A SUPPORT GUIDE FOR TEAMS TRYING TO WORK BETTER, TOGETHER
This discussion guide explores the working relationship between green space practitioners and engineers, including barriers to collaboration between these two groups, and ways they can be overcome.
WHAT’S IN THE GUIDE?
BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 2,000 CONVERSATIONS
with local government, green space practitioners and academics
OUTLINES THE THREE BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
Sourced from interviews with stakeholders
- 1 Clash of cultures
- 2 Siloed education
- 3 Inflexible tender processes
We offered the City of Sydney a 50/50 balance of engineering and green space practitioners working alongside each other. It was a collaboration, not one leading the other.