When vagueness is a strategic resource for planning actors
| dc.contributor.author | Buhler, Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-20T08:36:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Planning Theory, 20(4), 1–24, 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article examines vagueness in planning discourse not as a deficiency but as a strategic resource used by planning actors in adverse circumstances. Based on a systematic textual and visual analysis of 36 French local transport plans produced between 2000 and 2015, the paper demonstrates how vagueness is employed to hedge against uncertainty, manage conflict, and avoid firm commitments. The findings highlight vagueness as a diffuse yet powerful element of planning discourse, reshaping how plans function as instruments of governance. | |
| dc.description.version | publishedVersion | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Buhler, T. (2021). When vagueness is a strategic resource for planning actors. Planning Theory, 20(4), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095221995861 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1473095221995861 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1473-0952 | |
| dc.identifier.pageNumber | 1-24 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177/1473095221995861 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/3321 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/9417 | |
| dc.subject | planning theory | |
| dc.subject | vagueness | |
| dc.subject | planning discourse | |
| dc.subject | strategic ambiguity | |
| dc.subject | institutional discourse | |
| dc.subject | transport planning | |
| dc.subject | governance | |
| dc.subject | planning practice | |
| dc.title | When vagueness is a strategic resource for planning actors | |
| dc.type | Article |