Handbook

In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, planning professionals must be able to generate new knowledge and apply it in policy making, planning and implementation processes. Engaging a wide range of communities and stakeholders and tapping into both their experience of cities and their tacit knowledge is central to this task. Planners need to understand the importance of engagement and be able to design community and stakeholder engagement processes and apply appropriate and emerging engagement techniques. During their Practice Year, all students will have the opportunity to develop and enhance their communication and community engagement skills, relevant to government agencies, the general public, local councils, private developers and other built environment stakeholders. Students will draw upon their own experiences to appreciate and reflect upon the centrality of effective communication in engagement.