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The Ethical Dilemmas Of Local Government Planners In Western Australia, Timothy J. Perkins, Julie A. Crews
The Ethical Dilemmas Of Local Government Planners In Western Australia, Timothy J. Perkins, Julie A. Crews
Research outputs 2013
This paper presents a study of ethical dilemmas faced by planners in local government in the Perth Metropolitan Region (PMR), Western Australia. A qualitative methodology has been adopted to identify planners’ personal and organisational values and the ethical dilemmas they face in their role. Local government planning officers operate in a complex political environment in which their decisions include various stakeholder interests such as private developers, local businesses, environmentalists and government authorities. As such, planners face potential competing interests which challenge their own values and compete with their professional obligations relating to planning practice and governance. Planners from urban-fringe, inner-city …