Consensus Planning The Relevance of Communicative Planning Theory in Dutch Infrastructure Development

The Netherlands is at the forefront of applying 'consensus planning' an approach which includes various types of interactive, participatory and communicative decision-making. As 'consensus planning' and related approaches are now one of the most discussed topics amongst western planning theorists and practitioners and is widely viewed as being the way forward, this examination of recent Dutch infrastructure development will be of particular international interest. In addition to arguing the theoretical benefits of consensus planning this volume also examines its practical application. In doing so, it offers a new perspective which places context and contingency at the forefront of the debate. The author concludes that consensus planning does not provide uniform relevance for the challenges that planners currently face. Instead of suggesting that it is the solution to everything, this volume suggests that it is valuable in a complementary, normalised and contingent way.Woltjer, Johan is the author of 'Consensus Planning The Relevance of Communicative Planning Theory in Dutch Infrastructure Development' with ISBN 9780754614302 and ISBN 0754614301.