New Principles in Planning Evaluation

by Abdul Khakee, Angela Hull, Donald Miller (Editor)

Bringing together examples of current research and practice from Europe, the UK and North America, this book explores the latest ideas developed in the field of planning evaluation.The contributions focus on measuring environmental justice, assessing sustainability of urban development alternatives, and strategies for involving and communicating the analytical results to various stakeholder groups. Application of evaluation methods in planning contexts at several scales is also addressed. Each chapter uses a case study and demonstrates the complexity of the decision-making process whilst providing practical advice. The book will be of interest to policy analysts, city and regional planners, environmental managers and students and practitioners in the development industry.

344 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2008