Planning and the Public Interest: An Editorial Introduction

  • Nurit Alfasi Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Keywords: Planning, Public Interest

Abstract

This special issue of Geography Research Forum thus aims at exploring aspects of representing the public interest in plans, planning laws and by planning agencies. Since we cannot define the public interest in a straightforward algorithm, our aim is to look at the inevitable dilemmas associated with seeking out the public interest and integrating it into spatial plans, laws and administrations.

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Published
2016-02-26
Issue
Vol 29 (2009): Special Issue: Planning and the Public Interest
Section
Editorial
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