The vast amount of data being generated in and about cities creates both an opportunity and
a dilemma for urban policymakers and planners. This paper articulates the theoretical …

An earlier generation of planners turned to Rittel & Webber's conception of “wicked
problems” to explain why conventional scientific approaches failed to solve problems of …

The curriculum for graduate education in planning has been largely dictated by a conception
of the planner's role as a technical advisor to decisionmakers. The rational planning model …

Evaluation is a critical stage in urban and regional planning and development, with the
consideration of alternative proposals essential for informed debate and decision …

For as long as I can remember people have bemoaned the divorce between planning theory
and planning practice. Although some are practitioners, most (for example, Hemmens, 1980; …

We examine the core curricula of the master's degree programs of thirty planning schools in
the United States and Canada and discuss patterns in core requirements. We compare …

Evaluation is not something new: it has always been an intrinsic part of decision making.
Whenever a reasoning actor undertakes a particular course of action, some consideration …

Purpose This paper focuses on the competencies and skills needed in preparing graduates
of urban planning schools to meet the real-world challenges of professional practices. The …

Using results from two national surveys, this article explores differences in what planning
skills are deemed most important from the perspectives of planning educators and …

Planning is a way of acting. People learn to plan by practicing planning. Yet university
planning programs give predominant attention to classroom activity. A cultural division …