PLANNERS ATTITUDES TOWARD GROWTH - A COMPARATIVE CASE-STUDY

Planners' attitudes toward growth have received little attention despi te the essential roles that growth and development play in planning. T o contribute to an understanding of planners' attitudes and values, th is paper compares planners' attitudes toward growth with those of the general public. Responses to eleven questions relating to quality of l ife, initiatives and referenda, growth limitation approaches, civic bo osterism, and the costs and benefits of growth indicated that planners , at least in San Diego, hold more favorable attitudes toward growth t han does the general population. Private sector planners favor growth more than public planners do. These findings are consistent with a his torical and theoretical understanding of the relationship between the planning profession and those who benefit from growth.