ABSTRACT
With considerable public discussion about the future use of the northern Australian landscape, it is critical that regional land use planning receives policy and operational scrutiny. This chapter contends that stable, adaptive approaches to regional land use planning in the north are essential to respond to deep levels of landscape contestability. We explore the success or otherwise of regional land use planning ‘experiments’ across the north over recent decades. We also review the contemporary challenges to institutionalize and implement strong regional land use planning approaches.
