The Planning Process : a Facet Design

planning,-, shows a transfer of the focus of attention from ideological discourses on the desirability of « planning Jt to examination of substantive problems associated with the planning process, such as its nature, the phases of planning, conditions for successful planning, planning techniques, etc. (2). This change of emphasis in discussions on planning went hand-in-hand with recognition of the basic nature of planning as a methodology of rational thought and action, rather than a specific blueprint for one or another definite course of action (3).