EVALUATION IN THE PLANNING PROCESS

This publication is divided into 3 parts and contains 12 chapters. Part 1, principles governing the use of evaluation in the planning process, contains 6 chapters as follows: 1. Evaluation and planning; 2. The planning process; 3. Evaluation in the planning process; 4. Current methods of plan evaluation; 5. A comparison of the planning balance sheet with the goals-achievement matrix method of evaluation; 6. Measurement in plan evaluation. Part II, an exploration and critique of recent evaluation practice, contains chapters 7-11 as follows: 7. Regional studies; 8. Sub-regional studies; 9. An urban structure plan study (brighton March 1970-March 1974); 10. A new town study (irvine September 1968-January 1971); 11. A major project (third London airport June 1968-December 1970); part III, implications for planning procedures consists of chapter 12, recommendations for short listing procedures and the assessment of options. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • LICHFIELD, N
  • Kettle, P
  • WHITBREAD, M
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Assessments; City planning; Evaluation; Evaluation and assessment; Matrices (Mathematics); Methodology; Planning; Recommendations; Regional planning; Strategic planning; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 9102: Method; 143: Planning; 359: Regional planning; 354: Town planning; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137481
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM