ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1990 and unique in terms of diversity and extent, this book covers a wide geographical area, including Jamaica, Tunisia, Malaysia, India, Mauritius, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus and Panama. Combining an emphasis on actual practice with an awareness of the wider implications of the use of high tech in developing countries, it looks at how computers can be a force for change. The book looks at more than twenty case studies of the use of personal computers for the planning and management of human settlements in developing countries.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part one|40 pages

Getting started

chapter Case 1|7 pages

Preparing for a consultant (Jamaica)

chapter Case 2|8 pages

Now or later? (Trinidad and Tobago)

chapter Case 3|8 pages

Assessing the plan (Tunisia)

chapter Case 4|10 pages

Taking delivery (Abu Dhabi)

part two|64 pages

Computer applications

chapter Case 5|12 pages

An embarrassment of choices (Burma)

chapter Case 6|14 pages

Physical planning applications (Yemen AR)

chapter Case 7|17 pages

Social planning applications (Malaysia)

chapter Case 8|13 pages

Management applications (Thailand)

part three|56 pages

Information systems

chapter Case 9|9 pages

Data aren’t everything (Indonesia)

chapter Case 10|11 pages

Top-down versus bottom-up design (India)

chapter Case 11|15 pages

Data banks and information systems (Philippines)

chapter Case 12|14 pages

A land management information system (Mauritius)

part four|54 pages

Institutional factors

chapter Case 13|7 pages

Identifying user needs (Bahrain)

chapter Case 14|9 pages

Setting priorities (Turkey)

chapter Case 15|8 pages

Increasing productivity (Swaziland)

chapter Case 16|15 pages

Improving computer use (Jordan)

chapter Case 17|9 pages

Building institutional capacity (Sri Lanka)

part five|41 pages

Policy choices

chapter Case 18|11 pages

Maintaining the balance of power (Cyprus)

chapter Case 19|9 pages

Computers and decentralization (Mexico)

chapter Case 20|8 pages

Computers and development (Panama)

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion