ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the thinking which led to the conclusions, as well as a practical method by which planners can use values in the development of planning alternatives. The demands for citizen participation in the planning process are demands that agencies be accountable to a broader range of alternative values. Planners from the South Tongass National Forest also participated in the training program and used as their material a large politically sensitive planning unit on which they had just completed public participation and were ready to announce a decision. The planners believe that by using the values analysis approach in future projects they will reduce the risks of significant publics feeling unrepresented by the alternatives developed. The technique of developing alternatives based on all major values positions held by the public ensures that the planner is not an advocate for some groups, and an adversary of others.
