Evaluation Theory Practice and Urban-Rural Interplay in Planning

This interdisciplinary volume explores the evaluation of theory-practice and growth-conservation interactions in planning. Over the past years traditional evaluation methods have disregarded various aspects in decision-making, such as uncertain value conflicts, ecological imperative use of non-expert knowledge, and citizen participation. This volume presents an incentive to examine the evaluation methods used by means of a number of chapters on case studies.
Audience: This book will be of interest to scientists, researchers and practitioners in urban, regional and strategic planning, urban and social history, social geography, public administration and policy sciences.

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Reviews techniques developed for evaluating the interactions between theory and practice and between growth and conservation in planning, to replace earlier traditional techniques that disregarded various aspects in decision-making, such as uncertain value conflicts, ecological imperative use of non-expert knowledge, and citizen participation. Among other topics, considers the role of will-shaping, integrating environmental assessment with development planning, assessing the political dimensions of the structure planning process, the case of urban transport infrastructures, minerals planning, and landscape evaluation and planning in the Veneto region. The 17 papers were selected from presentations at a workshop in Valenzano (Bari), Italy, in November 1993. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.