Forecasting Techniques for Urban and Regional Planning

✍ Scribed by Brian Field, Bryan Macgregor (editor)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 241
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Originally published in 1987, Forecasting Techniques for Urban and Regional Planning is an introduction to the various analytical techniques which have been developed and applied in urban and regional analysis in planning practice. The subjects covered are population, housing, employment, transport, shopping, recreation, and integrated forecasting. Each technique, placed in the context of policy formulation and political matters, is presented both verbally and mathematically, and it separating characteristic is illustrated with detailed but simple practical examples. The techniques examined are set in a policy context and their practical limitations are identified.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Population
3 Housing
4 Employment
5 Shopping
6 Transport
7 Recreation
8 Integrated forecasting
9 Conclusions
Appendix: Basic mathematics
Bibliography and references
Index