介紹了規劃及其影響分析的方法，幫助讀者提高收集、分析、和展示數據的能力，掌握如何做、什麼時間、在哪裡、如何應用適當的方法。

●Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction： Planning Analysis Methods
1．1 Planning
1．2 Planning Analysis
1．3 Structure of the Book
References
2 Demographic Analysis
2．1 Introduction
2．1．1 Typology of Projection Methods
2．2 Demographic Analysis-Fundamental Concepts
2．3 Components of Change-Demographic Reasons for Population Change
2．3．1 Fertility
2．3．2 Mortality
2．3．3 Migration
2．4 Trend Extrapolation Methods
2．4．1 Share of Growth Method
2．4．2 Shift-Share Method
2．4．3 Linear Population Model
2．4．4 Geometric Population Model
2．4．5 Parabolic Population Model
2．4．6 Logistic Population Model
2．5 Cohort-Component Method
2．5．1 The Mortality Component
2．5．2 The Net Migration Component
2．5．3 The Fertility Component
2．5．4 Bringing All Components Together
2．5．5 The Hamilton-Perry Method
2．6 Concluding Remarks
Review Questions
Exercises
References
3 Economic Analysis
3．1 Introduction
3．2 The Economic Base Theory
3．3 Understanding Your Regional Economy
3．4 Assessing the State of a Regional Economy
3．4．1 Compiling a Regional Economic Profile
3．4．2 Preliminary Consideration
3．5 Economic Base Analysis Techniques
3．5．1 The Survey Method
3．5．2 The Assumption Method
3．5．3 The Location Quotient Method
3．6 Evaluating Regional Economies Using the Economic Base ltiplier and Shift-Share Analysis
3．6．1 The Economic Base ltiplier
3．6．2 Shift-Share Analysis
Review Questions
Exercises
References
4 Financial Analysis
4．1 Introduction
4．2 Time Value of Money and Financial Mathematics
4．2．1 Interest Rate （i）， Interest， and Compound Interest
4．2．2 Interest Period
4．2．3 Effective Interest Rate
4．2．4 Future Value (FV） for a Single Payment
4．2．5 Future Value (FV） for a Uniform Series of Payments
4．2．6 Present Value (PV） of a Single Future Payment
4．2．7 Present Value (PV） of a Uniform Series of Payments
4．2．8 Ordinary Annuities
4．2．9 More Advanced Financial Calculations
4．3 Net Present Value (NPV） Method
4．4 Internal Rate of Return (IRR） Method
4．5 Equivalent Uniform Annual Cash Flow Method
4．6 Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA）
4．7 Conclusion．
Review Questions
Further Reading
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5 Land Use Analysis
6 Transportation Analysis
Index

城市和區域規劃師的一個重要職責是為我們日常生活的社區制訂規劃，因此規劃師必須具備為決策收集、分析和展示數據的能力，並回答下列關鍵問題：“誰？”（人口分析）；“做什麼？”（經濟分析）；“如何負擔得起？”（財務分析）；“活動在哪裡？”（土地利用分析）和“各地如何連接？”（交通分析）。本書介紹了相關的規劃及影響分析方法，規劃師在面對大量多樣的數據分析需求時，需要掌握多種方法，不但要知道如何做，還得知道什麼時間、在哪裡、如何應用適當的方法去做。各章配有練習題，有助於進一步熟悉各種分析方法的適用條件和範圍，並能夠正確地運用。本書可作為高年級本科生或研究生教材，也可供專業規劃師參考。

(美)王昕晧,(德)馮鶴飛 著