Planning theory.

... Lecturer: Bernard Bourdillon SID: 0312030. Introduction. The planning profession is in a period of uncertainty at a time of change. There is nothing new in this. One of the features of planning is its openness to external influences, as it is always in a state of some change. The idea that there are four main environments that the planning system deals with, the Physical, Social, Economic and Political, the questions raised are:- * What sort of activity is town planning? * What should town planning be aiming to do? * What are the affects of actual planning practice? I see theses three questions asking What? How? Why? And within these mini essays I hope to answer theses questions in What? How? Why? Why Plan? It is highlighted by Nigel Taylor that "Planning in a general senses is, state intervention in, and playing a, more active role in, the managing and planning of social and economic affairs." (Urban planning

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