Main Title |
Simulation City approach for preparation of urban area data bases / |
Author |
Lemer, Andrew C.,
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Voorhees (Alan M.) and Associates, Inc., McLean, Va.;Washington Environmental Research Center, D.C. Environmental Studies Div. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, |
Year Published |
1974 |
Report Number |
EPA/600-5-74-001; EPA-68-01-1805 |
Stock Number |
PB-244 953 |
OCLC Number |
01061143 |
Subjects |
City planning--Mathematical models ;
Regional planning--Mathematical models ;
Cities and towns--Planning--Mathematical models
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Additional Subjects |
Urban planning ;
Computerized simulation ;
Urban development ;
Validity ;
Land use ;
Economic factors ;
Positioning ;
Mathematical models ;
Decision making ;
Metropolitan areas
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-5-74-001 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
02/07/2014 |
EJBM |
HT166.L34 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
08/26/2013 |
EKBD |
EPA-600/5-74-001 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
09/12/2003 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-5-74-001 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-5-74-001 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/21/2016 |
NTIS |
PB-244 953 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
iv, 79 pages : illustrations, figures ; 27 cm |
Abstract |
The basic hypotheses of the Simulation City Approach is that it is possible to approximate the detailed input data base required for complex planning models, given only a relatively gross description of a specific metropolitan area and general knowledge of patterns of urban composition. This approximation is accomplished at a substantial reduction in the costs associated with data preparation and thus planning models, at relatively little expense in terms of accuracy. Accuracy is here judged in terms of the final decision to be made on the basis of planning model analyses. To the extent that the hypothesis is valid in a particular application, a decision-maker is given the opportunity to ask a range of questions at substantially reduced cost and time expense. The concept is first described in general terms, and then supported by a review of theoretical and empirical studies which would be valuable in its realization. The trade-off between cost and accuracy in modeling is then more explicitly considered. |
Notes |
"February 1974." "Contract No.68-01-1805." "Program Element 1HA096." "Project Officer Philip Patterson, Environmental Studies Division, Washington Environmental Research Center." Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37). |