A LAND USE PLAN DESIGN MODEL

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The author suggests that the process of comprehensive planning may be susceptible to a computer solution. He describes his view of the nature of the problem and then defines in detail an experimental solution through the use of linear programming. In this solution, the objective is to minimize total public and private investment costs subject to a number of design restraints which the planner is free to manipulate. The output of the program is a complete land use plan. Other and more sophisticated methods of solution are discussed briefly. Even though it may leave many questions about the planning process and about the nature of a “best” solution unanswered, this article represents a real “first” and a frontal attack on a major problem of planning theory and practice.

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