Some responses were more extensively supported than others but taken together they did provide a useful point of departure for class discussion and, in the following week, a discussion of professional ethics. Veronica , Duane , and Colin gave special attention to concepts of equity planning in their responses to the assignment. Veronica, like Nicole and Mike , acknowledged that there were many potential definitions of planning. Pam also viewed planning as multi-faceted. She provided Web links to some very useful reference materials.
Planning is also a function of government enabled by legislation and overseen by judicial processes.
Many of these legally mandated planning processes are specified by regulations. Sanctions may be imposed if these regulations are not followed. Others view professional planning practice in much more technical, apolitical, and legally constrained ways. For me planning in a democracy is not solely an INtangible process. Planning strives for INtentional INterventions INcorporating INformed, INclusive, and INtelligently INtegrated Innovations INitiated by INdividual Planners.