STRATEGY

Strategy in planning

Creating long-term visions and frameworks to guide spatial interventions.

Operational planning

Focuses on specific, immediate actions rather than broader, systemic changes.

Root Method

A clear goals-oriented method that involves a step-by-step approach.

Branch Method

Emphasizes incremental changes and continuous adaptation based on feedback.

Strategic Planning

A public-sector-led process that involves vision-making and stakeholder mobilization.

Bioregionalism

Defines regions based on natural and ecological factors rather than political boundaries.

Vision Making

Creating a clear and compelling vision for the future and defining desired outcomes.

Stakeholder Mobilization

Engaging and involving various stakeholders and building consensus.

Building Legitimacy

Ensuring public involvement and support in the planning process.

Project Planning

Focused on specific, material objectives and emphasizes immediate implementation.

Strategic Planning vs. Project Planning

Strategic planning is ongoing, framework-driven, and long-term, while project planning is closed and short-term.

Critiques of Strategic Planning

Often fails to change existing power structures and can be influenced by lobbyists.

Positive sum game

Assumes that benefits outweigh costs in a planning perspective.

Engagement and Dialogue

Involves various actors and facilitates open discussions in the planning process.

Value Rationality

Designing alternative futures based on values and principles.

Communicative Rationality

Involving a growing number of actors in the strategic planning process.

Instrumental Rationality

Finding the best way to solve problems and achieve desired futures.

Regulation Dilemma

Balancing strict regulations that might limit autonomy vs. open regulations that could be ineffective.

Intervention Dilemma

Too specific limits vision and systemic change, while too broad homogenizes complexity.

Savini & Dembski (2016)

Discusses the role of strategic planning in urban development and local engagement.

Strategic Vision Amsterdam

Focuses on the strategic vision for Amsterdam and regional strategies in planning.