Author Description

This book integrates the two disciplines of facility location and land-use patterns. Employing state-of-the-art quantitative models and case study examples, the author guides the professional planner and site developer in optimizing the location of such facilities as state parks, airports, nuclear power plants, defense and emergency plants, transportation terminals, industrial plants, and warehouses. He also demonstrates the use of satellite imagery, computer data retrieval technologies, and statistical tools for forecasting and analyzing far-reaching land use decisions. Oriented toward the practical and analytical aspects of infrastructure planning, the book should be of interest to urban planners, civil engineers, developers, and government officials who are involved in facility design and operation - and who wish to avoid the costly mistakes that can result from poor planning decisions.