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Threshold analysis and urban development: An evaluation

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Threshold Analysis has become an Important planning tool in the general planning process related to urban development in Europe. In this paper, the procedures of Threshold Analysis are examined and several possible applications are considered within a general framework of urban development. Finally, Threshold Analysis is evaluated and found to have a number of serious shortcomings as an independent planning tool. Its main contribution to the urban development process is shown to be its insights into aspects of the optimal time-cost sequence of land development.

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  1. Regional Science and Analysis Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

    Geoffrey J. D. Hewings (Associate Professor of Geography and member)

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Research for this paper was partially supported by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ottawa. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and not CMHC.

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Hewings, G.J.D. Threshold analysis and urban development: An evaluation. Ann Reg Sci 9, 21–31 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01295835

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