title: Population forecasting and urban planning practice:  a case study.
abstract: "The present paper is an exploration of the organisational environment that surrounds population forecasting in urban planning practice with reference to a detailed case study of one British planning authority:  South Yorkshire."  The emphasis is on the dialogue between those who prepare such forecasts and those who use them.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rainford
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masser
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D006285:Health Planning; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; England; Estimation Technics; Europe; Northern Europe; Organization And Administration; Planning; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Forecast; Research Methodology; United Kingdom; Urban Population