From theory to practice: Land use planning in the Gwich'in Settlement Area

• Main Authors: Greening, Hillaire, Gonzales, Neida
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University 1999
• Subjects: City planning > Northwest Territories > Gwich'in Settlement Area > Citizen participation; Land use > Northwest Territories > Gwich'in Settlement Region > Planning; Gwich'in; Gwich'in Land Use Planning Board; Northwest Territories; Conseil
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25316/ir-1422; https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/6511

Land use planning in the Gwich'in Settlement Area is based on a co-management framework in which a variety of stakeholders work together in a formal relationship. Comanagement represents a shift in resource management, from a "top-down" government-led process to one that is inclusive...