Topaz: General Planning Technique and its Applications at the Regional, Urban, and Facility Planning Levels (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (180))

Front Matter....Pages I-VII Introduction to Techniques....Pages 1-14 Initial Application in Melbourne....Pages 15-34 Growth Corridor Studies....Pages 35-54 Other Topaz Studies in Melbourne....Pages 55-82 Initial Application in Blacksburg....Pages 83-109 Water and Sewer Cost Models....Pages 110-133 Energy Studies....Pages 134-170 Regional Level Applications....Pages 171-189 Water Supply Catchment Planning....Pages 190-206 Campus Planning....Pages 207-227 Commercial Building Planning....Pages 229-244 Hospital Planning....Pages 245-268 The use of Modelling in the Planning Process....Pages 269-283 Recent Advances Incorporating Diversity, Entropy, Utility, and Information Theory....Pages 284-308 A Summary Evaluation....Pages 309-322 Back Matter....Pages 323-356