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    The changing discourse of city plans: Rationalities of planning in Perth, 1955-2010

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    Authors
    MacCallum, Diana
    Hopkins, D.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    MacCallum, Diana and Hopkins, Diane. 2011. The changing discourse of city plans: Rationalities of planning in Perth, 1955-2010. Planning Theory & Practice. 12 (4): pp. 485-510.
    Source Title
    Planning Theory and Practice
    DOI
    10.1080/14649357.2011.626313
    ISSN
    14649357
    School
    School of Built Environment
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    This is an electronic version of an article published in MacCallum, Diana and Hopkins, Diane. 2011. The changing discourse of city plans: Rationalities of planning in Perth, 1955-2010. Planning Theory and Practice. 12 (4): pp. 485-510. is available online at: www.tandfonline.com

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16405
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Plans are among the most durable products of planning, and as such offer a revealing window into the worlds of the planners of their time. In this paper we set out a methodology for viewing those worlds using critical discourse analysis (CDA). This method focuses on four key textural features of plans: construal of substance, construction of agency, generic structure, and presentation. Together they enable the investigator to go beyond thematic discourses and uncover the institutional, political and ideological role of planning during the time period in which plans are produced. We use this method to interrogate the changing rationalities governing planning in Western Australia (WA) since the Second World War by analysing the four major city plans for Perth, covering a period from 1955 to 2010. This longitudinal analysis suggests that planning in WA mirrors concurrent trends in international planning theory, and highlights the significance of "the plan" as an object of inquiry for revealing the changing nature of planning and planners over time.

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