By the end of the book, the reader will have functional appreciation of the role of ICT in spatial planning, urban modelling and simulation, acquisition of information using different sensors and model spatial processes, the use of data to create more capable visualization tools, and the use of virtual models to simulate real environments and plan and manage other aspects of the built environment such as energy.
This presentation is very logical and the effort at arranging the book is highly commended. [...] This book is highly recommended for all involved in the planning of urban environments and territories for efficient functioning, as well as students of urban and spatial planning. It bridges the gap between researchers and practitioners.
– Dr. Edwin Nyirenda, Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Zambia
Planners, engineers, architects, and other contributors explore the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in urban and spatial planning, emphasizing its importance in creating virtual cities and territories. The topics include an effective link between real and virtual cities and territories in planning practice, an integrated multi-agent and cellular automata urban growth model, project outcomes and recent developments in smart sensors and barrier-free planning, an interactive visualization tool to support spatial decision processes, new developments in geographical information technology for urban and spatial planning, and the three-dimensional city model as user interface connected to an energy model.
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