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In the introductory chapter, we argued that innovation has established itself as an imperative in the public sector. We have noticed a similar increased awareness of innovation within public planning and planning theory. Starting from Friedmann’s original model of innovative planning, we present an extended theoretical framework for planning that gives innovation a distinct position. This extended framework encompasses the existing schools of calculate and communicate in planning theory, and it adds innovate as a third position. Innovative planning, as we define it, is mainly strategic, territorial, societal and co-produced change that breaks with established practices and seeks to legitimize new social objectives or effect a major reordering of the prioritization of existing objectives.
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Hagen, A., Higdem, U. (2020). Innovation in Planning Theory: The Upcoming Perspective. In: Hagen, A., Higdem, U. (eds) Innovation in Public Planning. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46136-2_12
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