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Evaluating the Outcomes of Plans: Theory, Practice, and Methodology

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  • Lucie Laurian

    (Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA)

  • Jan Crawford

    (Planning Consultants Ltd, 14 New St Mary's Bay, Auckland, New Zealand)

  • Maxine Day

    (PO Box 103, Waihi Beach, New Zealand)

  • Peter Kouwenhoven

    (International Global Change Institute, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand)

  • Greg Mason

    (Inform Planning Ltd, 5 Galway Avenue, Hamilton, New Zealand)

  • Neil Ericksen

    (International Global Change Institute, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand)

  • Lee Beattie

    (University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand)

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.

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  • Lucie Laurian & Jan Crawford & Maxine Day & Peter Kouwenhoven & Greg Mason & Neil Ericksen & Lee Beattie, 2010. "Evaluating the Outcomes of Plans: Theory, Practice, and Methodology," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 37(4), pages 740-757, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:37:y:2010:i:4:p:740-757
    DOI: 10.1068/b35051
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