Visioning, or formulating a shared description of a desired future state, has the potential to build a shared sense of direction. It can also create targets and benchmarks and galvanise commitment to strategies and plans. A vision is a concise description of a desired medium- to long term future state. This chapter describes why and how visions are developed. Examples are provided from SWITCH where city
visions were developed by the learning alliances and linked to broader visions for city development. [authors abstract]
| Title | Developing a joint vision |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Batchelor, C., Butterworth, J. |
| Pagination | p. 273 - 279; 3 boxes |
| Date Published | 2011-01-01 |
| Keywords | community development, rural development, urban areas, urban communities |
| Abstract |
Visioning, or formulating a shared description of a desired future state, has the potential to build a shared sense of direction. It can also create targets and benchmarks and galvanise commitment to strategies and plans. A vision is a concise description of a desired medium- to long term future state. This chapter describes why and how visions are developed. Examples are provided from SWITCH where city |
| Notes | With 2 related websites and "further reading". |
| Custom 1 | 305.40 |
Visioning, or formulating a shared description of a desired future state, has the potential to build a shared sense of direction. It can also create targets and benchmarks and galvanise commitment to strategies and plans. A vision is a concise description of a desired medium- to long term future state. This chapter describes why and how visions are developed. Examples are provided from SWITCH where city visions were developed by the learning alliances and linked to broader visions for city development. [authors abstract]
