Optimality in the location of office buildings in Australian capital cities, with particular reference to Adelaide

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FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE "NO PLANNING UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

"OPTIMALITY IN THE LOCATION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS IN AUSTRF·,LI.lIN CAPIT.'IL I'IITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ADELAIDE"

A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of [,laster of Town Planning.

Emil Corduff April 1981

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N TEN T S:

and Oefinition of Study

OF OFFICES

USERS

of Location of Office Buildings

Statistics of:

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of Questionnaire to "office workErs"

table of grades of optimality.

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1 ^- INTROOUCTION

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^- Purpose of Study

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^{- Scope}

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Principle ofOptimality 2 ^- DEVELOPMENT

Historical Perspective

3 - OPTIMALITY FOR OFFICE

Pilot Survey

in Australian Capital Cities.

3.1 ^- Introduction to Pilot Survey 3.2 ^- Pilot Survey

3.3 ^- Samples a) Letter of Introduction of Survey b) Lett r of instructions to procced c) QUestionnaire to tile management

of "firms or organisations ^II 3.4 - Maps of surveyed capital cities with indicab3d

locations of surveyed office buildings.

3.5 Interpretation of responses geven by Management 3.6 Analysis of responses given by Management of

surveyed offices including detailed Summary factors for each city and city area

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^sheets)

3.7 Sample

3.8 Interpretation of "office workers" responses 3.9 ^- "Gravity Model of Optimality inOffice Building

Location", drawn for each surveyed office.

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sheets identified by numbers 1 to 45 and plotted on the respective city map.)

3.10 ^- Summary

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Optimality Surveyed

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Contents - Continued

3 - OPTDM,LITY FOR OFFICE USERS - Continued

3.11 - Analysis of responses given by "office wori<ers"

3.11.1 Regarding Physical Qualities of Location 3.11.2 Regarding Social Impacts of Location

3.11.3 Regarding Environmental Impacts of Location 3.11.4 Impacts of Location on Office Users

3.11.5 "OPTIMALITY" as assessed by "office wori<ers"

4 - CONCLUSIONS AND REC(l ,MENDATIONS

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4.1 Travel Time to Wori<

Other Offices in the ,trea 4.3 Social Impacts of Location

4.4 Environmental Impacts of Location 4.5 Impacts of Location on Office Users

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