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The author's aim has been to draw together the threads of political and social science and of sub-specialisms within those broad areas of study and to interpret them in the context of urban and regional planning. Consideration is given to various interpretations of decision making in a democracy, to 'representation' and the public interest, to the opportunities for citizen participation in the planning process, to the range of potential participants, their motivation and competence, to the means which may be employed to secure different levels of citizen involvement; and to the impediments to meaningful participation. Therefore this book will contribute to the closing of the existing gap between theory and practice by drawing together a diversity of themes from political science, philosophy and psychology, community theory and regional science, rendering them comprehensible in the context of planning

The author's aim has been to draw together the threads of political and social science and of sub-specialisms within those broad areas of study and to interpret them in the context of urban and regional planning. Consideration is given to various interpretations of decision making in a democracy, to 'representation' and the public interest, to the opportunities for citizen participation in the planning process, to the range of potential participants, their motivation and competence, to the means which may be employed to secure different levels of citizen involvement; and to the impediments to meaningful participation. Therefore this book will contribute to the closing of the existing gap between theory and practice by drawing together a diversity of themes from political science, philosophy and psychology, community theory and regional science, rendering them comprehensible in the context of planning.

ONE MEANS BY WHICH PLANNING AGENCIES MAY DETERMINE THE PUBLIC'S CONSTRUCTIVE VIEWS IS THROUGH THE USE OF QUESTIONNAIRE'S. SUCH INSTRUMENTS MUST BE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. FACTORS IN SUCH DESIGN INCLUDE PILOT WORK, CHOICE OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS, ORDERING OF QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS CHOSEN FROM A SPECIFIC SET OR AN OPEN RANGE, WORKING OF QUESTIONS, RELIABILITY OF RESPONSES, & OTHER FACTORS. EXAMPLES ARE TAKEN FROM THE USE OF QUESTIONNAIRE'S IN THE US & BRITAIN TO ILLUSTRATE ADVANTAGEOUS APPROACHES FOR QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNERS. MODIFIED HA.

This volume considers world-making as the intersection of the fan pilgrimage experience and the responses of destinations. It examines the emerging field of popular culture tourism and its connection with fan studies and placemaking. It integrates theory and practice and provides evidence-based recommendations for popular culture destinations