Social planning is becoming increasingly important. The economization of social services, outcome orientation, social space budgets – these and many other keywords from current professional debates make it clear that planning, management, and precise goal orientation in the provision of social services are becoming continuously more important for municipalities as well as independent providers. The textbook on concepts of social planning – as well as the volume on procedures and fields of action – offers students in the fields of social work, as well as other social and societal sciences, an optimal entry point into a fundamental module of their higher education.