Strategic archetypes of planning processes: Model and evidence

Lasse Gerrits*, Peter K. Marks, Sofia Pagliarin, Ward Rauws

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Abstract

Complex planning processes bear the hallmarks of evolution, in that actors seek to obtain the results that serve their needs best. That is, seek to increase their fitness. As in biological evolution, there are multiple pathways toward fitness. With the rise of adaptive planning approaches, the question how such pathways can be identified in strategic planning processes becomes pivotal. To answer this question, we adapt the fitness landscape model from biology and analyze several strategic planning processes. The analysis demonstrates that one can trace how different pathways to fitness emerge, and which pathways are more successful given the circumstances. We then synthesize these pathways into six strategic archetypes of actor behavior and of interactions between actors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2516-2530
Number of pages15
JournalEnvironment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science
Volume49
Issue number9
Early online date16 May 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022

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