A GIS-BIM Approach for the Evaluation of Urban Transformations. A Methodological Proposal

The implementation and monitoring of the urban transformations provided by the planning tools require a control by the responsible territorial authorities on the compliance of the proposed transformations with the technical and binding rules of the current plans. Considering the complexity of the urban and territorial scale, professionals need a tool capable of satisfying the planning, design and management needs of urban space. The large amount of data and the possibilities of managing the multiple information contained in a BIM model can, indeed, be integrated usefully and declined at higher scales than the single building one, since they can be extended from the sphere of pure architectural design to planning sector. In such a wide context, the GIS-BIM approach can represent a real shift of paradigm aimed at managing the complexity of urban processes more effectively.

The Contribution of MCDM to SUMP: The Case of Spanish Cities during 2006–2021

Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) are increasingly popular planning tools in cities with environmental issues where numerous actions are usually proposed to reduce pollution from urban transport. However, the diagnosis and implementation of these processes requires broad consensus from all stakeholders and the ability to fit them into urban planning in such a way that it allows the proposals to become realistic actions. In this study, a review of the sustainable urban mobility plans of 47 cities in Spain during the last 15 years has been carried out, analyzing both the diagnosis and proposal of solutions and their subsequent implementation. From the results obtained, a new framework based on a structured hybrid methodology is proposed to aid decision-making for the evaluation of alternatives in the implementation of proposals in SUMP. This hybrid methodology considers experts’ and stakeholders’ opinion and applies two different multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods in different phases to present two rankings of best alternatives. From that experience, an analysis based on the MCDM methods called ‘Sequential Interactive Modelling for Urban Systems (SIMUS)’ and weighted sum method (WSM) was applied to a case study of the city of Cartagena, a southeastern middle-size city in Spain. This analytic proposal has been transferred to the practical field in the SUMP of Cartagena, the first instrument of this nature developed after COVID-19 in Spain for a relevant city. The results show how this framework, based on a hybrid methodology, allows the development of complex decision mapping processes using these instruments without obviating the need to generate planning tools that can be transferred from the theoretical framework of urban reality.

Correlation and regression analysis in the system of strategic planning tools for socio-economic development of the region

To date, the Russian Federation has created and is actively developing a system of strategic planning of socio-economic development, including subjects, objects, strategic documents, tools, regulatory and methodological framework, as well as a number of other elements. Despite the institutional formation, there are still quite a few problems in this system, especially at the regional level. The subjects of the Russian Federation have strategic documents at their level, the purpose of which is the socio-economic development of the region. Despite this, the quality of strategic documents is not always at a high level. First of all, the quality of strategic documents is influenced by a set of tools that allow you to achieve your goals and objectives. Within the framework of this study, a method of correlation and regression analysis is proposed in the system of strategic planning tools at the stage of determining priority areas.

Technological Modernization of Industrial Enterprises Using end-to-end Planning Tools as a Basis for Economic Growth

Aim. The presented study aims to describe the fundamentals of the technological modernization of industrial enterprises that provide an innovative way of economic development.Tasks. The authors substantiate major approaches to the definition of technological modernization of industrial enterprises, making it possible to specify this concept and to propose a classification of its main types; consider the possibility of using end-to-end planning tools when reassessing the need for modernization processes at industrial enterprises.Methods. This study uses general and special methods, including analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization and comparison, logical and comparative analysis, and planning to examine the specific features of implementation of technological modernization of industrial enterprises, particularly using end-to-end planning, and to determine the main types of this process.Results. Questions related to the fundamentals of technological modernization of industrial enterprises are considered. In addition, classification features are proposed to determine its main types and methods of implementation. To expand the levels of modernization management, it is recommendable to use end-to-end planning technologies.Conclusions. Examination of the specific features of technological modernization of industrial enterprises makes it possible not only to improve the equipment of these business entities, but also to gain an understainding of the factors that ensure innovative and technological development, contributing to technological breakthrough and overall economic growth.

Energy planning tools applied into urban photovoltaic: the importance of compatibilizing with the constructions

The necessity for an efficient way to develop energy planning in urban environments is increasingly part of the reality of cities. In this sense, tools with the ability to evaluate the installation of distributed generation systems become widely necessary for the elaboration of efficient projects. In this sense, our article aims to evaluate 20 tools from the point of view of urban photovoltaic (PV) planning, considering functionalities such as simulation, scenario generation, bottom-up, availability and application in urban PV; PV is the most widespread power plant in urban environments, with great dissemination capacity.