Statewide Planning In North Carolina: Experiences from Other States and a Survey of Existing County Planning

Can North Carolina resolve potential obstacles and successfully implement a statewide planning program? This article explores this question by examining three other statewide planning programs and their impetus. The paper then presents a survey of all 100 North Carolina counties to assess the status of planning in the state as seen by practitioners. Finally, the paper recommends a course of action for the state