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"The Conceptual Approach"
Author: Dunn, John A. Jr.
Published In: Financial Planning Guidelines for Facility Renewal and Adaption
Date: 1989

Discusses reports and findings documenting the conclusion that American higher education has failed to protect the value of its facilities assets.  Describes how higher education got into this problem, overall facilities planning cycle, an analogy comparing  maintenance on the family car with institutional plant asset renewal, unsuccessful approaches to project of plant renewal and adaption funding, equilibrium versus traditional planning, conceptual approach, funding sources, and projecting downstream costs of new projects.  Includes tables and figures.



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