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Topaz

General Planning Technique and its Applications at the Regional, Urban, and Facility Planning Levels

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (LNE, volume 180)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
  2. Introduction to Techniques

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 1-14
  3. Initial Application in Melbourne

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 15-34
  4. Growth Corridor Studies

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 35-54
  5. Other Topaz Studies in Melbourne

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 55-82
  6. Initial Application in Blacksburg

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 83-109
  7. Water and Sewer Cost Models

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 110-133
  8. Energy Studies

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 134-170
  9. Regional Level Applications

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 171-189
  10. Water Supply Catchment Planning

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 190-206
  11. Campus Planning

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 207-227
  12. Commercial Building Planning

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 229-244
  13. Hospital Planning

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 245-268
  14. The use of Modelling in the Planning Process

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 269-283
  15. Recent Advances Incorporating Diversity, Entropy, Utility, and Information Theory

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 284-308
  16. A Summary Evaluation

    • John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe
    Pages 309-322
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 323-356

Authors and Affiliations

  • CSIRO Division of Building Research, Highett, Australia

    John F. Brotchie, Ron Sharpe

  • Division of Environmental and Urban Systems, College of Architecture & Urban Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    John W. Dickey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Topaz

  • Book Subtitle: General Planning Technique and its Applications at the Regional, Urban, and Facility Planning Levels

  • Authors: John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51574-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-10020-1Published: 01 August 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51574-3Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8442

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9957

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 356

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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