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The Computer Age And Planning: A Survey Of Technological Infusion, Robert Skot Bayers
The Computer Age And Planning: A Survey Of Technological Infusion, Robert Skot Bayers
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis reports on the results of a survey sent by the author to 148 local and regional planning agencies in Virginia. The mail survey of all Virginia county, city, town, and regional planning agencies showed that computers have been widely accepted and integrated into the planning workplace. Smaller agencies, and those with greater budgetary constraints have yet to realize the computer's full potential, however. The survey yielded an %84.5 total response rate, and covered hardware, software, organization and personnel, and effectiveness issues. It was based upon a similar survey administered in Arizona, New Mexico, and California five years ago. …