TY  - BOOK
AU  - Innes,Judith Eleanor
AU  - Booher,David E.
TI  - Planning with complexity: an introduction to collaborative rationality for public policy 
SN  - 9780415779319
AV  - HN49 I56 2010
U1  - 307.1/416 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Community development, Urban
KW  - Political planning
KW  - Social participation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Thinking differently for an age of complexity -- How can theory improve practice? -- Stories from the field -- The praxis of collaboration -- Dialogue as a community of inquiry -- Knowledge into action : the role of dialogue -- Using local knowledge for justice and resilience -- Beyond collaboration : democratic governance for a resilient society
N2  - Planning, public policy, and administration are increasingly challenged by complexity, fragmentation, uncertainty, and global processes. Traditional approaches do not provide solutions to wicked problems. These challenges are stimulating alternative theory and practices around the world. Integrating existing theories and research from case studies, the authors argue that collaborative decision-making is a powerful method for getting beyond division and conflict to craft policy solutions and generate capacity for long term sustainability. They outline a new theory of collaborative rationality to help make sense of the new practices. They inquire in detail how collaborative rationality works, the theories that inform it, and the potential and pitfalls of democracy in the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher
ER  -