource Materials Recent plans, policies, guidelines – some less recent than others

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Resource Materials Using multimedia resources to help students understand planning

historic preservation

urban renewal

brownfield reuse

active transport

public space

radical change

citizen perspectives

public participation

hope & holistic thinking

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Resource Materials Using multimedia resources to help students understand planning

•Joe Bjelke-Petersen demolition of Bellevue Hotel & Cloudland Spurs Historic Preservation - http://vimeo.com/24442912 •Urban renewal in 1960s NYC – Activist Jane Jacobs and Planner Robert Moses in Conflict - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUeuQT6t7kg&feature=fvwrel •The Castle as a pop culture intro to citizen perspectives on development •Battle for Brooklyn (documentary) – urban renewal and public participation, recently aired on ABC •Jan Gehl, renowned planner, author public space studies for almost all Australian cities of scale - http://fora.tv/2011/05/02/Jan_Gehl_Cities_for_People •HighLine in NYC – treuse of disused transport infrastructure – Ed Norton talks about possibility •Janet Sadik-Khan on diversification of transport in NYC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDMf7VG5pXM •William H. Whyte – how people use public space – Social Life Small Urban Spaces - http://vimeo.com/6821934 •Jaime Lerner – Former Mayor of Curitiba – hope and holistic thinking – REALLY FUNNY - http://www.ted.com/talks/jaime_lerner_sings_of_the_city.html •Even more… http://www.streetfilms.org/