ON INSENSITIVITIES IN URBAN REDISTRICTING AND FACILITY LOCATION

• NCJ Number: 7095
• Author(s): R C LARSON; K A STEVENSON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 24 pages
• Grant Number(s): H 1056
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• Corporate Author: New York City-Rand Institute
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE A METHOD FOR ARRIVING AT OPTIMAL PLACEMENT WITHIN A GIVEN URBAN REGION OF NEW SERVICE FACILITIES.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT SOPHISTICATED CALCULATIONS ARE GENERALLY UNNECESSARY, AND THAT INTELLIGENT INTUITION MAY BE MORE USEFUL IN ARRIVING AT A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.