Missed Connections

Abstract

Despite the widely shared assumption that public participation impacts planning implementation, empirical research rarely tests this belief. By reviewing what is known about if and how public participation impacts plan and planning implementation, and why we know so little, this review identifies a significant gap in the planning literature. The article synthesizes public participation and planning implementation literature to explain why this gap exists. This review is focused on one central research question: why is our empirical understanding of the overlap between public participation and implementation so limited? Building from these limitations, the article concludes with suggested directions for future research.

Spatial plans as relational data: Using social network analysis to assess consistency among Bucharest’s planning instruments

“…Second, slow implementation perpetuates issues (Kinzer 2016). For example, the County Spatial Plan ( 2004) and General Urban Plan of Bucharest ( 2001) propose a similar project regarding the creation of a green-yellow belt around Bucharest.…”

The Evolution of Urban Spatial Structure in Brasília: Focusing on the Role of Urban Development Policies

“…Lai and Baker [49] claimed to develop a theory of planning process and the need for strategic regional plans and strategic planning bodies in growing economies. Moreover, as pointed out in the work of Kinzer [50], disagreement on a clear definition of what is considered successful planning implementation is a barrier to reaching a better understanding of the role of public policies. Because the relationship between the evolution of spatial structure in Brasília and urban development policy is not addressed in previous articles, this study aims to provide a better linkage between these two topics.…”