Which statement best describes the historical relationship among the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Planners, and the American Society of Planning Officials?

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Which statement best describes the historical relationship among the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Planners, and the American Society of Planning Officials?

The key idea is that the American Planning Association formed in the late 1970s through the merger of two pre-existing groups—the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning Officials. By bringing together a professional association and a officials’ association, the field gained a single national body to represent the full range of planning work, education, and policy. The other statements mix up dates or origins of the organizations and don’t reflect the actual consolidation that created the APA.

The key idea is that the American Planning Association formed in the late 1970s through the merger of two pre-existing groups—the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning Officials. By bringing together a professional association and a officials’ association, the field gained a single national body to represent the full range of planning work, education, and policy. The other statements mix up dates or origins of the organizations and don’t reflect the actual consolidation that created the APA.

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