Timothy J. Cartwright

The Management of Human Settlements in Developing Countries (eBook, ePUB)

Case Studies in the Application of Microcomputers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1990 this book covers 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000383461
• Artikelnr.: 61973917

Autorenporträt

Timothy J. Cartwright

Inhaltsangabe

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).