TY - BOOK AU - Perdicoulis, Anastasssios TI - Building competences for spatial planners: : methods and techniques for performing tasks with efficiency SN - 9780415594561 U1 - 307.12 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Regional planning KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning KW - Methods and techniques for performing tasks with efficiency N1 - Introduction -- Starting point -- Desired end point -- Action proposal -- Test-flight, or Ex-ante assessment -- Proof of performance, or Ex-post assessment -- Epilogue. Facing the future N2 - This textbook for planning students and practitioners explains how to develop the necessary technical competences to perform practical tasks efficiently; how to make and assess the quality of development proposals. Tasso Perdicoulis presents suitable techniques for a wide range of planning tasks, illustrates the application of those techniques with best practice examples, and how to guard against potential pitfalls ER -