Advocacy planning was championed by which planner?

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Advocacy planning centers on having planners actively advocate for and represent the interests of different social groups, especially those with less voice, so that diverse perspectives shape the plan rather than a single, “neutral” view. This approach treats various client groups as legitimate stakeholders and encourages multiple, alternative plans to ensure outcomes address disparate needs. It was championed by Paul Davidoff in the 1960s, who argued that planners should serve as advocates for marginalized communities and explicitly consider their priorities in the planning process. His idea shifted planning away from being solely technocratic toward actively supporting social equity in decisions about land use and development. While Jane Jacobs emphasized community-based urbanism and lively neighborhoods, she did not originate advocacy planning, and Le Corbusier and Frederick Law Olmsted are known for modernist planning concepts and landscape design, not advocacy planning.