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What Makes Plan Implementation Successful? An Evaluation of Local Plans and Implementation Practices in New Zealand

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  • Philip Berke

    (Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New East Building, CB 3140, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3140, USA)

  • Michael Backhurst
  • Maxine Day
  • Neil Ericksen
  • Lucie Laurian

    (School of Planning, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA)

  • Jan Crawford

    (Planning Consultants Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand)

  • Jennifer Dixon

    (Department of Planning, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)

Abstract

Failure to implement plans has long been considered a significant barrier to effective planning. We examine two conceptions of success in plan implementation (conformance and performance), the effects of the implementation practices of planning agencies, and the capacity of agencies and permit applicants to bring about success. A key lesson from our New-Zealand-based evaluation is that implementation is somewhat weak. Another key point is that, if implementation is defined and measured in terms of conformance, plans and planners have an important influence on implementation success. Alternatively, if implementation is defined and measured in terms of performance, plans and planners are less influential in implementation. These lessons have broad implications for the theory and practice of plan implementation.

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  • Philip Berke & Michael Backhurst & Maxine Day & Neil Ericksen & Lucie Laurian & Jan Crawford & Jennifer Dixon, 2006. "What Makes Plan Implementation Successful? An Evaluation of Local Plans and Implementation Practices in New Zealand," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 33(4), pages 581-600, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:33:y:2006:i:4:p:581-600
    DOI: 10.1068/b31166
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