Building Competences for Spatial Planners [[electronic resource] ] : Methods and Techniques for Performing Tasks with Efficiency

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459675503321
• Autore: Perdicoulis Anastassios
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-10462-8; 9786613104625; 1-136-82895-8; 0-203-83138-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Collana: Natural and Built Environment Series
• Disciplina: 307.1/2; 711.12
• Soggetti: Regional planning; Spatial behavior; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Communities - Urban Groups; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Building Competences for Spatial Planners; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Spatial planning; Focus on the process; In this book; Summary; Questions; 2 The planning operation; Task 2.1 Define the planning problem; Task 2.2 Define the planning tasks and their sequence; Task 2.3 Define the timing of the planning operation; Summary; Questions; 3 Current situation; Task 3.1 Scope and collect data in appropriate media; Task 3.2 Identify the stakeholders; Task 3.3 Define the obligations; Summary; Questions; 4 Intended outcomes; Task 4.1 Define the aggregation levelsTask 4.2 Select the media to register the intentions; Task 4.3 Gather the visions; Task 4.4 Define the intended outcomes; Task 4.5 Verify the intended outcomes; Summary; Questions; 5 Proposed action; Task 5.1 Locate the aggregation levels; Task 5.2 Select the media to register the action; Task 5.3 Conceive the ; action; Task 5.4 Verify the action proposals; Summary; Questions; 6 Assessment and implementation; Task 6.1 Forecast the outcomes of action proposals; Task 6.2 Define criteria to select the best alternative; Task 6.3 Select the best alternative for actionTask 6.4 Prepare to implement the selected action; Summary; Questions; 7 Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Spatial planning is a process. The focus of this book is on the sequence of key tasks that constitute the process and on special techniques that are suitable to conduct these tasks. Spatial planners require a number of skills to manage this process in an efficient manner, select the necessary tasks for each specific planning context, as well as the appropriate techniques for each task - always considering the people with whom and for whom they plan.Rather than recommending options, or 'recipes', this book stimulates critical thinking and questioning: What do we want to achieve? How c