Ecology of community: Exploring principles of socially-based tenure in urban papakāinga and cohousing communities
Berghan, James
Abstract – Tuhinga Whakarāpopoto
Social (or communal) tenure refers to systems of rights which are based on social norms, processes and relationships. Social tenures are a feature of many Indigenous cultures, where land and resources are managed from a collectivist, rather than an individualist, standpoint. For instance, in New Zealand, Māori society was traditionally based around territorial tribal living, with hapū (sub-tribes) controlling and defending particular territories.
Articles associated with this research – Karere Tūhono
News: Ecology of community
20 December 2021: Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: He Kāinga Whakamana Tangata, Whakamana Taiao (BBHTC) was pleased to invest in a PhD scholarship to allow James Berghan (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri) to complete his important mahi on social tenure. In 2020, James successfully defended his PhD thesis at Otago University and is now officially Dr James Berghan. He is now also a Lecturer in Urban Design in the School of Surveying, at the University of Otago – the first Māori academic to join the school. >> Read More.
Other reports associated with this research
Berghan, J. (2021). Kaupapakāinga: The potential for Māori cohousing. Report for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Affordable Housing for Generations. September 2021, 37 pgs. Wellington: BBHTC.
Berghan, J., Goodwin, D. & Carter, L. (2018). Remaking community: Building principles of communal tenure into contemporary housing developments. In Remaking Cities: Conference Proceedings, pp. 45-51. Melbourne: RMIT university.
Henry, E. & Crothers, C. (2019). Exploring Papakāinga: A Kaupapa Māori quantitative methodology. Report for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua, project 8 – Papakainga Whenu 3, May 2019. Wellington: BBHTC
Keywords – Kupu Hāngai
Housing, tenures, communal tenures, making communities, urban wellbeing, affordable housing, urban papakāinga, cohousing
Fields of Research – Āpure Rangahau
Surveying; Affordable Housing; Community Planning; Communal Tenures
Date – Te Wā Whakarewa
2020-02
Type – Te Auaha
PhD thesis
Collections – Kohinga Kaupapa
Citation – Kupu Hautoa
Berghan, J. (2020). Ecology of community: Exploring principles of socially-based tenure in urban papakāinga and cohousing communities (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10529
