Elements of Planning Process

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GEOG 45 : INTROUCTION TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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ELEMENTS OF PLANNING PROCESS
 
Elements of Planning Process
The
 planning process
refers to the course of action, the operational procedure or the logical step by step approach required to be followed in planning for development.
There are four
basic elements
of the planning process, namely: diagnosis, standardization, design and implementation and monitoring.
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Elements of the Planning Process
The
Diagnostic
element involves a survey of phenomena under consideration (eg. Region, district etc) its characteristics and trends.
This approach is useful in removing guesses and prejudices, and, hence, increasing the probability of the success of a plan.
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Elements of the Planning Process
The
Standardization
element translates the processed (or scientific) information into terms upon which detailed operative plan is formulated.
The standards comprise a list of development indicators including health, nutrition,housing, education, employment etc.
These indicators should be quantifiable, and must be continuously revised and updated to reflect changing societal norms, attributes and behaviour
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