ABSTRACT
In theory, the practice of planning has always been closely linked to purposeful action. We say:
—architects prepare the plans for a house: they prepare blueprints; —a general maps out a campaign against the enemy: he devises a
strategy; —economists specify a set of production targets: they lay out a produc-
tion plan; —physical planners design the future pattern of land uses: they draw
up a land use or a master plan. In all of these examples, forces are deployed, and resources or values are allocated. This enables us to label these activities as allocative planning.
