Fuzzy Planning

Putting forward an innovative way of looking at planning problems and policies, this volume suggests actor-consulting is important in addressing the fuzzy nature of planning. Including contributions from Patsy Healy, Johan Woltjer, Don Miller and Karel Martens, the volume presents a variety of case studies which demonstrate the use of the actor-consulting model in addressing planning issues.

Gert de Roo is Professor of Planning and Environment at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Dr Geoff Porter is a Researcher at the Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Chapter 1 The End has no Merit..., Geoff Porter, Gert de Roo; partA Contextual Reflections; Chapter 2 Re-thinking Key Dimensions of Strategic Spatial Planning: Sustainability and Complexity, Patsy Healey; Chapter 3 Actors in a Fuzzy Governance Environment, Karel Martens; Chapter 4 From Government to Governance: Actor Part Icipation in Regional Planning, Henk Voogd, Johan Woltjer; Chapter 5 Indicators in the Context of Fuzzy Planning, Donald Miller; partB The Actor-Consulting Model; Chapter 6 Shifts in Planning Practice and Theory: From a Functional Towards a Communicative Rationale, Gert de Roo; Chapter 7 Understanding Fuzziness in Planning, Gert de Roo; Chapter 8 Actor Consulting: A Model to Handle Fuzziness in Planning, Gert de Roo; partC Case Studies; Chapter 9 Sustainability through Information in the County of Viborg, Geoff Porter, Finn Larsen, Lone Kørnøv, Per Christensen; Chapter 10 Policy Life Cycles: Cultural Heritage in the Dutch Wadden Sea Region, Rob de Boer; Chapter 11 Policy Appraisal and Sustainable Development in the North East, Geoff Porter; Chapter 12 Sustainable Urban Renewal: Opportunities for Drenthe Province, Dana Kamphorst; Chapter 13 Sustainable Urban Water Management: Opportunities for the Province of Drenthe, Rob de Boer; Chapter 14 An Evaluation of Sustainable Housing Policy in a Trans-Provincial Region of the Netherlands, Geoff Porter, Frans Osté;