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The standard model of the planning process begins with the steps of goal definition and data collection. But in practice goals, and often data, have little impact on public policy. Decision makers and their constituents reserve their judgments and most of their participation until after the preliminary steps, waiting to see specific policies and assess the effects of those policies on their interests. By passing quickly over the preliminary steps and developing concrete policy alternatives, planners can avoid much of the tedium that precedes real policy analysis, encourage substantive citizen involvement, and get better policies quicker.
The standard model of the planning process begins with the steps of goal definition and data collection. But in practice goals, and often data, have little impact on public policy. Decision makers and their constituents reserve their judgments and most of their participation until after the preliminary steps, waiting to see specific policies and assess the effects of those policies on their interests. By passing quickly over the preliminary steps and developing concrete policy alternatives, planners can avoid much of the tedium that precedes real policy analysis, encourage substantive citizen involvement, and get better policies quicker.
Planning without Preliminaries
Moore, Terry (author)
Journal of the American Planning Association ; 54 ; 525-528
1988-12-31
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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