Consensus Planning
The Relevance of Communicative Planning Theory in Duth Infrastructure Development
Published on 28. August 2000
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-0-7546-1430-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text offers a standpoint on communicative, participatory planning called "consensus planning". The discussion takes place in the Netherlands, where consensus-based decision-making is part of the national heritage. The book explores recent Dutch infrastructure development experiences and concludes that communicative planning theory does not offer uniform relevance for the challenges that planning practitioners face. Building on these experiences, it proposes the concept of consensus planning as valuable in a complementary, normalized, and contingent way. Consensus planning, in other words, has diverse practical appearances and sometimes may not exist or be desirable.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 154 mm
Width: 223 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-1430-2 (9780754614302)
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Content
Introduction: background; aim and scope; objectives; outline and some methodological remarks. Theoretical underpinnings: shifting grounds in planning theory; three views on consensus planning; a view based on collaboration and learning; a view based on bargaining and negotiating; a view based on will shaping and persuasion; bringing the views into focus. Some relevant issues for consensus planning: an issue of co-operation; an issue of democracy; pragmatic issues; application issues; some concluding remarks. The setting - infrastructure development in the Netherlands: the Dutch planning system and planning culture; Dutch infrastructure policy; some examples; some concluding remarks. Evaluating consensus planning - an overall picture of Dutch initiatives: local participatory traffic in two cities; the "infralab approach" - collaboration for local and regional implementation; three "open planning processes" in regional infrastructure development; three cases of regional consensus planning; national corporate consensus planning; some concluding remarks and discussion. Evaluating consensus planning - an assessment based on complexity: complexity; the evaluation framework; an evaluation of opinions; an evaluation of cases; some concluding remarks and discussion. Evaluating consensus planning - the position of residents in two cases: hypotheses; measuring consensus; case one - Groningen Airport Eelde; case two - Hanze railway route; some concluding remarks. Evaluating consensus planning - some critical reflections. The essence of consensus planning.