Better places : Richer communities : cultural planning and local development : a practical guide / editor: Marla Guppy and Associates ; principle author first edition: Graham Sansom Pty. Ltd

Preface -- Introduction and Summary -- Part One. A Framework for Action. 1. Cultural development and Cultural Planning: Responding to Contemporary Issues ; Cultural Developments ; Cultural Diversity ; Cultural Resources ; Environmental Design ; Role of Artists ; Cultural Planning ; Cultural Assessment ; Goals and Objectives ; Scales of Planning ; Outcomes and Actions ; Possible Actions -- 2. An Integrated Approach: Integrated Planning and Cultural Development ; Awareness Raising ; Community Involvement ; Recognising and Developing Skills ; Strategic and Corporate Planning ; Organisation Structure and Decision-Making ; Regional Cooperation and Inter-Government Relations ; Building Capacity ; Checklist: Key Questions for an Integrated Approach -- 3. Strategies for Change: Keys to Success ; Measuring Progress ; Local Government Cultural Development Strategy -- Part Two. Examples of practice. 4. The Projects: Commentary ; Placing Value on the Local Experience ; A Logical Entry-Point ; A Flexible Approach ; An Emphasis on Collaboration -- 5. Focus. Industrial Areas: Camellia Industrial Estate Enhancement Project, City of Parramatta, Nsw ; Railway Place Viewing Platform, City of Melbourne, Victoria ; North Coogee Landscape Plan, City of Cockburn, Western Australia -- 6. Focus. Natural Environments: Swan Hill River Precinct Project, Swan Hill, Victoria ; Restoring the Waters Project, Fairfield, Nsw -- 7. Focus. Urban Development: Gungahlin Town Centre Master Plan, Act ; Bundaleer Neighbourhood Plan, Nsw Department of Housing -- 8. Focus. Reconciliation: Another View Walking Trail, City of Melbourne, Victoria ; Garden of the Patriots, City Of Burnie, Tasmania -- 9. Focus. Facilities Development: Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Wagga Wagga, Nsw ; Swallowcliffe Schools, Elizabeth West, SA -- 10. Focus. Public Environments and Urban Places: Kuranda Development Principles, Mareeba Shire Council, North Queenland ; Palmerston Artpath, Palmerston Town Council, Northern Territory ; Westend Streetscape Project, Town Park and Public Art Project, Brisbane City Council. Queensland -- 11. Focus. Cultural Planning and Policy Development: Narrogin Cultural Plan, Western Australia ; South Sydney Art and Public Places Policy, Sydney, New South Wales ; Project Sources