A EU-funded collaborative project to create ePlanning systems for facilitating the multi-way consultation process among citizens and local authorities.
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An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D
Sonja Knapp (HFT Stuttgart, Germany), Yun Chen (University of Salford, UK), Andy Hamilton (University of Salford, UK), and Volker Coors (HFT Stuttgart, Germany)
Copyright: © 2009
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch013
Abstract
Urban Planning is a multi-disciplinary process. Social-economic, environmental and natural resources issues need to be considered to ensure urban sustainable development and to enhance the quality of human life. As a result, it is necessary to investigate different urban planning techniques and possible new ways to facilitate the urban planning process. In this context, ePlanning, an important section of eGovernment, emerged. In order to enhance the capability of ePlanning, different ePlanning systems have been developed for different planning tasks and purposes. However, the state of the art in ePlanning practice is mainly limited to text or 2D maps. 3D visualization is rare, especially interactive visualization for public participation. Based on the preliminary research in an EU-funded project (i.e. Virtual Environmental Planning Systems), this chapter presents an online 3D public participation system for urban development called OPPA 3D, and its potential benefit to Rosensteinviertel regeneration in Stuttgart.