The purpose of this paper is to present a brief review of the theoretical developments of recent years in the field of integrated land-use and transport modelling, from the point of view of their usefulness in practical applications. The review is limited to the experience of the author and...

A protytype knowledge-based geographical information system, named ZOMAP, was developed to help planners in zoning-map preparation. It is composed of four major parts: a geographical information system (GIS), a knowledge base, an inference engine, and a controller. Implemented through a...

Techniques for seismic risk assessment have improved rapidly in the past decade. Much more is known about how different types of structures respond to an earthquake. To make assessments of seismic risk, this earthquake hazard information must be combined with an inventory of buildings by...

Most infrastructure planning assumes continuous dynamics. This paper is about the case where demand grows as a result of drastic, noncontinuous exogenous change and, in particular, sudden massive immigration. Through a discussion of the current issues facing Israel in absorbing the recent...

The weighting of land suitability factors by human experts is integral to land suitability analysis. For a satisfactory result, a tested holistic approach is called upon to systematically address the issues of preference acquisition, synthesis, and inconsistency diagnosis. As an extension of the...

The improvement of traffic environments is usually a matter of great concern to citizens in densely populated districts. In facilitating improvement projects in a street environment, it is important to enable the residents to have a better understanding of the ideas underlying the proposed plan...

The authors develop a shape representation based on the concept of infinite maximal lines. Constraints on the behaviours of infinite maximal lines are used to define shapes. A process model of shape emergence which relies on this representation is developed. Hypothesis-driven and data-driven...

Ensuring certainty in planning policy at the same time as allowing for flexibility to meet unforeseen circumstances is an issue that confronts all planning systems. The problem is particularly acute in those systems, such as the French, which place a high premium on legal certainty by using...

In physical planning, two stylized approaches to plan-making may be distinguished. In the analytical approach, the purpose is to determine optimal adjustments to the current spatial structure in order to resolve an existing planning problem. Global planning objectives and restrictions are...