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Five rivers and where they meet (cross-disciplinary reflections on development, policy and place)

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Eversole, R, Five rivers and where they meet (cross-disciplinary reflections on development, policy and place), Journal of Place Management and Development, 2, (2) pp. 95-108. ISSN 1753-8335 (2009) [Refereed Article]


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DOI: doi:10.1108/17538330910975847

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and make sense of the confluence of theoretical and practical preoccupations that contribute to the current interest in place management.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents an overview and interpretation of trends that have led both policy-makers and academics to an interest in the management and development of places. It demonstrates how various streams of thought coalesce into five key concepts: participation, distinctiveness, knowledge, relationships and values – that provide, at their meeting point, a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework for place management and development.

Findings – The field of place management is located – both strategically and challengingly – at the crux of key contemporary policy issues in development and governance. There is a need to draw together insights across disciplines into a conceptual framework that will help both practitioners and academics make sense of the challenges we face.

Research limitations/implications – Understanding where we have come from helps them to chart where we are going. There is opportunity to build a new a theoretical and policy framework around place management that articulates why and how place is important in the context of larger development and governance debates.

Originality/value – As a big-picture overview of a cutting-edge space, this paper is intended to help both practitioners and academics position their work in its broader context.

Item Details

Item Type:Refereed Article
Keywords:governance, regional development
Research Division:Human Society
Research Group:Anthropology
Research Field:Social and cultural anthropology
Objective Division:Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:Expanding knowledge in human society
UTAS Author:Eversole, R (Professor Robyn Eversole)
ID Code:57958
Year Published:2009
Deposited By:Institute for Regional Development
Deposited On:2009-08-26
Last Modified:2013-02-01
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