Description: Preface Essential Descriptive Terms Theoretical Context General Principles Information: Selection and Utilization Available Resources: Allocation Natural, Human, and Purposive Change: Interrelationships Objectives: Dependent Variables Primary Elements: Selection and Integration Projection: Separate and Unified The Infinite Scope of Planning: Analytical Pitfall Representation of the Entirety: Basic Reference Continuous Process: Planning and Plans Feedback: Interrelating Plans and Performance Uncertainty, Risk, and Ambiguity: Constant Condition Tolerance and Flexibility: Accommodating Change Peak Periods: Exceptional Circumstances Time and Priority: Sequence Jurisdiction, Scope and Areal Coverage: Determinant Considerations Resistance to Planning: Inevitable Reality The Planning Imperative and Human Behavior References and Selected Bibliography Index

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