Many public policy decisions are made quickly and are based on cursory analyses Often there is little time for research Planners and policy analysts on the front lines need to have a grasp of methods that can produce roughly right results which will be available in time to have an impact on policy This article presents an overview of quickly-applied methods and discusses how they might be incorporated into planning curricula
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