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

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.

List of contents

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).

About the author

Timothy J. Cartwright

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy J. Cartwright, Cartwright Timothy J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367771966
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77196-6
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Urbanization
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, computer science, Developing Countries, Urban & municipal planning, Information technology: general issues, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Information technology: general topics, Global South / Developing countries