Evaluation Of Plan Implementation Research Articles

Evaluation of plan implementation in the transitional China: A case of Guangzhou city master plan

Evaluation of plan implementation is very complex, and empirical study is scarce due to the methodological difficulties. Over the last two decades, there has been a great deal of urban planning activities and rapid city development in China, but there is a lack of evaluation of plan implementation. This research aims to help bridge this gap, and it explores to what extent a plan has been implemented and what factors have affected plan implementation, taking the Guangzhou city master plan as a case study. It adopts the grid overlay method and compares the land use plan and actual land use to obtain the result of accordance, deviation and unfulfilment. The discrepancy between the land use plan and actual land development is examined based on both land use type and the spatial planning management unit. By analyzing several cases at the site development control plan level, this paper explores why the land development is not consistent with the land use plan.

Evaluating Plan Implementation: A Conformance-Based Methodology

The planning profession lacks a robust methodology to evaluate the implementation of plans. This article proposes a conformance-based plan implementation evaluation (PIE) that relies on the analysis of plans and permits to provide a rigorous, quantitative, and systematic way of assessing the degree to which land use plans are implemented. We studied the implementation of stormwater and urban amenity management in six New Zealand plans by reviewing their land development permits. We found that the implementation of land use plans was generally low and varied greatly among plans and issues. Although it was tested in the context of local plans in New Zealand, the methodology can be used by city and county planning agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere.

What drives plan implementation? Plans, planning agencies and developers

This article investigates the determinants of plan implementation by applying a recently‐developed Plan Implementation Evaluation methodology. The lack of methodology to assess the implementation of plans has so far precluded any systematic analysis of the determinants of the implementation of local environmental plans. The article focuses on the implementation of plans in New Zealand. The key factors of implementation are: the quality of the plan; the capacity and commitment of land developers to implement plans; the capacity and commitment of the staff and leadership of planning agencies to implement plans; and the interactions between developers and the agency. The analysis is based on 353 permits implementing six local environmental plans in New Zealand, and on surveys of the developers who obtained the permits and of the planning agencies that granted the permits. The analysis finds that plan implementation is mainly driven by the resources of the planning agencies and by the quality of the plans, rather than by the characteristics of developers. Investments in plan writing and agency and staff capacity building thus improve the implementation of plans in the long‐run.

A Team Approach to Planning and Evaluating Personnel Preparation Programs in Public Schools

Utilization of a Personnel Preparation Team for planning and evaluating personnel preparation programs in public school districts within the context of Public Law 94–142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975) is described, outcome evidence supporting the effectiveness of the approach is reported, and considerations in its implementation are discussed. The Team Approach, developed by the author and used in numerous public school districts, has three goals: (a) identification and assessment of the personnel preparation needs of public school district staff; (b) design of a personnel preparation plan consisting of programs that address priority needs; and (c) evaluation of plan implementation and outcome. A Team comprises a cross section of teachers, specialists (e.g., counselors), and administrators. This multidisciplinary approach allows a range of perspectives to be considered when planning and evaluating personnel preparation programs, thereby helping to ensure actual program implementation and expected program outcome.