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The Management of Human Settlements in Developing Countries: Case Studies in the Application of Microcomputers book cover

1st Edition

The Management of Human Settlements in Developing Countries Case Studies in the Application of Microcomputers

By Timothy J. Cartwright Copyright 1989
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge
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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... Read more

1. Part 1: Getting Started 1. Preparing for a Consultant (Jamaica) 2. Now or Later? (Trinidad and Tobago) 3. Assessing the Plan (Tunisia) 4. Taking Delivery (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Part 2: Computer Applications 5. An Embarrassment of Choices (Burma) 6. Physical Planning Applications (Yemen) 7. Social Planning Applications (Malaysia) 8. Management Applications (Thailand) Part 3: Information Systems 9. Data Aren’t Everything (Indonesia) 10. Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Design (India) 11. Data Banks and Information Systems (Philippines) 12. A Land Management Information System (Mauritius) Part 4: Institutional Factors 13. Identifying User Needs (Bahrain) 14. Setting Priorities (Turkey) 15. Increasing Productivity (Swaziland) 16. Improving Computer Use (Jordan) 17. Building Institutional Capacity (Sri Lanka) 18. Maintaining The Balance of Power (Cyprus) 19. Computers and Decentralization (Mexico) 20. Computers and Development (Panama).

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Timothy J. Cartwright

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