Caroline Miller is a New Zealand environmental planner and historian. She is a

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, Palmerston North, and is the author of

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’s first book on planning history; ''The Unsung Profession''.

Biography

Caroline Miller graduated from the

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with a BA. She worked for the

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as a planning practitioner. Having obtained a BRP, Miller went on to complete a

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thesis on the history of the planning profession in New Zealand from 1900-1933. Her continued research interest in planning history led to the release of ''The Unsung Profession'' in 2007. Other research interests include

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generally, and the relationship between

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structures and planning practice.

References

External links

Massey University Staff Profile
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