5.5 Planning-by-layers with GIS

Contents list

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Birth of the Planner
• 5.3 Death of the Planner
• 5.4 Birth of the Layerer
• 5.5 Planning by Layers
• 5.6 Environmental Layers
• 5.7 Structural Layers
• 5.8 CAD and GIS Layers
• 5.9 Deterministic Planning
• 5.10 The Life of Planning
• References

Three factors have stimulated interest in a layered approach to analysis and planning:

• concern for the environment
• structuralist philosophy
• the use of computer-based maps and drawings for environmental analysis (GIS - Geographical Information Systems)