A study of the planning process in the city of Edinburg, Texas : with special emphasis on plan adoption and implementation /
This record of study deals with an investigation of the planning process in the City of Edinburg, Texas, during the past 15 years. It is an attempt to discover factors affecting the gap between plan adoption and implementation. From the review of literature and the discussions of the theory and co...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
Lam,
1976.
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| Summary: | This record of study deals with an investigation of the planning process in the City of Edinburg, Texas, during the past 15 years. It is an attempt to discover factors affecting the gap between plan adoption and implementation. From the review of literature and the discussions of the theory and concepts involved, it was hypothesized that there appears to be a gap between plan adoption and implementation In reviewing the Caudill, Rowlett and Scott (CRS) Edinburg Comprehensive Plan (1-961) and the South/West Planning Associates (S/W) Comprehensive Plan for the City of Edinburg (1971), the author finds that after plan adoption, very little of both plans was implemented. Among these implemented projects, most coincide with the Model Cities Program. In other words, they were most likely implemented because federal funds were available. Upon the completion of personal interviews, it was found that most department heads are not familiar with either the CRS Plan or the S/W Plan. It was also found that Capital Improvement Programs established by the consultants were not adopted by the City of Edinburg. Most of the decision-making is incremental. The Edinburg planning staff is directing its efforts primarily toward solving day-to-day problems. Based on the research, my internship experience, and my present working experience, the following factors were found to have affected the gap between adoption and implementation: (I) documentation of alternatives; (2) evaluation methodology; (3) decision-making process; (4) management coordination; (5) communication; and (6) financial feasibility. |
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| Item Description: | Thesis--Texas A&M University. Vita. "Major subject: Urban and Regional Planning." |
| Physical Description: | x, 231 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: leaves 158-163. |