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Comprehensive planning for the 21st century : general theory and principles

Author: Melville Campbell Branch
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Melville Campbell Branch
ISBN: 0275960900 9780275960902 0275961818 9780275961817
OCLC Number: 37567226
Description: ix, 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: I. Essential descriptive terms -- II. Theoretical context -- III. General principles : Information: selection and utilization -- Available resources: allocation -- Natural, human and purposive change: interrelationships -- Objectives: dependent variables -- Primary elements: selection and integration -- Projection: separate and unified -- The infinite scope of planning: analytical pitfall -- Representation of the entirety: basic reference -- Continuous process: planning and plans -- Feedback: interrelating plans and performance -- Uncertainty, risk, and ambiguity: constant condition -- Tolerance and flexibility: accommodating change -- Peak periods: exceptional circumstances -- Time and priority: sequence -- Jurisdiction, scope, and areal coverage: determinant considerations -- Resistance to planning: inevitable reality -- IV. The planning imperative and human behavior.
Responsibility: Melville C. Branch.

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