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