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The River Basin Model is a man-machine simulation model used to delineate the interactions taking place, within a real or hypothetical area, between the local water system and the economic, social and governmental activities of that area; it is a model of an entire regional system, with water a subsystem realistically interacting with all the other major subsystems, such as transportation and housing. Using a gaming format, the model is a computer assisted decision-making tool. The Governmental Sector and the model required by its Planning and Zoning Department, and the computer printed output are described. A principal function of the Governmental Sector is to provide public services, and its participants are elected and appointed public officials. The Planning and Zoning Department affects land use decisions through its power of zoning; it provides adequate parkland and public institutional land (developed parkland--museums, zoos, libraries, public golf courses, etc.) for the local jurisdiction population. |
