Michelle Thompson-Fawcett Institute of Australian Geographers & The New Zealand Geographical Society Conference 2014

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (Ngāti Whātua) is an Associate Professor in Te Ihowhenua – Department of Geography, University of Otago. Michelle’s research focusses on power relations and practices of inclusion and exclusion in local planning. Her projects with Māori communities have been grounded by investigations into processes of urban design, cultural landscape management, cultural impact assessment and iwi resource management and planning. She is co-editor of “Tāone Tupu Ora: Indigenous knowledge and sustainable urban design” (2010) and co-author of "Māori and Mining" (2013).

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