1st Edition

Planning Theory for Practitioners

By Michael Brooks Copyright 2002
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. In this new book, the author bridges the gap between theory and practice. The author describes an original approach-Feedback Strategy-that builds on the strengths of previous planning theories with one big difference: it not only acknowledges but welcomes politics-the bogeyman of real-world planning. Don't... Read more
Planning Practice and Political Power, Planning Practice and Planning Theory, Running the Gauntlet of Planning Critics, Rationales for Public Planning, The Critical Role of Values and Ethics, Centralized Rationality: The Planner as Applied Scientist, Centralized Non-Rationality: The Planner Confronts Politics, Decentralized Rationality: The Planner as Political Activist, Decentralized Non-Rationality: The Planner as Communicator, Setting the Stage: Ideas, Feedback, Goals-and Trial Balloons, The Feedback Strategy of Public Planning, The Politically Savvy Planner, Vision

Biography

Michael Brooks