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Changing Roles and Positions of Planners

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  • Louis Albrechts

    (Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, Catholic University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 131, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium)

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The crisis of the 1970s resulted in major and structural changes in the spatial and politico-economic organisation of society. These changes can be explained by the transition from a Fordist mode of development toward a new, more geographically open and market-based mode of production founded on a growing and all-encompassing flexibility. As planning is not an abstract analytical concept but a concrete socio-historical practice, these changes had a major impact on planning and the planning profession.... That brings us to a new role definition for planners. Some initial ideas are offered as a way of redefining the role. The focus of the paper is on the re-emphasis of the political role of the planner as well as on the technical expertise and the managerial role of the planner.

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  • Louis Albrechts, 1991. "Changing Roles and Positions of Planners," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 28(1), pages 123-137, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:28:y:1991:i:1:p:123-137
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989120080081
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