The impact of computer based information systems upon Latin American planning agencies

Latin America has had a 20th century history of adopting technological innovations that originate in the developed world. History also demonstrates that these innovations are adpated to social patterns of behavior that are distinctively Latin. The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe the technological phenomenon of the rapid diffusion and improvement of personal computers and, given 20th century experience of adaptation and adaptation, speculate concerning the probable impact of the introduction of these machines into the daily practice of regional and urban planning within Latin America. -Author