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In this chapter the emphasis is on governmental models which establish the idea of rational planning and set out an ideal for how planning should operate in response to market failures. This ideal often takes a linear approach from goals setting, through policy and plan development to implementation. This approach is discussed through considering the idea of evidence-based planning, working towards a comprehensive synthesis and achieving implementation in practice. Seven examples of published research are discussed in detail under the themes of supporting decision-making, evaluating implementation and assessing integration. Overall the chapter emphasises the attractiveness of this approach to the planning profession, the need to examine its limitations in practice and the potential for it to continue as a benchmark against which to measure such practice.
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Rydin, Y. (2021). Governmental Models: The Hope of Rational Public Administration. In: Theory in Planning Research. Planning, Environment, Cities. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6568-1_2
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