“The truth is that forest “health” is a political term used by the timber industry for the same reasons environmentalists use the word “sustainability.” These words are practically devoid of any measurable content, yet they are used to bludgeon political opponents who dare to question the subsidies that each side wants for their activities.” From:The Antiplanner
.
.
Another example:
Note the disconnects between some of the Elbert County Transportation Master Plan’s Objectives, and the list of “qualitative and quantitative” inputs used to achieve those objectives.
-Community Values and preservation of the quality of life.
-Good land use and planning policies.
-Sensitive to the environment.
No inputs are identified to resolve these goals. This is probably because they cannot be objectively resolved. As a result, the plan will mean different things to different people at different times. It will be a moving target, devoid of accountability, subject to corruption and exigencies of the moment, basically, a make-work device for lawyers and planners.