The Social Relations of the Planner
- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Institute of Planners
- Vol. 37 (6) , 386-396
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944367108977388
Abstract
The city planner, in playing his role, engages in a social process which can be analyzed in terms of a planning role, a client role, and a community decision network—all interacting around a public agenda. In the conceptual framework presented here, the planner is viewed as having a primary relationship with his client group, whom he must first motivate. Then, together, the planner-client team must relate to the larger community network, which they attempt to move. Both sets of relationships are affected by role postures, situational factors, and environmental conditions. This analysis suggests that traditional notions of the planner's role are too narrowly focused on substantive methodologies which imply highly simplistic assumptions about the social setting for planning.Keywords
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