In this paper a reply is given to the comments and criticisms raised by Buckley in his article on the meaning of multicriteria evaluation. Several issues are discussed, among them the weighting of criterion scores, the use of ordinal measures, and the relation between multicriteria evaluation...

In the past few decades there have been considerable changes in computer hardware. Reductions in size, increasing ratios of efficiency to cost, and graphics capabilities have induced many planners to purchase microcomputer systems. Associated with this growth is the development of software...

Because of their widespread applicability, the set covering location problem and the maximal covering location problem have received considerable attention in the facility-location literature. There have been many extensions and modifications to these problems as they have been applied to...

A mathematical model to identify satisficing solutions to infeasible set partitions is introduced. The set-partitioning model has been of interest to the location analyst, since it is the basis of a number of spatial problems. This model incorporates the concept of natural slack in a way that...

This paper is an attempt to define and apply a concept of space which is quite different from space as traditionally viewed in archaeology in terms of distributions on the plane. Here space is defined in terms of ordered relations within built environments. A concept of space as the...

Buildings are primarily social objects. They carry meanings for society in general, and occupants and users in particular, which relate to asymmetries of power. Amongst the control mechanisms used by building owners or sponsors to carry those meanings which reproduce their own power is the use...

An attempt is made to define the use of both topological and formal measures within the organisation of the built environment and to demonstrate the necessary integration of the two measures for understanding the social use of the built environment. Topological measures are here defined as all...

Traditional models of rationality in science, bureaucracy, and planning are predicated on the existence of a set of means (<i>x</i>₁, <i>x</i>₂,..., <i>x</i>_<i>n</i>,} being available to achieve a set of ends (<i>y</i>₁, <i>y</i>₂,..., <i>y</i>_<i>n</i>). In these models it is assumed that the ends are given and that there is an identifiable causal...

Some empirical explorations of the use of the Galois lattice approach are presented as an alternative to the more traditional algorithm used by the <i>Q</i>-analysis research community. The explorations are conducted in the context of three fields of study: prey-predator relations, social networks, and...