@article{ref1,
title="Formulating the Right Planning Problem",
journal="Journal of planning literature",
year="1994",
author="George, R. V.",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="240-259",
abstract="As problem-solving activities, planning and public policy-making are susceptible to the Type III error: solving the wrong problem. Drawing on a diverse literature, this article describes methods-tools and procedures-that encourage deliberate problem formulation, thereby reducing the chances of such an error occurring. A number of problem formulation methods are described using fictitious accounts of their application in a planning situation. To put them in context, these descriptions are preceded by a discussion of the occurrence of the Type III error in planning and responses to it, a brief review of the state of knowledge about problem formulation, and an overview of problem formulation methods.<p />",
language="",
issn="0885-4122",
doi="10.1177/088541229400800302",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088541229400800302"
}