... what we value about our environment. Planning aims to balance our current need for development against the needs of future generations. Planning is about forward thinking to solve the problems of today and apprehend the problems of the future. It is about reflecting and learning from the patterns and history of the planning system world wide and learning from that history to plan for the future. The various definitions of planning do not place emphasis on planning for the future to include all sectors of society by eradicating all forms of social exclusion. It is assumed that 'the problems of today' and 'the needs of future generations' refer to social exclusion amongst many others problems and needs, but in today's society a greater emphasis should be placed upon the problems of social exclusion specifically to increase awareness. In 1993 the RTPI published a study carried out by the Hew Thomas ...

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