'Planning authorities will need to engage positively in planning to support growth with quicker and more responsive plans.
Regular self-assessment and responsive planning will ensure its continued growth and relevance.
We concluded that in densely populated landscapes a shift from responsive planning to an intentional design of environments is therefore needed.
If the government is serious about creating a more responsive planning regime, it needs to empower and equip professional planners to work directly with their communities and take away political interference and egos.
To facilitate their mobility and accessibility, a responsive planning approach would provide more small apartments and restricted parking in neighborhoods with greater transit proximity.
This makes it necessary to implement more flexible manufacturing and more responsive planning systems and to realize smaller lot sizes with frequent changeovers between product variants.
These complex challenges require a very responsive planning system to manage "push/pull boundaries" in a very demand driven, finish-to-order planning and manufacturing process.
To work effectively in such environments, organizations require situational awareness, collaborative approaches, responsive planning, and an appreciation for the dynamic nature of the context (37).
However, responsive planning for the future medical workforce remains necessary, as rapid changes are taking place in the supply of medical practitioners and the requirement for their services.
Improved government coordination, preemptive evacuations and responsive planning have shown that a disaster-prone country can come together to protect the lives of its citizens, especially its children.
