PUCM stands for
Planning Under Co-operative Mandates. This research programme seeks to determine whether the NZ Government’s devolved and co-operative system of governance for planning will significantly improve sustainable development through local government, by assessing:
- effectiveness of environmental policy and outcomes in district plans by developing and applying evaluation methods; and
- the shift from ‘government’ to ‘governance’ through community outcomes-focused planning and the quality of long-term council community plans.
Future research will compare NZ’s outcome-focussed planning with international initiatives.
For more about PUCM see the Overview page, and about the team see Collaborators’ page.
You can view our publications on the Publications page, and browse available downloads on the Downloads page. If you're interested in ordering one of our books or practice guides please visit the Order page. For our practice training programme workshops, see the Workshops page.
