Review
Views of this edition:
'Planning Under Pressure is simply the best book to come out of any problem structuring method. It is a model of lucidity, organization and presentation. Now it is even better! The book shows the reader how to carry out Strategic Choice both with and without the elegant software.'
Jonathan Rosenhead, Professor of Operational Research, London School of Economics
'Working with companies such as Sainsbury's, RTZ and PowerGen, I have found Strategic Choice invaluable. The approach helps groups of managers cut through complexities, uncertainties and controversies.
Richard Ormerod, Professor and Director of Executive Short Course Programme, Warwick Business School.
'Strategic Choice represents one of the most original contributions ever made to a working theory of planning. The new edition of Friend and Hickling's book powerfully reminds us of this.'
Peter Hall, Professor of Planning, University College London.
Reviews of the first edition:
`Planning Under Pressure is an extraordinarily useful text for students of planning who are bent on adapting economic rationality to the constraints of real life practice. The book should enjoy a long and vigorous life.'
Donald Schon, Professor of Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
'The Strategic Choice Approach represents a major innovation in planning theory...It shows the importance of including all stakeholders and of building increasingly wide networks...It has occasioned a sea-change in the outlook of my students...I have also used it with great success in a number of organizational field projects with managers in both the public and private sectors.'
Eric Trust, Formerly Chairman of Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Pennsylvania. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
'Planning Under Pressure is simply the best book to come out of any problem structuring method. It is a model of lucidity, organization and presentation. Now it is even better! The book shows the reader how to carry out Strategic Choice both with and without the elegant software.'
Jonathan Rosenhead, Professor of Operational Research, London School of Economics
'Working with companies such as Sainsbury's, RTZ and PowerGen, I have found Strategic Choice invaluable. The approach helps groups of managers cut through complexities, uncertainties and controversies.
Richard Ormerod, Professor and Director of Executive Short Course Programme, Warwick Business School.
'Strategic Choice represents one of the most original contributions ever made to a working theory of planning. The new edition of Friend and Hickling's book powerfully reminds us of this.'
Peter Hall, Professor of Planning, University College London.
Reviews of the first edition:
`Planning Under Pressure is an extraordinarily useful text for students of planning who are bent on adapting economic rationality to the constraints of real life practice. The book should enjoy a long and vigorous life.'
Donald Schon, Professor of Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
'The Strategic Choice Approach represents a major innovation in planning theory...It shows the importance of including all stakeholders and of building increasingly wide networks...It has occasioned a sea-change in the outlook of my students...I have also used it with great success in a number of organizational field projects with managers in both the public and private sectors.'
Eric Trust, Formerly Chairman of Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Pennsylvania. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Book Description
'Planning Under Pressure' offers a versatile and practical set of planning methods for collaborative decision making, which is ideally suited for reaching decisions in conditions of uncertainty. This approach is equally valid for planning and development decisions in local government and strategic business planning.
When 'Planning Under Pressure' appeared in 1987, it was the first mature exposition of the Strategic Choice Approach. Since then, the approach has been gathering support among decision makers, while also becoming widely taught in management, planning and policy schools. The second edition reflects the diverse range of contexts in which the Strategic Choice Approach is now put to work: management, urban planning, public policy making, community action, and sustainable development in third world countries. New material includes a chapter on the role of software, and coverage of recent theoretical advances.
* Versatile and practical set of planning methods for collaborative decision making
* Valuable approach for a wide range of professions and markets
* Clearly presented for ease of reference --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
When 'Planning Under Pressure' appeared in 1987, it was the first mature exposition of the Strategic Choice Approach. Since then, the approach has been gathering support among decision makers, while also becoming widely taught in management, planning and policy schools. The second edition reflects the diverse range of contexts in which the Strategic Choice Approach is now put to work: management, urban planning, public policy making, community action, and sustainable development in third world countries. New material includes a chapter on the role of software, and coverage of recent theoretical advances.
* Versatile and practical set of planning methods for collaborative decision making
* Valuable approach for a wide range of professions and markets
* Clearly presented for ease of reference --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
