Evaluating environmental plan quality: the case of planning for sustainable development in New Zealand
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
- Vol. 37 (2), 155-169
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09640569408711967
Abstract
This study examines the quality of local and regional environmental plans produced under New Zealand's Resource Management Act (RMA) of 1991, which sets forth a national sustainable development strategy. Plan quality characteristics are defined and used as criteria for plan evaluation. A key finding is that planning programmes have significantly advanced since passage of the RMA, but that high quality plans are not necessarily produced by simply passing mandate legislation. Implications of study findings for sustainable development initiatives in other countries and for future research are presented.Keywords
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