An Analytic Approach to Understanding Process Dynamics in Geodesign Studies

Cocco, Chiara; Jankowski, Piotr; Campagna, Michele

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“…The set of indicators proposed in these analytics support the application of systems thinking during the rapid design iterations of a typical geodesign workshop [14,15], highlighting in real-time the relationships between GI projects and those of the other systems. Making projects synergies or conflicts more explicit it encourages systems thinking and help design teams in In addition to the available built-in tools in Geodesignhub, the Geodesign Process Analytics (GDPA) approach [35] can be used to process Geodesignhub log-data to monitor and real-time display in a e-dashboard the process dynamics, including the spatial overlaps between projects, the temporal sequence of activities and tasks, the user behavior and productivity, and the evolution of the design in space and time. The set of indicators proposed in these analytics support the application of systems thinking during the rapid design iterations of a typical geodesign workshop [14,15], highlighting in real-time the relationships between GI projects and those of the other systems.…”

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Integrating Green-Infrastructures Design in Strategic Spatial Planning with Geodesign

2020

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In the last decades green infrastructure planning, design, and management have been widely recognized as a way to contribute to reach higher levels of sustainability of development. However, often green infrastructures are considered in a sectoral way, while their design should be more integrated within comprehensive planning and design. The paper proposes the use of geodesign methods and technology to support the early phases of integrated strategic territorial planning, in order to enrich the relationships between the design of green infrastructure and of the other relevant systems via more comprehensive planning and design, and by applying systems thinking. A case study developed with architecture and engineering students under the umbrella of the International Geodesign Collaboration is used, to demonstrate how with intensive geodesign workshops it is possible to create spatially explicit design scenarios which take into account the relationships between green infrastructure and other territorial systems and dynamics. A set of analyses on the case study results of the two scales is used to demonstrate the assumption. It is also argued that geodesign intensive workshops can, in a very short time, contribute to raising the awareness among the participants of collaborative design to the importance of green infrastructure in strategic territorial planning.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1820 2 of 22 movement [4]. Connectivity and multi-functionality are considered key characteristics for the GI to remain resilient to change [1,5]. The first characteristic is related to the need of biotic functional groups to have not only high-quality living and restoration space (i.e., core areas), but also to be able to move across patches in order to support genetic diversity [6]. The second characteristic concerns the ability of a GI to perform several functions in the same spatial area related to the provision of a variety of Ecosystem Services (ESs), serving a range of functions for both nature and society.Due to its multi-sectorial nature, GI requires a holistic and cross-sectorial approach to spatial planning in order to both stimulating possible synergies and coordinating initiatives, and to avoid the consequent risk of conflicts between objectives related to different goals [1]. recognize the central role of GI in guiding the early stage of the planning process across the different levels (i.e., regional, municipal and project scale) and proposed a reform of the legal framework of landscape and urban planning at the Autonomous Region of Valencia by identifying a unique GI as an ecological-based tool to overcome fragmentation and to interconnect all the different policies concerning landscape protection. Over the last decades a wide range of GI projects have been carried out on local, regional, national and trans-boundary levels, highlighting the necessity for projects defined in different scales to be closely interconnected and coordinated in order to maximize the GI benefits.Green infrastructure can be reinforced through str...

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“…A second group of performance indicators is used to evaluate the influence of background information on the number of diagrams created. Cocco et al [34] explored the relationship between number of diagrams created and the personal and professional profiles. Inferential statistical techniques were used to perform correlation analysis between the available dimensions: age group, education level (e.g., undergraduate, graduate, PhD), level of experience (e.g., previous experience with Geodesignhub/PSS), professional expertise (e.g., architecture, planning, ecology), role within the area of interest (e.g., practitioner, researcher, student).…”

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“…This analysis was particularly interesting in regard to Diagram creation over time by group of stakeholders/coalitions. Despite the fact that no statistically significant difference has been found so far [34], these dynamics need to be examined in more depth using time series graphs to investigate differences in the Diagram creation over time, both between, and within the workshop steps.…”

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“…Both historical and real-time log-data can be analyzed using the set of indicators developed as a part of a more comprehensive framework for a Geodesign Process Analytics (GDPA). In a previous study, we applied inferential statistics techniques for testing a subset of those indicators using log-data of an existing geodesign study [34]. Insights gained from ex-post analyses of a large number of collaborative design studies can be used to guide future cases with a view to process, design and coordination improvement.…”

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“…The number of diagrams selected in the syntheses is classified by author type, either system experts or stakeholder teams. The hypothesis according to which the Diagram selection frequency changes based on the role played by author has been tested in a previous study [34]. Preliminary results showed that the chance of diagrams created by expert groups to be selected in the subsequent syntheses was greater than those created by the non-expert stakeholders in the other steps.…”

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This paper argues that the opportunities offered by currently available collaborative Planning Support Systems (PSS) are useful not only for applying a systems approach and coordinating actors in the planning process, but also for tracking the evolution of design alternatives toward a final plan. The availability of process log-data in the latest PSS opens new paths for understanding (geo)design dynamics. With the aim of taking full advantage of this new data source, a novel Geodesign Process Analytics is described in detail from log-data extraction and pre-processing methods and tools to the development of the set of spatial, performance, temporal and design evolution indicators. The study also demonstrates how the proposed measures are appropriate for display in a dynamic dashboard, making available a real-time process analysis tool to the team coordinators, thus supporting their leading role in facilitating the geodesign process. The research assumptions were tested using the Geodesignhub PSS and data from a geodesign study developed within the International Geodesign Collaboration.

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GEODESIGN represents an effective framework promoting collaborative planning and decision-making as an incremental process based on robust methodological guidance. In this application, GEODESIGN had been adopted as a tool for training decision makers in “facing planning challenges deriving from ITI Urban Agenda development” according to “sustainability” and “climate responsive principles”. The case study represents a joined activity realized by the Municipality of Potenza (member of the EU Climate Adaptation Partnership) and the LISUT Laboratory (Engineering School at UNIBAS). The results regard the comprehensive approach in terms of participation capacity of decision makers without any background in planning disciplines and unveiled the weaknesses of traditional approach mainly based on “building agreements” without any measurements of spatial evidences or scenarios comparisons.

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An Analytic Approach to Understanding Process Dynamics in Geodesign Studies

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