ABSTRACT
In Indigenous1 domains, the oppressive legacies of colonial administration have had a profound and continuing effect on the interests of Indigenous peoples. Coexistence of Indigenous peoples, and their underlying claims and interests in the land, resources and places that constitute the modern postcolonial states that are governed by a variety of planning systems, is an important area in which social theory can contribute to improved planning practices. One of the key challenges for planning theory, then, is to acknowledge and address the coexistence of peoples with very different sorts of claims to, relationships with and understandings of place – and each other – and its implications for just, equitable and sustainable decision-making in planning systems.
