Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Interconnectedness and Complexity Order Number
Interconnectivity and Complexity
Interconnectedness and Complexity
Given the new challenges facing today's planners, the technical aspect of planning is becoming ever more dominant in my analysis. Thus my hypothesis calling for a "hybrid approach." Planners need to work hand in hand with politicians to achieve public policy goals.
The proper role of planners -- and the question of interconnectedness and complexity in public administration -- has been at the center of debate in the field of planning theory for well over a century now. Sometimes, the goals and roles of planners conflict with each other. On one side, scholars described planners as "value free technical advisors" that were not encouraged to bring up their own values into the planning process. Scholars, on the other hand, have also argued that planning can never be removed from politics. Some have opined that planners should try to influence political decisions from behind the scene. Other roles, i.e. negotiators, managers, facilitators, advocates, organizers, and even bureaucrats emanate from the same ideas.
My hypothesis is that there should be a "hybrid" of the theories of interconnectedness and...
The Study of Administration, argued that there should be a separation in these spheres, a disconnect from politics and administration, or from interconnectedness and complexity.
Given the new challenges facing today's planners, the technical aspect of planning is becoming ever more dominant in my analysis. Thus my hypothesis calling for a "hybrid approach." Planners need to work hand in hand with politicians to achieve public policy goals.
Should planners only act as "pure technicians and bureaucrats, or should they bring their political values to the job?" asks Ihab Nabil Elkhawas in his landmark paper, The Role of Planners Between Theory and Reality: Revisiting an Old Question, Workshop theme: Planning Theory and Philosophy. "All the above mentioned roles can be described in this context. Technicians, managers, and bureaucrats can all be labeled as value-free planners, while political actors, advocates, facilitators, and negotiators can be labeled as political planners. Thus, the real issue is whether planners should be pure technicians, or political actors, or something in between?"
To be sure, there is a lot of disagreement…
REFERENCES
1. The Role of Planners Between Theory and Reality: Revisiting an Old Question, Workshop theme: Planning Theory and Philosophy By Ihab Nabil Elkhawas, MS.Arch, MCRP, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, http://www.scribd.com/doc/7080887/The-Role-of-Planners-Between-Theory-and-Reality-Revisiting-an-Old-Question (Accessed on March 8, 2011)
2. The Study of Administration, W. Wilson, 1887
Nursing LeadershipIntroductionNursing leadership is a quality that is best illustrated by way of example. This paper looks at the life and career of Dr. Peter Buerhaus, a prominent nursing leader and healthcare economist, who is renowned for his influential research on the nursing workforce and health policy. It discusses what makes Dr. Buerhaus such a leader and provides a reflection on his leadership style and what it might mean for
Global Leadership • Define global leadership Global leaders are born and then made for the reason; since the full potential of an individual can't be realized until they are provided with an opportunity and regular training (Gregersen et al.,1998). In order to survive in this competitive world, the global organizations have to face increased challenges and competition for which the success demands the corporate top manager's best performance. Whilst working across multiple
Ethics in Research For organizations of all types, the last three decades have been crucial in changing the manner in which organizations interact with each other, stakeholders, the government, and themselves. Most of these changes occurred because of the evolution of globalization, which after the Cold War, increased cooperation between nations and regions while, at the same time, increased stakeholder expectations, opened hundreds of new markets, and now requires that organizations
Australian Company Outsourcing Outsourcing of Australian Business Supply chain complexity and risk have both increased to unprecedented levels in the past few decades. According to Murray, et al. (2011), "Market evolutions and increasing worldwide demand for products and services mean that supply routes will remain complex and ever-changing" (2011:2). As trade has become more global, the scope and reach of partnerships in many industries has expanded. Value chain complexity has increased bringing
Sustainable Design Biomimicry Biomimicry is the use of the natural environment as a model for the built environment (Goss, 2009). This term was first used by Janine Benyus in 1997, in her book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. As a biologist, she was ideally suited to notice how nature 'invents' solutions to challenges presented by the natural environment and how humans do the same. The major difference between the two solutions is
Market Society and the Public Sphere My journal text comes to illustrate the utmost significance of globalization viewed as the force molding and shaping the current world. It describes the multidimensional aspect of globalization that influences and encompasses all facets of life through an integrated network. Currently, globalization is the buzzword in media articles, daily talks of media people and talks of politicians. There is no aspect of life that is