Enhancing 3D Models with Urban Information: A Case Study Involving Local Authorities and Property Professionals in New Zealand: Quantifying the Benefit of 3D over Alternative 2D systems

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.26686/wgtn.16968400.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Rachel Anne Ryan

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

User Group ◽

Single Model ◽

Testing Methodology ◽

Multiple User ◽

Robust Testing ◽

User Groups ◽

Planning Task ◽

3D Methods

<p>This thesis aimed to reach two principal outcomes: To develop a robust testing methodology that allowed a detailed and fair comparative analysis of the benefit, or otherwise, of 3D methods of information interrogation over alternative 2D methods; and to test the ability for a single model to have multiple user-group functionality. The research used the examples of two user-groups within the urban planning industry and their typical decision making processes. A robust testing methodology was developed to investigate the usefulness of 3D in a detailed and focused manner involving individual end-users as participants in a case study. The development of this efficient process assisted the study in moving past the initial visual impact of the models. The method employed a combination of three research instruments: A focus group formed the base from which an urban planning task, questionnaire and guided discussion investigated evidence for the benefit or otherwise of 3D using both quantitative and subjective measures. Two widely disparate user-groups were selected to further test the functionality of a resource to meet the needs of multiple users: city council urban designers and property developers. The research revealed that 3D methods of information visualisation allow users to develop a greater spatial awareness, increasing their understanding of information, when compared to alternative 2D methods. While evidence for this benefit was established using both quantitative and subjective methods, the research proved that this increased understanding does not necessarily lead to quicker decisions as the 2D group completed the task faster and more accurately than the 3D group. The ability for a single model to have multiple user-group functionality was confirmed as each of two disparate user-groups noted that the availability of the other user-group's information was of positive benefit to their understanding of the proposed development within the urban planning task.</p>

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Enhancing 3D Models with Urban Information: A Case Study Involving Local Authorities and Property Professionals in New Zealand: Quantifying the Benefit of 3D over Alternative 2D systems

10.26686/wgtn.16968400 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Rachel Anne Ryan

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

User Group ◽

Single Model ◽

Testing Methodology ◽

Multiple User ◽

Robust Testing ◽

User Groups ◽

Planning Task ◽

3D Methods

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Stewarding National User Groups to Strengthen Open Source Software Communities

Publications ◽

10.3390/publications8020031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Pascal-Nicolas Becker ◽

Michele Mennielli ◽

Katharina Trachte

Keyword(s):

Open Source ◽

Open Source Software ◽

Great Success ◽

User Group ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Governance Model ◽

User Groups ◽

The Uk ◽

International Engagement

Open Source Software (OSS) communities are often international, bringing together people from diverse regions with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. National user groups can bolster these international communities by convening local events, championing the software to peers, welcoming and onboarding new contributors, raising money to support the broader community, and collecting important information on user’s needs. The open source community-led software DSpace has had great success encouraging the creation of national user groups; in the UK, North America, and Germany, the Groups have been active for many years. However, it was in 2018, thanks to a renewed focus on international engagement and more diverse representation of the global community in governance groups, that the national communities entered into a new phase: 15 new national User Groups have been formed all over the world since then, while the German user group evolved into the “DSpace-Konsortium Deutschland”, founded by 25 institutions, marking a pivotal point for membership options and National User Group participation within DSpace Governance. This article will offer an overview of the historical development of the DSpace community and its governance model, as well as DuraSpace’s international engagement strategy, including its benefits and challenges. Subsequently, we will present a case study on the DSpace-Konsortium Deutschland and explain its relation to the broader context of how to build national user groups within global communities.

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Managing Conflicting Water Resource Goals and Uncertainties in a Dam-Network by Exploring the Solution Space

Volume 2A: 44th Design Automation Conference ◽

10.1115/detc2018-86018 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Lin Guo ◽

Hamed Zamanisabzi ◽

Thomas M. Neeson ◽

Janet K. Allen ◽

Farrokh Mistree

Keyword(s):

Water Resource ◽

Optimal Solution ◽

Solution Space ◽

User Group ◽

Multiple User ◽

Social Ecological ◽

The Social ◽

User Groups ◽

Design Preferences ◽

Conflicting Goals

In a multi-reservoir system, ensuring adequate water availability across reservoirs while managing conflicting goals under uncertainties are critical to making the social-ecological system sustainable. The priorities of multiple user-groups and availability of the water resource may vary with time, weather and other factors. Uncertainties such as variation in precipitation bring more complexity, which intensifies the discrepancies between water supply and water demand for each user-group. To reduce such discrepancies, we should satisfice conflicting goals, considering typical uncertainties. We observed that models are incomplete and inaccurate, which challenge the use of the single optimal solution to be robust to uncertainties. So, we explore satisficing solutions that are relatively insensitive to uncertainties, by incorporating different design preferences, identifying sensitive segments and improving the design accordingly. This work is an example of exploring the solution space to enhance sustainability in multidisciplinary systems, when goals conflict, preferences are evolving, and uncertainties add complexity.

