Competitiveness Assessment of Polish Regional Airports Based on Location Planning Models

The book under review deals with economic integration among deve¬loping countries from the point of view of planning. The author believes that it is useful to approach economic integration from a planning point of view and to develop planning models for it, because the theory of economic integration relevant for developing countries should be directed towards the impact of integration on future investments and future production. The type of models used in the book are the multisector linear programming models and the method of analysis is essentially a comparison of two situations; one with economic integration and the other without. For each prospective partici¬pant a medium term planning model is drawn up taking account of its economic situation in some base year. The results of these single country planning models are analysed and compared to those of a similar planning model for the integration area as a whole. The consequences of the integration policy are then evaluated.

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Planning with Semi-input-output Method with Empirical Application to Nigeria. By Arie Kuyvenhoven. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Social Sciences Division. 1978. xi + 266 pp.

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v19i3pp.247-249 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 247-249

Author(s):

A. R. Kemal

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Final Demand ◽

The Other ◽

Production Structure ◽

Input Output ◽

Output Analysis ◽

Input Output Analysis ◽

Comparative Cost ◽

Planning Models

Input -output analysis is being widely used in developing countries for planning purposes. For a given level of final demand, input-output analysis allows us to project the required level of gross output to ensure consistency of plan. These projections are made on the assumption that the existing production structure is optimal and it implies that an increase in demand will be met through the expansion of domestic output even when it can be satisfied through an increase in imports. On the other hand, according to the semi-input-output method, we do not have to increase the output of international sectors in order to meet the increase in demand because the level and composition of these activities should be determined by comparative- cost considerations. These are the only national sectors in which output must increase in order to avoid shortage. The semi-input -output method has been such a useful and important contribution, yet, regrettably, its influence on the planning models had been rather limited.

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Terminal-Year Investment In Finite-Horizon Planninq Models (Notes & Comments)

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v10i2pp.272-280 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 272-280

Author(s):

Richard C. Porter

Keyword(s):

Functional Form ◽

Finite Horizon ◽

Planning Models ◽

Highly Sensitive ◽

Output Ratio ◽

Horizon Planning

A common problem of finite-horizon planning models is that there is no logical determinant of investment in the final year (s). Where post-horizon production is not valued by a model, later-year investment, whose sole function is creation of capacity for post-horizon output, looks as incongruous as last rites for an atheist. A number of artificial devices have been developed to handle this difficulty1, but one predominates: to assume that terminal-year investment is a function of terminal-year output. The purpose of this note is to show: 1) how varied and arbitrary are the assumed functions (Section I); 2) that the terminal-year variables and the apparent feasibility of the resulting Plan are highly sensitive to the choice of function (Section II); and 3) that the arbitrariness of functional form is inevitable in the sense that generally acceptable criteria do not much restrict the choice (Section III). Throughout this note, we shall neglect four complexities that are not essential to the problem at hand. One, the marginal capital-output ratio (

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ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING MODELS FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES IN OIL & GAS FIELDS IN NEW MEXICO AND WYOMING

10.2172/837179 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Peggy Robinson

Keyword(s):

New Mexico ◽

Adaptive Management ◽

Cultural Resources ◽

Planning Models ◽

Gas Fields ◽

Oil Gas

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Urban Design and Walkability: Lessons Learnt from Iranian Traditional Cities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13105731 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 5731

Author(s):

Elmira Jamei ◽

Khatereh Ahmadi ◽

Hing Wah Chau ◽

Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian ◽

Ben Horan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Design ◽

Urban Form ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Design Elements ◽

Study Approach ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Planning Models ◽

Mixed Use ◽

Residential Quarters ◽

Objectively Measured

Physical activity is connected to public health in many ways, and walking is its most popular form. Modern planning models have been applied to cities to manage rapid urban expansions. However, this practice has led to low level of walkability and strong car-dependency in today’s cities. Hence, this study aims to provide a review of the most promising urban design parameters affecting walkability, using Frank Lawrence’s theory of “Objectively Measured Urban Form” (density, connectivity and accessibility, and mixed-use development) as the basis of discussion. The second part of this paper takes a case study approach, through discussing the main design elements of traditional Iranian cities (mosques, bazaars, residential quarters, and alleyways) and analyses their impacts on promoting walkability. This study concludes that incorporating inherent values of traditional urban design elements will complement modern planning and design practices.

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Capacity credit of storage in long-term planning models and capacity markets

Electric Power Systems Research ◽

10.1016/j.epsr.2021.107070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 194 ◽

pp. 107070

Author(s):

Tim Mertens ◽

Kenneth Bruninx ◽

Jan Duerinck ◽

Erik Delarue

Keyword(s):

Capacity Markets ◽

Planning Models

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