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Title:

URBAN SYSTEMS STUDY OF MELBOURNE

Accession Number:

00242582

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309021669

Abstract:

THIS PAPER DEALS WITH AN URBAN SYSTEMS STUDY FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MELBOURNE, A CITY THAT HAS 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE AND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE 5 MILLION BY 2000. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THE STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A SKETCH PLANNING METHODOLOGY AND SET OF MODELS TO FACILITATE THE SELECTION OF THE BEST GROWTH PATTERNS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT; AS MANY QUANTIFIABLE AND NONQUANTIFIABLE FACTORS AS POSSIBLE WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS PARTICULAR SUBSTUDY IS A GENERAL PLANNING MODEL DEVELOPED TO OPTIMIZE LAND USE ALLOCATION ON THE BASIS OF SOME QUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS AND COSTS. THE GENERAL MODEL ALLOCATES ACTIVITIES TO ZONES AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ACTIVITIES OVER SEVERAL TIME PERIODS. THE BENEFITS AND COSTS INCLUDE THOSE FOR TRAVEL AMONG ACTIVITIES AND FOR LOCATION OF ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS. SOME NONQUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS AND COSTS ARE INTRODUCED SUBJECTIVELY USING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. THE MODEL HAS BEEN SPECIALIZED TO URBAN PLANNING BY INCLUSION OF SUBMODELS FOR SUCH ASPECTS AS TRIP DISTRIBUTION, LAND VALUES, AND BUILDING COSTS. IT HAS BEEN CALIBRATED TO MELBOURNE DATA IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE PLANNING AUTHORITY AND THE RESEARCH TEAM, AND PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR URBAN PLANNING DECISIONS IS NOW BEING PRODUCED.

Supplemental Notes:

Sponsored by Committee on Transportation Systems Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01410350

Authors:

Sharpe, Ron
Brotchie, John F
Toakley, A Ray
Dickey, John W

Pagination:

pp 1-10

Publication Date:

1973

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 435
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26

ISBN:

0309021669

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (6) ; Maps; References (13) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Future growth; Models

Geographic Terms:

Melbourne (Australia)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 22 1973 12:00AM

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