URBAN MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZING URBAN-DEVELOPMENT MODELS

The paper outlines a concept of integrated urban management and demons trates with an example the importance of applying scientific principle s in urban management including planning control to achieve efficiency and equity in urban development. It is argued that the principle of p roductivity, which is the essence of management, is equally applicable in urban management at various levels, to achieve the goals in the ur ban sector and of the urban organizations, ensuring efficient use of r esources which are scarce quantities. Some techniques of urban managem ent to improve productivity are discussed and two optimizing urban dev elopment models are presented which can be used as tools to improve pr oductivity at the urban development project level. Application of the models is illustrated with example problems. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.