ENVP505 (HAM)
Māori Planning and Resource Management
15 points - half paper

Coordinator: Angeline Greensill
Email: ngahina@waikato.ac.nz

Paper description

This paper aims to familiarise planning students with concepts, principles and methods relevant to Māori planning and resource management.

Paper objectives

Students who complete this paper will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of Maori perspectives (values and beliefs) in relation to resources and environmental planning.
• Identify institutions relevant to Maori resource management and environmental planning.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to planning issues affecting Maori communities.
• Demonstrate written and oral communication skills

Required Text

Kawharu M, (Ed) 2002: Whenua, Managing our Resources. 
Reed Books, Auckland. 
 
Apart from some handouts which will be distributed in class, the required readings for this paper course can be found in this text which is available at Bennett’s Bookshop. 

Recommended Reading:

Hayward J, (Ed) 2003: Local Government and the Treaty of Waitangi, Oxford University Press, Australia.

Assessment

Internal assessment/examination ratio - 1:0

The assessments in this paper are all compulsory. There are four assessment items in this module:

1.               Readings summaries and participation             15%
2.               Seminar                                                         20%
3.               Field Trip Report                                             40%
4.               In-class Test                                                  25%

This paper includes one or more field trips.

Timetable and Organisation:

Refer to the Online Timetable