Practicing Planner, an online publication for members of the American
Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), provides an in-depth exploration
of the details of professional planning processes, facilitates national/global
professional planning dialogue, espouses standards of professional planning,
and provides professional planning tools and information. Practicing
Planner will subsume Planners' Casebook, the quarterly publication
of AICP sent to AICP members. Practicing Planner includes case
studies like those published in Planners' Casebook (AICP's earlier
member mailbox publication), but it will also include other types of manuscripts
about planning practice. The editor invites the following types of manuscripts: - "Planning practice features," which are future-focused,
challenging, and explore the evolving landscape of planning practice.
A planning practice feature may take the following forms: exploration
of planning management; exploration of ethics; point/counterpoint dialogue
pieces; and a focus on evolving/controversial, in-process planning projects.
- "Planning essentials" pieces, which point readers towards
"what they need to know" about a given tool or technique (e.g.,
transferable development rights, fiscal impact analysis, etc.). Manuscripts
of this type provide significant, evolving, and emerging standard planning
resources that enhance the practice of the professional planner.
- "Case studies," which are in-depth examinations of successes
and failures found in everyday planning practice. Case studies focus
on lessons learned, and they include supporting material such as images,
maps, charts, graphs, bibliography, and web links.
If you have an idea for a manuscript, wish to submit an abstract, or
would like to receive the editorial guidelines for Practicing Planner,
please contact the editor by e-mail. Stipends are available for case studies,
planning practice features, and "planning essentials" manuscripts. The editor is also seeking volunteers who would like to serve as a peer
practitioner reviewer for manuscripts sent to the editor. Reviewers
may offer or be asked to submit a commentary on the manuscript reviewed
for publication. If interested, please submit to the editor by e-mail
your full contact information and the areas of planning experience for
which you are qualified to comment.
Jerry Weitz, AICP
Editor, Practicing Planner
c/o Jerry Weitz & Associates, Inc.
1225 Rucker Road
Alpharetta, GA 30004 770-751-1203 phone
770-751-7784 fax jweitz@bellsouth.net
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