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Planning Professionals: Land Use in First Nations
- 1. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 1 November 30, 2005 4th Annual Gathering of National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association HONOURING AND RESPECTING THE LAND THROUGH MODERN PRACTICES 30 November 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia 4th Annual Gathering of National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association HONOURING AND RESPECTING THE LAND THROUGH MODERN PRACTICES 30 November 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 2 November 30, 2005 EVALUATING THE PLAN & THE PLANNER EVALUATING THE PLAN & THE PLANNER Not All Plans are Created Equal Not All Plans are Created Equal David J. Stinson Colette Isaac
- 3. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 3 November 30, 2005 PLANNING MODEPLANNING MODE • Non-Planning – Not Unplanned • Un-Planning – A Response or Intervention • Rational – Predict and Prepare • Continuously Adaptive – Dynamic • Non-Planning – Not Unplanned • Un-Planning – A Response or Intervention • Rational – Predict and Prepare • Continuously Adaptive – Dynamic
- 4. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 4 November 30, 2005 PLANNING STYLEPLANNING STYLE • Engineer as Planner – Aptitude toward Technical • Architect as Planner – Inclination toward Design • Cultural Planner – Concerned about Community Development • ‘Eco’-Planner – Interested in Relationships between People, Land and Economies • Engineer as Planner – Aptitude toward Technical • Architect as Planner – Inclination toward Design • Cultural Planner – Concerned about Community Development • ‘Eco’-Planner – Interested in Relationships between People, Land and Economies
- 5. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 5 November 30, 2005 PLANNING FIRMPLANNING FIRM • Competence – Can they do the job? • Reputation – What have you heard? • “Language” – Do they ‘hear’ your community’s concerns? • Compatibility – Do you feel good about working with them? • Competence – Can they do the job? • Reputation – What have you heard? • “Language” – Do they ‘hear’ your community’s concerns? • Compatibility – Do you feel good about working with them?
- 6. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 6 November 30, 2005 PLANNERPLANNER • Temperament – Ability to work with your community • Education – Formal training • Experience – Work in field of expertise • Certification – Professional ‘Seal of Approval’ • Temperament – Ability to work with your community • Education – Formal training • Experience – Work in field of expertise • Certification – Professional ‘Seal of Approval’
- 7. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 7 November 30, 2005 THE PLANNING CYCLETHE PLANNING CYCLE
- 8. ĭncī΄te v.t. urge on, 8 November 30, 2005 CONSIDER…CONSIDER… How does this help you choose the plan or the planner that is right for you? How does this help you choose the plan or the planner that is right for you?
Editor's Notes
- Intro Colette Isaac: Member of Moose Deer Point First Nation, on Georgian Bay. Cartographer by training, and has worked doing mapping and GIS in surveying, Conservation Authority, and the Ogemawahj Tribal Council. Former First Nation Administrator, and has been consulting since 2003. David J. Stinson: Registered Professional Planner. Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Training in Rural Planning and Development. Former Community Planning Advisor for the Ogemawahj Tribal Council. Also worked for Conservation Authority and has done private consulting work. Incite Planning is the strategic alliance of Colette Isaac and David J. Stinson, who have pooled their expertise to provide planning consulting services to First Nations and those interested in working with First Nation communities. By providing relevant advice and appropriate planning services, they aim to help fill the gaps in the current processes used to make planning decisions.
- Evaluating the Plan and the Planner Not All Plans are Created Equal Not all plans will do everything. There are specific types of plans to address specific types of situations. Certain types of planners are suited to certain situations more than others. The role of the planner changes from circumstance to circumstance. Why did you come to this workshop, and what do you hope to get out of it?
- Non – Planning no planning in the formal sense is needed because things don’t change much, and community life is guided by communal custom with a strong emphasis on tradition This mode is very responsive to everybody when decisions need to be made. Documents tend to be static – maps, community profiles – simply a statement of what exists The role of the planner is to help the community reflect on itself – facilitate the vision development process, or record the community history and profile. Un – Planning Undertaken when a crisis occurs or an opportunity arises that challenges the stability of the community and some type of adaptation is required. Fewer people make the decisions on how to deal with immediate situations. The plan is a response or intervention that attempts to restore balance to the community despite changes The role of the planner is to act as a liaison and facilitator of the process, to mediate misunderstandings and resolve conflicts. Rational Less urgency to react, and attempts to make some decisions before things happen Leaders and experts try to predict, analyze and document what might be coming. Strategies for various sectors of community life – land use, economic development, etc. The planners role is to gather information, analyze, provide predictions and recommendations, and prepare documents. Continuously Adaptive Emphasizes the process more than the products of planning, more interactive in nature Fits well where there is a lot happening to a community, whether inside or out, requiring frequent responses As many stakeholders as possible have input into this process due to the recognition of the interdependence of the decisions being made. Outlines procedures for engaging all stakeholders and makes a genuine attempt to elicit participation from the community on a regular and ongoing basis. The planners role is less to prepare documents, and more to mediate between all the stakeholders, to facilitate the process of gathering information, to ensure clarity and openness of communications, and to devise procedures for decision-making that are responsive to change.
- Engineer as Planner Focus tends to be things like infrastructure or boundary issues Technical, specific, schematics - includes maps and plans Emphasis on how things will function. Architect as Planner Focus tends to be on buildings and landscape layouts Technical, specific, schematics – includes layouts and blueprints, visual conceptualizations Overall emphasis on how things will look. Cultural Planner Focus tends to be on the vision that the community has of itself Visionary, more general, textual, strategies Emphasis on identity. ‘Eco’-Planner Focus tends to be on policy and procedures Analytical, systematic, maps and categories - community or land use plan Emphasis on management
- Objective qualities - Competence Can they do for you what you need them to do? Do their advertised skills and expertise match your needs? Reputation Do they have a good reputation? Can you talk to people for whom they have done this work before? Subjective qualities - “Language” Do you feel that they have understood your community’s concerns? Have they indicated that they can adapt their approaches to match your unique circumstances? Compatibility Are you comfortable working with them? Do they have an attitude that is compatible that is appropriate for your community?
- Temperament Tact and discretion Willingness to learn Education What kind of education, and where did they get it? Is the programme recognized for excellence and expertise? Does it in any way include a native perspective? Experience How long have they been doing this? Was any of it in a native context? Do they have skills that are transferable to your specific circumstances? Certification Have they received professional association’s endorsement? The professional oversight body has examined the schooling, experience, aptitudes and attitudes of that particular individual. Standards of practice and codes of conduct as well as recourse for unethical behaviour.
- The PLANNING CYCLE Decision - a deliberate decision to plan. Research - what we need to know to get somewhere. Implementation - putting something in place that helps to get us where we are going. Management - conduct the day-to-day activities that address the problem that led us to plan in the first place. Is it working? As circumstances change (some based on your plan), new decisions may have to be made, initiating a new round of planning.
- Evaluating Plans and Planners Mode: Is your community: Non-planning, Un-planning, Rational, or Continuously Adaptive Style: Do you need help that is primarily: Technical, Design, Community Development, Relationships Planning Firm: Does the company demonstrate: Competence, Reputation, Language, Compatibility Planner Is the individual(s) suited by: Temperament, Experience, Education, Certification