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Estimation of fishing and natural mortality from tagging studies on fisheries with two user groups

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f98-058 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 55 (9) ◽

pp. 2001-2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Elizabeth N Brooks ◽

Kenneth H Pollock ◽

John M Hoenig ◽

William S Hearn

Keyword(s):

Fishing Effort ◽

Standard Errors ◽

Natural Mortality ◽

Good Precision ◽

User Group ◽

Fishing Mortality ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Multiple User ◽

Potential Gain ◽

User Groups

We present generalizations of fishery models that allow for the separate estimation of fishing mortality when more than one user group is present (e.g., a commercial and a recreational fishery). This model also allows for the fisheries to be in operation for any length of time whereas previously fisheries were generally considered to be pulse or continuous. Three cases are considered: (i) fisheries operate consecutively, (ii) fisheries overlap for a part of their seasons, and (iii) fisheries are in operation for the whole year. The results of a simulation study are included, which provide estimates of fishing and natural mortality along with their proportional standard errors (CVs). All scenarios had good precision, with most CVs < 25% and usually very little difference between the three cases. Coefficients of interaction, the potential gain by one fishery if another is closed down, are also given along with a method for calculating them. Factors affecting these coefficients of interaction were the order in which fisheries operated, amount of overlap in fishing seasons, and intensity of fishing effort by each fishery. We believe that these models could provide useful information for the management of fisheries with multiple user groups where allocation conflicts may arise.

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Reconsideration of efficacy in transitional urban planning. A case study

ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI ◽

10.3280/asur2020-127-s1006 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 98-112

Author(s):

Michelangelo Russo

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning

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Interrelationships between municipal spatial policy strategy and airport operation and development. Lodz Airport case study

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2018-0029 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 65-79

Author(s):

Katarzyna Nikorowicz-Zatorska

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Urban Planning ◽

Cultural Development ◽

The Other ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Spatial Management ◽

The One ◽

Surrounding Areas

Abstract The present paper focuses on spatial management regulations in order to carry out investment in the field of airport facilities. The construction, upgrades, and maintenance of airports falls within the area of responsibility of local authorities. This task poses a great challenge in terms of organisation and finances. On the one hand, an active airport is a municipal landmark and drives local economic, social and cultural development, and on the other, the scale of investment often exceeds the capabilities of local authorities. The immediate environment of the airport determines its final use and prosperity. The objective of the paper is to review legislation that affects airports and the surrounding communities. The process of urban planning in Lodz and surrounding areas will be presented as a background to the problem of land use management in the vicinity of the airport. This paper seeks to address the following questions: if and how airports have affected urban planning in Lodz, does the land use around the airport prevent the development of Lodz Airport, and how has the situation changed over the time? It can be assumed that as a result of lack of experience, land resources and size of investments on one hand and legislative dissonance and peculiar practices on the other, aviation infrastructure in Lodz is designed to meet temporary needs and is characterised by achieving short-term goals. Cyclical problems are solved in an intermittent manner and involve all the municipal resources, so there’s little left to secure long-term investments.

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Application of Multimedia Animation to Public Participation in Urban Planning: A Case Study of Taichung City's Dalong Road

2020 The 4th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology ◽

10.1145/3416797.3416808 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kuo-Wei Hsu ◽

Ji-Yuan Lin ◽

Jen-Chih Chao

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Public Participation

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Exploring criminal justice policy transfer models and mobilities using a case study of violence reduction

Criminology & Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1748895821991607 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 174889582199160

Author(s):

William Graham ◽

Annette Robertson

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Policy Transfer ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Criminal Justice Policy ◽

Gang Violence ◽

Single Model ◽

Violence Reduction ◽

Transfer Models

Although there is growing interest in criminal justice policy transfer, a dearth of empirical research in this area has been acknowledged. This article addresses this gap by presenting the results of research conducted on a case of policy transfer of a criminal justice programme, focused on group/gang violence reduction, from America to Scotland. Policy transfer models were used to develop, frame and conduct the analysis of what was considered a ‘successful’ programme transfer; however, it was found that no single model could fully account conceptually for a key finding of the research, namely a policy transfer ‘backflow’. This article details the key processes, mechanisms and outcomes of the policy transfer and in doing so reflects on the usefulness of orthodox and non-orthodox/social-constructionist policy transfer approaches in understanding the outcomes of this case of criminal justice programme transfer.

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