Green Infrastructure and Local Planning Processes: A Study Concerning the Metropolitan Context of Cagliari

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Sabrina Lai ◽  
Federica Leone ◽  
Corrado Zoppi
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Planning Processes

Civic Crafting in Urban Planning Public Consultation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1052-1070
Author(s):  
Lisa Ward Mather ◽  
Pamela Robinson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
3D Environment ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Planning Processes

Minecraft is a popular video game that allows players to interact with a 3D environment. Users report that it is easy to learn and understand, is engaging and immersive, and is adaptable. Outside North America it has been piloted for urban planning public consultation processes. However, this game has not yet been studied to determine how and whether it could be used for this purpose. Using key informant interviews, this study asked practicing urban planners to assess Minecraft's potential. Key findings address Minecraft's usefulness as a visualization tool, its role in building public trust in local planning processes, the place of play in planning, and the challenges associated with its use in public consultation. The paper concludes with reflections as to how this game could effectively be used for public consultation, and offers key lessons for urban planners whose practice intersects with our digitally-enabled world.

scholarly journals Improving Infrastructure Installation Planning Processes using Procedural Modeling

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nae-Young Choei ◽  
Hyungkyoo Kim ◽  
Seonghun Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Design Evaluation ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Procedural Modeling ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Modeling ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Critical Constraints

Time and costs are often the most critical constraints in implementing a development impact fee (DIF) for local infrastructure installation planning in South Korea. For this reason, drafting quality plan alternatives and calculating precise DIFs for improvement remain challenging. This study proposes an application of a procedural modeling method using CityEngine as an alternative to traditional methods, which rely on AutoCAD. A virtual low-density suburban development project in Jeju, South Korea was used to compare the workability of the two methods. The findings suggest that procedural modeling outperforms the other approach by significantly reducing the number of steps and commands required in the planning process. This paper also argues that procedural modeling provides real-time 2- and 3-dimensional modeling and design evaluation and allows for a more efficient assessment of plan quality and calculation of DIF. We also argue for the need to diffuse procedural modeling to better support local planning practices.

Durable Civic Technology

2020 ◽  
pp. 252-281
Author(s):  
Lisa Ward Mather ◽  
Pamela Robinson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Video Game ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
3D Environment ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Civic Technology

Minecraft is a video game that allows players to interact with a 3D environment. Launched in 2009, Minecraft has surprisingly durable popularity. Users report that Minecraft is easy to learn and understand, engaging and immersive, and adaptable. Outside North America it has been piloted for urban planning public consultation processes. Five years ago, authors conducted research using key informant interviews. This study asked practicing urban planners in Canada to assess Minecraft's potential. Key findings address Minecraft's usefulness as a visualization tool, its role in building public trust in local planning processes, the place of play in planning, and the challenges associated with its use in public consultation. This chapter explores Minecraft's ongoing use, offers reflections as to how this game could effectively be used for public consultation, and concludes with key lessons for urban planners whose practice intersects with our digitally-enabled world, with a particular focus on new application possibilities in smart city planning projects.

The impact of correctional institutions on public health during a pandemic or emerging infection disaster

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel D. Schwartz, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Impact

With the growing threat of a naturally occurring or man-made global pandemic, many public, private, federal, state, and local institutions have begun to develop some form of preparedness and response plans. Among those in the front lines of preparedness are hospitals and medical professionals who will be among the first responders in the event of such a disaster. At the other end of the spectrum of preparedness is the Corrections community who have been working in a relative vacuum, in part because of lack of funding, but also because they have been largely left out of state, federal local planning processes. This isolation and lack of support is compounded by negative public perceptions of correctional facilities and their inmates, and a failure to understand the serious impact a jail or prison facility would have on public health in the event of a disaster. This article examines the unique issues faced by correctional facilities responding to disease disasters and emphasizes the importance of assisting them to develop workable and effective preparedness and response plans that will prevent them from becoming disease repositories spreading illness and infection throughout our communities. To succeed in such planning, it is crucial that the public health and medical community be involved in correctional disaster planning and that they should integrate correctional disaster response with their own. Failure to do so endangers the health of the entire nation.

Durable Civic Technology

2022 ◽  
pp. 608-630
Author(s):  
Lisa Ward Mather ◽  
Pamela Robinson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Video Game ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
3D Environment ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Civic Technology

Minecraft is a video game that allows players to interact with a 3D environment. Launched in 2009, Minecraft has surprisingly durable popularity. Users report that Minecraft is easy to learn and understand, engaging and immersive, and adaptable. Outside North America it has been piloted for urban planning public consultation processes. Five years ago, authors conducted research using key informant interviews. This study asked practicing urban planners in Canada to assess Minecraft's potential. Key findings address Minecraft's usefulness as a visualization tool, its role in building public trust in local planning processes, the place of play in planning, and the challenges associated with its use in public consultation. This chapter explores Minecraft's ongoing use, offers reflections as to how this game could effectively be used for public consultation, and concludes with key lessons for urban planners whose practice intersects with our digitally-enabled world, with a particular focus on new application possibilities in smart city planning projects.

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