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Social Problems And Collaborative Planning: Toward A Theory And Model Of Social Planning, Marjorie M. Ille
Social Problems And Collaborative Planning: Toward A Theory And Model Of Social Planning, Marjorie M. Ille
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The concern of this dissertation is planning theory and practice; its purpose is to make planning more responsive to the problems of the city. The premise that the study is built on is that social planning must be in harmony with the nature of its subject matter, and that social problems is its subject matter. The supposition is that if we grasp the nature of social problems and build planning theory and practice on these insights, planning efforts will be more relevant and more effective.
The approach is a theoretical one; social problems are the starting point. After urban problems--and …