Use of the Delphi method for determining community growth goals inventory: the Nashville experience

Abstract

The author discusses the growth-inducing pressures on Nashville, Tennessee, describes the application of the Delphi technique to develop an inventory of the community's growth goals, and suggests that the development of a list of community goals is a necessary first step toward growth management.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the conference on metropolitan physical environment

Citation

Varma, Vishwa K. 1977. Use of the Delphi method for determining community growth goals inventory: the Nashville experience. In: Heisler, Gordon M.; Herrington, Lee P., eds. Proceedings of the conference on metropolitan physical environment; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-25. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 432-437