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Crihfield, John B. – Small Town, 1991
Community planners in Illinois use computer software to conduct retail trade market analyses based on Reilly's Law. Market boundaries are determined using the population of the town and neighboring town, and the distance between the two towns. The simple indices implied by Reilly's Law do not offer reliable guidance to planners. (KS)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Computer Software, Demography
Peer reviewedSherrill, Sam – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Microcomputer-based imaging technology reestablishes the direct link between evaluation and environmental design by allowing evaluators and urban designers to visually explore and evaluate alternative simulations of design proposals. Microcomputer hardware and software requirements and the use of imaging technology at the university level are…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
