ABSTRACT
As shown above (Ch. 1), urban and regional planning has evolved in the real world in response to problems, opportunities and constraints in the development and use of land which government has legislated to tackle. To assist government in this a large array of professionals has grown up, not only the generalist urban and regional planner proper, but also specialist planners (economics, transportation, etc.; see §1.6.2). The professionals see their contribution in understanding the issues with which the planning authorities, development industry and public are confronted, and their objectives and values, in order to make the appropriate analysis and studies with a view to offering advice and recommendations. Thus, in accord with all professional practice, they do what they can in the light of the then current technology of the profession and its ethics.
