The planners use of information For more than 35 years planners have depended on The Planners Use of Information to help them address their information needs. While the ability to manage complex information skilfully remains central to the practice of planning the variety and quantity of information have ballooned in the last two decades. The methods of accessing and handling information although often ultimately easier and faster require new technical savvy. At the same time planners themselves and the constituents they serve have changed. This completely revised and updated third edition of this popular book will serve the new generation of planners who work in a world where social media cell phones community embedded development and a changing population have revolutionized the practice of planning. Edited again by Hemalata C. Dandekar with chapters by leading experts in data collection analysis presentation and management The Planners Use of Information empowers practitioners to use and address the impacts of twenty first century technologies. The Planners Use of Information offers a range of methods for addressing many kinds of information needs in myriad situations. Its an invaluable day to day resource for practicing planners and an ideal classroom text for courses in planning communication and analytical methods. Illustrations real life examples cartoons exercises bibliographies and lists of online resources enrich the text A planning case study Field methods for collecting information Hemalata C. Dandekar Survey methods for planners Cornelius Nuworsoo Information from secondary sources Cornelius Nuworsoo Analytical methods in planning Richard Crepeau Working with teams Peter Ash Public participation Darcie White Technology and techniques Chris Steins Physical planning and visioning Vicente del Rio and Hemalata C. Dandekar Speaking skills for presentations Donald L. Elliott Written communication Vivienne N. Armentrout Graphic and visual communications Amir Hajrasouliha.