Geography: A Comprehensive Plan in the Community
Word limit: 350-600 words per question.
You may double or single-space your answers but please keep to the word limit. You do not need to
include a bibliography. However, all sources should be cited correctly, with a page number for
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List and describe the steps of the comprehensive planning process. Be as detailed as you can. For
instance, what kinds of questions are asked, and what kind of data are collected, during each step?
What other activities contribute the comprehensive planning process? How do the products from
one step inform the next? Your answer will be most effective if you start with a *short*
description/definition of the comprehensive plan.
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A comprehensive plan is a fundamental plan that guides the development of a community (Levy, 2016). One of the traits of a comprehensive plan is that it covers the entire community. Also, it is normally long-term. A comprehensive planning process involves planning research, formulation of community goals, plan formulation, plan implementation, and review and revision (Levy, 2016).
The research phase of planning helps to provide the planners with a general idea of the demographics within the community they are planning for. Besides identifying the current state of events, planners can draw projections. This research phase involves intense data gathering on land use/ownership and population (Levy, 2016). The kinds of questions asked are who owns certain pieces of land, and how are they used? What is the current population number, and how is it expected to grow? What is the projected flow of traffic in the community?
Formulating goals and objectives is key ...