Expert Support for Problem Formulation in Urban Planning

R V George
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R V George: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 907 1/2 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

Environment and Planning B, 1995, vol. 22, issue 2, 175-190

Abstract: The situations that constitute urban planning problems are extremely complex, and the formulation of these problems is usually an intractable task. As a procedurally rational response to this intractability, scholars and practitioners have prescribed tools, such as the function analysis system technique (FAST) diagram, for systematically formulating complex problems. To make the FAST diagram more accessible to novices and more easily used by experts, SmartDRAW, a computer-based tool that provides expert support for creating FAST diagrams of problematic situations, has been developed. In this paper, first, the FAST diagram is described, and the reasons why it is suited to formulating complex problems is discussed. Then, the way in which SmartDRAW provides expert support in constructing FAST diagrams is described. Finally, a brief evaluation of the extent to which SmartDRAW improves problem formulation is given.

Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1068/b220175

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