Planners on Planning: Leading Planners Offer Real-Life Lessons on What Works, What Doesn't, and Why

Offers pragmatic information on the realities of day-to-day practice from some of the most innovative, respected, and visionary leaders in the planning profession today. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this guide provides straightforward lessons from today's most effective planners on the core values, skills, and techniques needed for success. Through personal, real-life examples from the trenches, these experts explain in their own words what works, what doesn't, and why.

Author: Bruce W. McClendon, Anthony James Catanese
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 08/16/1996
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.39w x 1.04d
ISBN13: 9780787902858
ISBN10: 0787902853
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy | City Planning & Urban Development
- Business & Economics | Motivational
- Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities | General

About the Author
BRUCE W. MCCLENDON is director of planning and development for Orange County, Florida. He is a past president of the American Planning Association (APA) and a recipient of the APA's Distinguished Service Award. The author of two books and many articles, McClAndon has more than twenty-five years of local government planning experience. ANTHONY JAMES CATANESE is president of Florida Atlantic University. A practitioner and educator with extensive experience in urban planning and development, he has consulted on projects on three continents. He is a charter member of the American Institute of Certified Planners as well as the author of eleven books and more than one hundred articles.