Onderweg naar een wetenschappelijke methode voor ruimtelijke ordening

Central purpose of this study is to develop a scientific method for physical planning by the authorities in the Netherlands which meets the following requirements:- (political) values and changes are made explicit,- physical information and changes are made explicit,- everything is understandable for people involved in decision-making,- the method can be applied within a reasonable amount of time and cost.Because of these requirements it was necessary to formulate theoretical principles of science and planning.One of the principles of science is that of the object-oriented method. Therefore some ideas about the object of physical planning are formulated, for instance the normtive starting-point of the vocal, learning man, which is a necessary condition for democratic planning.With all these starting-points (purpose of the study, theoretical principles of science and planning and characteristics of the object of physical planning), a scientific method for urban and regional planning has been developed.Conclusions are mentioned about the possibilities for practical use of the results of the study.