Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1.0 project assessment
Guidelines for identification
Standards for performance
Procedures for evaluation
Examples for illustration: matrix models,
demonstrative model, existing settlement,
proposed project
2.0 site analysis
Location, approaches, accesses, transportation
Size, shape
Topography, natural features
Boundaries
Views
Soil
Climate
Flooding
Dust/dirt, smoke, fumes, odors, noises, vibrations
Fire/explosion hazards
Airport disturbances/zoning restrictions
Existing structures, easements, rights-of-way
Land tenure
Land cost
Utilities
Gas, telephone
Community facilities/services
Refuse collection
Government/municipal regulations
Income groups
Population density
Circulation system
Land utilization
Land subdivision
Land development
Basic and physical-economic diagrams
3.0 design criteria
The site and services concept
The models
The matrix
Models for any lots
Utilities, services, community facilities
Water supply
Sewage disposal
Water supply and sewage disposal (easements)
Circulation and storm drainage
Electricity and street lighting
Utilities: cost studies
Utilities: costs per lot
Utilities: costs per hectare
4.0 appendix
Layouts of 20 Models
Utilities: Cost Data
Unit cost analysis of utilities, for U.S.A. and Venezuela
Tables of total costs per model for U.S.A. and Venezuela
Tables of relative costs per hectare and per lot for 20 models
Illustrations
Urban settlements
Removal policies
Progressive development
Instant development
Land coverage
Land utilization:
fences, signs, etc.
Streets: alleys
Streets: meters, lights, signs
Streets: closed to automobiles
Streets: waste of land
Water supply
Sewage disposal
Storm drainage
Electricity and street lighting
Refuse collection
Modification of dwellings
Inside the dwellings
Shared courts
