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

• Main Authors: Greening, Hillaire, Gonzales, Neida
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Institute of Planners 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; Conseil; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6511; https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1422

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...