Publication Date
1968
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Wilson, James (Professor of political science)||Johnson, William C. (William Carl), 1937-
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Political Science
LCSH
City planning--Illinois--Rockford; Rockford (Ill.)--Politics and government
Abstract
American city planning has evolved from a local orientation and bias toward physical determinism and political aloofness to a national remedy for the social and economic deprivations of urban life. This broadened concern has required the city planner to become integrated into the governmental process of decision-making and as a consequence, has necessitated a revision in traditional planning thought* This thesis demonstrates, by means of two case studies of local planner involvement in politically sensitive issues, that even within a most unnatural planning environment, as in Rockford, Illinois, the city planner can succeed at instilling an Implied rationality into the daily operation of local government.
Recommended Citation
Eisen, Paul M., "The role of the city planner in governmental decision-making : a case study in Rockford, Illinois" (1968). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 6264.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/6264
Extent
iv, 76 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
Comments
Includes bibliographical references.