ABSTRACT
The case studies in this book can be read as examples of planning being undertaken in order to achieve specified goals. In most cases, many different agencies were involved in the planning, but usually there was one agency - a public body - that was primarily responsible for the planning and which formally adopted the policy content laid down in the end-product: the plan. This public body purposefully took, and coordinated the taking of, actions in order to achieve certain goals. In this chapter we look at the actions that were taken, why they were chosen, and what the outcomes of taking them were. Our aim is to deepen our understanding of planning strategies and planning methods. From that deeper understanding, implications for planning practice can be drawn.
