Building the foundations of collaboration: From housing development to community renewal
Zohreh Karaminejad; Suzanne Vallance; Roy Montgomery
Abstract – Tuhinga Whakarāpopoto
Collaborative governance and planning are an improvement on technocratic “top-down” approaches. They are however, often criticized for exacerbating power imbalances. Other criticisms include failing to be inclusive and impartial and ignoring historical conflict. In this paper, BBHTC researchers investigate how strong foundations for collaborative housing renewal can help community renewal. Before formal stages of collaboration start, a project needs adequate levels of credibility, trust, relationships, community capability, and an appropriate mandate. In practical terms, this means allowing for adequate time and resource budgets. It also requires employing officials who have an appropriate attitude of open-mindedness alongside technical aptitude.
Articles associated with this research – Karere Tūhono
News: Building the foundations of collaboration: From housing development to community renewal
31 March 2021: Collaborative governance and planning are usually seen as an improvement on technocratic “top-down” approaches, but they can be criticized for exacerbating power imbalances, failing to be inclusive and/or impartial, and for ignoring historical conflict. A team of Building Better Researchers Drs Zohreh Karaminejad, Suzanne Vallance, and Roy Montgomery from Lincoln University investigated how strong foundations for collaborative housing-renewal may be built to address these concerns and facilitate broader community-renewal ambitions. >> Read More
Keywords – Kupu Hāngai
engagement, urban development, planning, community engagement, community development, community wellbeing, decision making, collaborative governance, collaborative planning, housing renewal
Fields of Research – Āpure Rangahau
Geography; Urban Studies; Community Engagement; Urban Design
Date – Te Wā Whakarewa
2020-12
Type – Te Auaha
Journal paper
Collections – Kohinga Kaupapa
Citation – Kupu Hautoa
Karaminejad, Z., Vallance, S. & Montgomery, R. (2020). Building the foundations of collaboration: From housing development to community renewal. Current Urban Studies, 8, 4, 599-622. DOI: 10.4236/cus.2020.84033
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