minous evidence of the wastefulness of urban sprawl. . . There is broad agreement that most North American cities are a mess, aesthetically and functionally (Bryant, p.171).
Therefore, relating the views of Bryant and Chapin is particu larly useful, for the former is concerned primarily with re lating city growth to the social institution of land ownership and the operation of the real estate market. Whereas the latter is concerned mainly with comparative theoretical approach to city growth and with specifying performance criteria in rela tion to those various theories.
Chapin deals with 1) a communications theory approach to ur ban growth; 2) a framework emphasizing human interaction; 3) a conceptual system focusing on urban form; 4) accessibility con cepts and urban structure; 5) economic models of spatial struc ture; and 6) decision analysis and the structure of cities. For purposes of our research, a brief summary of the six approaches will suffice.
Communication theory is associated primarily with Richard L. Meier. The basis of MeierÆs theory is that "the one common element in all (perspective
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