The successful management of urban systems is becoming increasingly a matter of successful information about the urban area and its environment. Using information as a basis for developing a structure for, and outlining the flows in, an urban area, this paper develops a dual hierarchy of...

This article describes a citizen information system. Such a system (panel in type, neighborhood in orientation, public in character) is an important link in extending the notion of citizen participation in both policy and programs in a rapidly changing society. This extension is essential, since...

Most of the articles that follow are the papers that formed the Distinguished Lecturer Series--i.e., the invited, thematic series--at the XIX International Meetings of The Institute of Management Sciences in Houston, Texas, on April 4-8,1972. There are two exceptions: (1) "The ORSA New Orleans...

Issues addressed include use of multi-dimensional vs. single scalar approaches to measuring quality of life. The former seems preferable to the latter. This is illustrated by reference to examples from the national accounts systems approach, using objective data only, as proposed by Nestor...

This paper deals with identifying and managing congestion. For this purpose, DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) is used to identify congestion when the data show it to be present, estimate its amounts, and separate it from other forms of inefficiency. DEA is also used to identify where improvements...