Evaluation in Planning : Evolution and Prospects (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1: Evolution and Status; 1: History and Theory; 1: Evolution of Theory and Practice; 2: The Ethics behind Evaluation; 3: Evaluations and Rationalities; 1: The Normative Context; 4: Planning, Evaluation and the Public Interest; 5: Pitfalls in Planning and Plan-evaluation; 6: Towards Sustainable Planning; 1: Discussing Methods; 7: Evaluation of Project Proposals When the Objective is Poverty Alleviation; 8: Evaluating Plans; 2: Applications in Practice; 2: Multi-Criteria Decision Support; 9: Values and Effects of Local Identity Preservation; 10: Methods for Evaluating Development Scenarios; 2: Impact Analysis and Beyond; 11: Issues in Large Scale Project Evaluation; 12: Impact Assessment of Trans-European Networks on Area Development; 13: From Impact Evaluation to Dynamic Planning; 2: Conclusion; 14: Problems and Prospects