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Multi-Scale 3D Geovisualization of Urban Heat Island Data for Planning Dialogue in Toronto

Multi-Scale 3D Geovisualization of Urban Heat Island Data for Planning Dialogue in Toronto

John Danahy, Jacob Mitchell, Robert Wright, Rodney Hoinkes, Rob Feick
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466681507|ISBN10: 1466681500|EISBN13: 9781466681514
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch008
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Danahy, John, et al. "Multi-Scale 3D Geovisualization of Urban Heat Island Data for Planning Dialogue in Toronto." Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Urban E-Planning, edited by Carlos Nunes Silva, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 166-187. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch008

APA

Danahy, J., Mitchell, J., Wright, R., Hoinkes, R., & Feick, R. (2015). Multi-Scale 3D Geovisualization of Urban Heat Island Data for Planning Dialogue in Toronto. In C. Silva (Ed.), Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Urban E-Planning (pp. 166-187). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch008

Chicago

Danahy, John, et al. "Multi-Scale 3D Geovisualization of Urban Heat Island Data for Planning Dialogue in Toronto." In Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Urban E-Planning, edited by Carlos Nunes Silva, 166-187. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch008

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Abstract

This e-planning visualization case study in the Toronto region investigated the use of 3D urban models as a visualization reference against which analytical models were visualized to identify micro-scale mitigation scenarios of urban heat island effects. The case studies were directed to processes of planning decision making. The Toronto region faces problems of urban heat island impacts due to the increasing frequency of extreme heat events (Bass, Krayenhoff, & Martilli, 2002). The City of Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) have each implemented policies and programmes aimed at mitigating urban heat island and climate change effects (City of Toronto, 2006). This research explored ways of visualizing remote sensing heat island data to assist with the targeted application of planning policies and programs.

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