An Analysis of and a Prescription for the Capital Improvement Programming Process for Small Cities.

Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of and a prescription for the capital improvement programming process utilized in many small cities. In this study the author finds two major deficiencies in the literature and the prescriptive manuals. The first is the lack of alternative analysis at the time project requests are developed. The second is a lack of a method to prioritize projects given the political nature of the decision making process in a municipality. The first problem is countered by a proposal to utilize the principles of economic analysis when developing project requests. The second problem is countered by a proposal to utilize a weighted two-dimensional priority matrix to rank project requests. A political rational model of decision making is developed. Techniques for decision making with multiple objectives are reviewed. An example of a programming process currently in use is presented. The conclusion offers a prescription derived from the literature and the recommendations of the author. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097291

Entities

People

  • Robert Lee Rachor Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Cost Reductions
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.