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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: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Anthropology |
| Research Field: | Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society |
| 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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