A systems view of planning: Towards a theory of the urban and regional planning process (Urban and regional planning series)

A Systems View Of Planning: Towards A Theory of the Urban and Regional Planning sets out to be a special kind of theory of the process known as town and regional planning, which is based upon the broader theory of General Systems and its allied field of Cybernetics. Because of this, the content of the book differs considerably from what most town planners think of as relevant to the subject. The book begins with physical change and human ecology, and then moves on to systems and planning, its goals, projecting the future of the system, operational models and their underlying theories, and management and planning. The book appeals to planners, architects, and city engineers, especially those who wish to learn or make a study on the systems view of planning, its different theories and methods, its possible future, and its many applications in designing and improving towns and cities. Content: PERGAMON INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY , Page i Pergamon Urban and Regional Planning Advisory Committee , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Preface to the Second Edition , Pages ix-x Acknowledgements , Page xi Introduction , Pages xiii-xv CHAPTER 1 - Physical Change and Human Ecology , Pages 1-21 CHAPTER 2 - What is Planning? , Pages 22-35 CHAPTER 3 - Systems , Pages 36-62 CHAPTER 4 - Planning as a Conceptual System , Pages 63-82 CHAPTER 5 - On Space and Spatial Planning , Pages 83-113 CHAPTER 6 - Goals , Pages 114-130,130a,131-154 CHAPTER 7 - Projecting the System: What is the Future? , Pages 155-185 CHAPTER 8 - Models , Pages 186-202 CHAPTER 9 - Some Operational Models and Their Underlying Theories , Pages 203-235 CHAPTER 10 - Modelling “The Whole System” , Pages 236-259 CHAPTER 11 - Evaluation , Pages 260-281 CHAPTER 12 - A Spatial Method for Regional Planning , Pages 282-311 CHAPTER 13 - Satisfaction or Optimisation? The Bounds of Rationality , Pages 312-330 CHAPTER 14 - Management and Planning , Pages 331-348 CHAPTER 15 - Plan or Programme? , Pages 349-374 CHAPTER 16 - A Mixed-Programming Strategy , Pages 375-411 Note on Mathematics , Page 412 Glossary , Pages 413-417 Index , Pages 419-429 Other Titles in the Series , Page ibc1 A Systems View of Planning: Towards a Theory of the Urban and Regional Planning Process, Second Edition covers theories of the process of town and regional planning. The book discusses physical change and human ecology; the theory of planning; the variety and entropy of systems; and planning as a conceptual system. The text also describes space and spatial planning; goal formulation in planning; exploratory and normative techniques and intuitive methods in projecting the system; and operational models and their underlying theories. Using linear programming and entropy methods; major aspects of evaluation, program budgeting, cost benefit analysis, and matrix methods; and the spatial method for regional planning are also covered. The book tackles the mixed-programming strategy as well. Engineers, architects, farmers, and foresters will find the book invaluable.