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===Planning===
The term [[planning]] implies the working out of sub-components in some degree of elaborate detail. Broader-brush enunciations of objectives may qualify as metaphorical [[Technology roadmap|roadmap]]s. Planning literally just means the creation of a plan; it can be as simple as making a [[task list|list]]. It has not acquired a technical meaning, however, to cover the area of [[government]]  [[legislation]] and [[regulation]]s elated to the use of resources.

Planning can refer to the planned use of any and all resources, as in the succession of [[Five-year plans of the Soviet Union|Five-Year Plan]]s through which the government of the [[Soviet Union]] sought to develop the country. However, the term is most frequently used in relation to planning for the use of land and related resources, for example in [[urban planning]], [[transportation planning]], etc.

In a governmental context, "planning" without any qualification is most likely to mean the regulation of [[land use]]. See also [[zoning]].