Resources and Planning
eBook - PDF

Resources and Planning

Pergamon Oxford Geographies

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Resources and Planning

Pergamon Oxford Geographies

About this book

Resources and Planning focuses on the trends, approaches, techniques, and emergence of new concepts in geography, as well as the use of models in planning endeavors.The selection first offers information on planning education and practice, including systems models and inner cities dilemma. The book also examines planning processes and mathematical modeling in land use planning. Topics include general assessment and development of urban modeling; extensions and developments of the gravity model; essential dualism of knowledge and action; science and design as problem-solving processes; and planning processes as social learning.The manuscript ponders on zone definition in spatial modeling and patterns of information use in planning, including problems and alternative approaches to zone system design. The text also concentrates on maps as source materials; quantitative developments in geography and planning in a practical reasoning framework; human's impact on climate with particular reference to energy balance changes; and climate and town planning.The book is a fine reference for readers interested in geography, particularly the trends, techniques, and approaches used in this discipline.

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Yes, you can access Resources and Planning by Brian Goodall, Andrew Kirby, W. B. Fisher, Brian Goodall,Andrew Kirby,W. B. Fisher in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Local & Regional Planning Public Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Resources and Planning
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  7. LIST OF FIGURES
  8. LIST OF TABLES
  9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  10. PREFACE
  11. Section I: OVERVIEW
  12. Section II: SCIENTIFIC BASES OF PLANNING
  13. Section III: INVESTIGATING THE RESOURCE BASE
  14. Section IV: COMPONENTS OF THE PLANNING SYSTEM
  15. AUTHOR INDEX
  16. SUBJECT INDEX