Ebook: Evaluation in Planning: Facing the Challenge of Complexity

This book is the result of a three day workshop on "Evaluation in theory and practice in spatial planning" held in Ramsey Hall, University College London, in September 1996. Some 30 people from 8 different countries attended and 20 papers were presented. The majority of them now form the basis for this book. This occasion was the third on the topic, the two preceding having taken place in Umea in June 1992 and in Bari in 1994. Following these three meetings, we can now say that this small, industrious, international family really enjoy meeting up from time to time at each others places, in the presence of older members and new children, each one presenting his/her own recent experiences. It particularly enjoys exchanging views and arguing about the current state and the future of evaluation in spatial planning (all families have their vices ... ). It is also pleasing to see these experiences and discussions resulting in a book for those who could not attend and for the broader clan in the field. Not long time ago, but ages in the accelerated academic time scale, evaluation in planning established its own role and distinct features as an instrument for helping the decision-making process. Now this role and these features are exposed to major challenges. First, the evolution of planning theory has lead to the conception of new planning paradigms, based on theories of complexity and communicative rationality.

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This book provides a comprehensive and dynamic picture of the state of research in urban and regional planning evaluation, integrating contributions from key scholars in the field. The volume covers a variety of aspects, including methodological issues, analysis of practice, and epistemological and theoretical questions. Although different positions emerge, all authors share the common intention to link recent developments in planning theory with new approaches to evaluation research - rising concerns for communicative planning, complexity, participation, sustainable development, conservation of the natural and built heritage challenge consolidated and institutionalized evaluation models and practice. The contributors face this challenge and offer an updated and thought-provoking picture for a new identity for evaluation in planning.
This book will be of interest to academics, researchers and practitioners in urban and regional planning evaluation, project appraisal, urban planning and policy, public sector, management and policy analysis and environmental sciences.

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This book provides a comprehensive and dynamic picture of the state of research in urban and regional planning evaluation, integrating contributions from key scholars in the field. The volume covers a variety of aspects, including methodological issues, analysis of practice, and epistemological and theoretical questions. Although different positions emerge, all authors share the common intention to link recent developments in planning theory with new approaches to evaluation research - rising concerns for communicative planning, complexity, participation, sustainable development, conservation of the natural and built heritage challenge consolidated and institutionalized evaluation models and practice. The contributors face this challenge and offer an updated and thought-provoking picture for a new identity for evaluation in planning.
This book will be of interest to academics, researchers and practitioners in urban and regional planning evaluation, project appraisal, urban planning and policy, public sector, management and policy analysis and environmental sciences.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-23
Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage....Pages 25-50
Economics and Ecological Sustainability: An Actor-Network Approach to Evaluation....Pages 51-71
Dealing with Environmental Conflicts in Evaluation....Pages 73-95
The Communicative Turn in Planning and Evaluation....Pages 97-111
The Communicative Ideology and Ex Ante Planning Evaluation....Pages 113-126
Regulation Through the Development Plan....Pages 127-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-150
Integrated Planning and Environmental Assessment....Pages 151-175
Sustainability Indicators in Urban Planning Evaluation....Pages 177-192
Cultural Heritage and Urban Revitalization: A Meta-Analytic Approach to Urban Sustainability....Pages 193-211
Evaluation and Equity in Economic Policies for Environmental Planning....Pages 213-227
On the Evaluation of “Wicked Problems”....Pages 229-249
Evaluation in the Digital Age....Pages 251-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-281
Linking Ex Ante and Ex Post Evaluation in British Town Planning....Pages 283-298
Evaluation in Israeli Spatial Planning....Pages 299-310
Developments in Transport Appraisal in Britain....Pages 311-327
Managing Uncertainty in the Evaluation Process: A Legal Perspective....Pages 329-341
Towards the Economic Evaluation of British Land Use Planning....Pages 343-354
Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here?....Pages 355-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-383

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This book provides a comprehensive and dynamic picture of the state of research in urban and regional planning evaluation, integrating contributions from key scholars in the field. The volume covers a variety of aspects, including methodological issues, analysis of practice, and epistemological and theoretical questions. Although different positions emerge, all authors share the common intention to link recent developments in planning theory with new approaches to evaluation research - rising concerns for communicative planning, complexity, participation, sustainable development, conservation of the natural and built heritage challenge consolidated and institutionalized evaluation models and practice. The contributors face this challenge and offer an updated and thought-provoking picture for a new identity for evaluation in planning.
This book will be of interest to academics, researchers and practitioners in urban and regional planning evaluation, project appraisal, urban planning and policy, public sector, management and policy analysis and environmental sciences.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-23
Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage....Pages 25-50
Economics and Ecological Sustainability: An Actor-Network Approach to Evaluation....Pages 51-71
Dealing with Environmental Conflicts in Evaluation....Pages 73-95
The Communicative Turn in Planning and Evaluation....Pages 97-111
The Communicative Ideology and Ex Ante Planning Evaluation....Pages 113-126
Regulation Through the Development Plan....Pages 127-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-150
Integrated Planning and Environmental Assessment....Pages 151-175
Sustainability Indicators in Urban Planning Evaluation....Pages 177-192
Cultural Heritage and Urban Revitalization: A Meta-Analytic Approach to Urban Sustainability....Pages 193-211
Evaluation and Equity in Economic Policies for Environmental Planning....Pages 213-227
On the Evaluation of “Wicked Problems”....Pages 229-249
Evaluation in the Digital Age....Pages 251-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-281
Linking Ex Ante and Ex Post Evaluation in British Town Planning....Pages 283-298
Evaluation in Israeli Spatial Planning....Pages 299-310
Developments in Transport Appraisal in Britain....Pages 311-327
Managing Uncertainty in the Evaluation Process: A Legal Perspective....Pages 329-341
Towards the Economic Evaluation of British Land Use Planning....Pages 343-354
Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here?....Pages 355-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-383
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