Alternative planning methodologies: the case of rural energy in the Third World
Alternative planning methodologies are based on different ideologies and theories. Methodological choice in planning implies a prior theory and ideology and is linked to the planning outcome. The relationship is one of structural causality. A typology of planning methodologies is developed and, through a critique and reconstruction, the methodology of dialectical planning is outlined. It is designed to integrate theory and practice in a framework of praxis. The substantive area of rural-energy planning in the Third World is chosen to illustrate this general approach in a concrete manner. Rural energy planning from alternative perspectives is reviewed, and specific case studies described and critiqued. A dialectical planning analysis of rural energy is undertaken. Dialectical planning in a deep sense, us a meta-methodology, as it transcends conventional planning. The possibilities of this methodology for creating a critical awareness and hence overcoming the limitations of conventional planning are explored.
- OSTI ID:
- 6208436
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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