A review of collaborative planning approaches for transformative change towards a sustainable future

Martina K Linnenluecke; Martie-Louise Verreynne; Margarietha J de Villiers Scheepers; Chanel Venter

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.148

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A review of collaborative planning approaches for transformative change towards a sustainable future

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A review of collaborative planning approaches for transformative change towards a sustainable future

Martina K Linnenluecke, Martie-Louise Verreynne, Margarietha J de Villiers Scheepers and Chanel Venter

Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.142(Part 4), pp.3212-3224

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.148

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collaborative planning

strategic planning

sustainability

sustainable future

systematic review

Finding the means to address growing environmental and social problems requires new collaborative approaches to planning that consider global resource constraints and an uncertain future. This paper presents a review of 622 articles on organizational planning approaches for achieving a sustainable future, and organizes this literature into a taxonomy of four planning approaches (predictive, adaptive, visionary, and transformational planning) and their associated planning tools or methodologies. While the most prominent theme among the reviewed literature is that transformational change is necessary to address the sustainability challenges of the future, this review identifies a lack of planning approaches that: (1) connect planning to ecological limits; (2) provide guidance for tackling the sustainability challenges in developing countries; and (3) offer guidance to private sector organizations about how to engage in broader planning debates on societal levels. From these findings, a future research agenda is proposed that examines how organizations can plan for a sustainable future, establish a fit between planning approaches, tools and sustainability challenges, adapt governance and organizational structures for transformative change, and design for and facilitate future change.

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Title: A review of collaborative planning approaches for transformative change towards a sustainable future
Authors: Martina K Linnenluecke (Author) - University of Queensland
Martie-Louise Verreynne (Author) - University of Queensland
Margarietha J de Villiers Scheepers (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Chanel Venter (Author) - Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Publication details: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.142(Part 4), pp.3212-3224
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.148
ISSN: 0959-6526
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450923502621
Output Type: Journal article

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