It is the purpose of this paper to engage with the challenge of interpreting situations and events in history so that they can be realized as forms of ‘mediated products’. The process and action of mediation has more to do with the ‘domestication’ of ‘the spoils of history’ (Lowenthal, 1996), and the transformation of those...

Developing a theory of factors that contributes to the more sustainable development of the Morinda citrifolia (Nonu) Industry in Samoa, I argue that the Samoan Nonu product cannot compete in the Pacific region due to the large-scale production of its main competitor, Tahitian Noni.

Families are often faced with a range of different, complex health and psychosocial problems. Place-based approaches aim to address these complex problems by focusing on the social and physical environment of a community and on better integrated and more accessible service systems, rather than focusing principally on the problems faced by individuals. A place-based approach...

The importance of place and place-making has long been advocated by urban planners, geographers and philosophers. In reflecting on contemporary social and community planning, this paper will look to luminaries for inspiration for how we as researchers, practitioners, educators and students might work alongside communities seeking ways to create and sustain contented, healthy and resilient...

Whilst some disciplines analyse paintings and photographs and how they represent different landscapes, very little has been written on how planners have used or could use a range of creative media to represent sense of place.