Since the 1950s, African cities in a quest for modernity and prosperity have been urgently
playing catch up to deal with the increasing demand for adequate urban systems and …

The characteristics of the planning and governance systems influence how participatory
practices, such as focus groups and online consultations, are employed. This study reviews …

This introduction to the special issue on strategic planning has four main parts. First comes a
discussion of what makes public-sector strategic planning strategic. This discussion is meant …

To date land-change science has devoted little attention to spatial policy and planning in
urban landscapes despite the widely accepted premise that planning affects urban land …

Strategists have unique skills and abilities to connect the past and the present in order to
predict what might happen in the future. The current study is the culmination of a number of …

The looming climate crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the
importance of green infrastructure in and around cities, prompting an urgent call for more …

The essential planning resource and framework for nonprofit leaders Strategic Planning for
Public and Nonprofit Organizations is the comprehensive, practical guide to building and …

Cities and urban regions have become central to ensuring a sustainable future. Many
regions employ strategic spatial planning, a transformative and integrative public-sector-led …

Albert Einstein once remarked that the world was characterized by a proliferation of means
and a confusion of goals. This certainly characterizes the state of global higher education …

Implementing strategic spatial plans is a complex task. The process involves strategy
formation, institutional capacity building, funding mechanism establishment and governance …