The work of Harvey S. Perloff stands as a landmark in the evolution of Anglo American planning doctrine. It is impossible to fully capture the essence of the published work in a paragraph, page, or even an entire essay. Yet its highpoints can be identified. His work was innovative, reformist, comprehensive, and ori ented toward the future. In emphasizing the greater importance of people com pared to things, Perloff repeatedly prodded planners to be concerned with human needs and values. He was critical of the past. But inasmuch as he de voted more effort to envisioning what could lie ahead than in recalling the past, his work was markedly optimistic. He once admitted in writing to his "built-in weakness for expecting rational, socially oriented solutions ultimately to win out, no matter what the objective situation seems to be. " To some the expecta tion may be seen as naive; to others, as a faith in the wisdom of humankind to take the best course. However received, Perloff's optimism served as a powerful stimulant to keep moving ahead for the best that would come of it. Institutions and the ways they should be shaped and reshaped were of central concern, for institutions (though he rarely used the term) were the in struments through which "knowledge was translated into action.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-12-04 - Publisher: IntroBooks
Planning is basically the act of putting some terms and events together to get a desired result at the end. In every groundwork of every project to be carried out whether, by an organization or person, planning is a major tool that takes the individual or company from one point
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
The work of Harvey S. Perloff stands as a landmark in the evolution of Anglo American planning doctrine. It is impossible to fully capture the essence of the published work in a paragraph, page, or even an entire essay. Yet its highpoints can be identified. His work was innovative, reformist,
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-27 - Publisher: Springer
The work of Harvey S. Perloff stands as a landmark in the evolution of Anglo American planning doctrine. It is impossible to fully capture the essence of the published work in a paragraph, page, or even an entire essay. Yet its highpoints can be identified. His work was innovative, reformist,
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Exceller Books
Leadership is a concept that centers on influencing others. It involves making sound and sometimes very difficult decisions, creating and articulating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals and providing followers with knowledge and tools necessary to achieve those goals. The Art of leadership is a working guide and a leadership
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-30 - Publisher: Routledge
The Handbook of Planning History offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of planning history since its emergence in the late 19th century, investigating the history of the discipline, its core writings, key people, institutions, vehicles, education, and practice. Combining theoretical, methodological, historical, comparative and global approaches to planning history, the Handbook