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An Introduction to Manning Chapter <br /> 1 0 l <br /> 6. 188 <br /> This chapter of the manual will address the following topics: <br /> r What is Planning? <br /> * Why We Plan <br /> ^* The Planning Process/Concept <br /> r Authority to Plan <br /> "• References for more reading on the topic of <br /> planning concepts <br /> What Is Planning? <br /> Webster's Dictionary defines planning as "the act of making or carrying <br /> out plans; the establishment of goals,policies and procedures for a social <br /> or economic unit" Community planning is often described as an ongoing <br /> attempt to guide future development and redevelopment of a <br /> neighborhood, city, town, county or region in order to promote the public <br /> health, safety, and welfare. <br /> Why Po We Plan? <br /> Communities plan in an attempt to manage change. Change occurs in all <br /> communities, regardless of size and location. Sometimes change means <br /> population growth, for others it may be declining or changing <br /> demographics. Change could mean growing residential areas, commercial <br /> and industrial development, increased traffic, etc. It can also take the form <br /> of deteriorating neighborhoods, decline of downtowns, and loss of <br /> employment. Sometimes change occurs as a result of internal forces, <br /> other times it is driven by external decisions and factors. <br /> So, communities make plans to deal with change. Even communities that <br /> Minnesota Planning Association <br /> Citizen Planner Handbook Introduction Page 1 <br />