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- Technical-administrator: Planners provide technical solutions and advice to decision-
makers. Planners can provide advice to meet goals that a decision-maker has set
- Political role: The support of implementing a plan requires resource mobilization and
campaign for accepting the plan. Planners might need to align with other institutions to
assure cooperation for plan implementation. In participatory planning, the planner plays
the role of mediator to reach a solution that is acceptable to all stakeholders. In many
instances, the planner has to assume the role of an entrepreneur by mobilizing the
resources needed for plan implementation.
- Advocate: Planners advocate the interests of unrepresented stakeholders. These are
experts who serve non-profit organizations. Advocate planners work closely with people
thus bring the planning process closer to the community. However, the effectiveness of
non-profit organizations to really factor in the interests of their constituents is not always
assured as a result of limited capacities to face power.
Titany answered the question on October 28, 2021 at 06:05