Peter Kettle

CHAPTER 3 – Evaluation in the Planning Process

This publication is divided into 3 parts and contains 12 chapters. Part 1, principles governing the use of evaluation in the planning process, contains 6 chapters as follows: 1. Evaluation and planning; 2. The planning process; 3. Evaluation in the planning process; 4. Current methods of plan evaluation; 5. A comparison of the planning balance sheet with the goals-achievement matrix method of evaluation; 6. Measurement in plan evaluation. Part II, an exploration and critique of recent evaluation practice, contains chapters 7-11 as follows: 7. Regional studies; 8. Sub-regional studies; 9. An urban structure plan study (brighton March 1970-March 1974); 10. A new town study (irvine September 1968-January 1971); 11. A major project (third London airport June 1968-December 1970); part III, implications for planning procedures consists of chapter 12, recommendations for short listing procedures and the assessment of options. /TRRL/