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

by John F. Brotchie, John W. Dickey, Ron Sharpe

to Techniques.- Initial Application in Melbourne.- Growth Corridor Studies.- Other Topaz Studies in Melbourne.- Initial Application in Blacksburg.- Water and Sewer Cost Models.- Energy Studies.- Regional Level Applications.- Water Supply Catchment Planning.- Campus Planning.- Commercial Building Planning.- Hospital Planning.- The use of Modelling in the Planning Process.- Recent Advances Incorporating Diversity, Entropy, Utility, and Information Theory.- A Summary Evaluation.

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1980