Journal article
Evaluating the outcomes of plans: theory, practice, and methodology
Environment and planning. B, Planning & design, Vol.37(4), pp.740-757
07/01/2010
DOI: 10.1068/b35051
Abstract
Despite calls for performance-oriented and evidence-based planning, the outcomes of land use and environmental plans are rarely monitored or assessed ex post facto (that is, post implementation). As a result, planners cannot know whether or why plans achieve their goals, or learn from the results of past interventions to improve planning practice. This evaluation gap is caused by a lack of methodology to evaluate the outcomes of plans and the difficulty of attributing changes to planning activities. We address this gap by proposing and testing a plan-outcome evaluation (POE) methodology. We demonstrate its broad applicability and usefulness in the context of local plans in New Zealand. The POE methodology will be useful to practitioners and academics seeking to assess the outcomes of plans in countries with western planning traditions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluating the outcomes of plans: theory, practice, and methodology
- Creators
- Lucie Laurian - University of IowaJan Crawford - Planning Consultants Ltd, Auckland, New ZealandMaxine DayPeter Kouwenhoven - University of WaikatoGreg Mason - InformNeil Ericksen - University of WaikatoLee Beattie - University of Auckland
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environment and planning. B, Planning & design, Vol.37(4), pp.740-757
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1068/b35051
- ISSN
- 0265-8135
- eISSN
- 1472-3417
- Number of pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- School of Planning and Public Affairs; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984269253102771
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