What Planners Do: Power, Politics, and Persuasion

by Charles J. Hoch

Book Overview

What do planners do? To find out, Hoch interviewed 29 practicing planners and observed how they interacted with staff, citizens, and public officials. In ?What Planners Do ?, he tells their stories. The most effective planners have more than just technical skills. They also possess political and organizational savvy. You'll learn how planners employ the arts of resistance, innovation, and persuasion while working in the trenches of local government;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0918286905
• ISBN13: 9780918286901
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: American Planning Association
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.1"