Geographical visualization: A participatory planning support tool for imagining landscape futures

Pettit, Christopher; Cartwright, William; Berry, Michael A.

doi:10.2104/ag060022

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“…Visualisations have to be able to interpret some issues exactly (Drettakis et al 2007), while merely sketching others (Lange 2005). In some cases, a small to modest amount of detail is sufficient for obtaining the level of realism needed (Pettit et al 2006). If the information is too complex, contains too many parameters, or is too abstract, it will be difficult to grasp (San José et al 2011;Stahre Wästberg et al 2013;Wissen Hayek 2011).…”

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Design considerations for virtual laboratories: A comparative study of two virtual laboratories for learning about gas solubility and colour appearance

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Building a virtual laboratory for teaching and learning is a highly complex process, incorporating diverse areas such as interaction design, visualisation, and pedagogy. This article focuses on the production and implementation issues that were found in the comparison of two different virtual laboratory projects, and discuss which design considerations can be drawn from these observations. Two web-based virtual laboratories-the Gas Laboratory and the Virtual Colour Laboratory-were developed independently of each other within two different content areas. The laboratories share considerable overlaps in goals and production circumstances. Through a comparison of production and outcome, similar problems related to design, development and implementation were observed. The research uses a mixed method approach combining quantitative pre-and post-tests for assessments, qualitative surveys, and qualitative, ethnographic observations and interviews. By comparing the background material, five design challenges for developing virtual laboratories are identified: 1) how to balance ambitions with available resources; 2) how to balance intended levels of user interaction with exploratory freedom; 3) how to find appropriate levels of realism depending on target group; 4) how to choose between mimicking real world appearance and enhanced features; and 5) how to find the best learning situation for the virtual laboratory. To meet these challenges, the following design considerations are proposed: Guide the design work with a clear understanding of purpose and context; select appropriate technology to ensure efficient design and media usage; select level of realism considering purpose and end users; and provide learning guides before and after the virtual lab session.

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Design considerations for virtual laboratories: A comparative study of two virtual laboratories for learning about gas solubility and colour appearance

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“…Landscape visualisation can also assist internal users in sharing and refining information and models. Adapted from Pettit et al, 2006. tant role as a communication and engagement medium within the broader context of participatory decision making (Wu et al, 2010;Drummond and French, 2008;Lange and Hehl-Lange, 2005;Harris, 1989).…”

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“…Bishop and Lange, 2005;Cartwright et al, 2004;Lovett, 2005;Pettit et al, 2006). However, there remain many challenges in applying landscape visualisation techniques for effectively communicating processes and changes in both natural and built landscapes.…”

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Identifying strengths and weaknesses of landscape visualisation for effective communication of future alternatives

Pettit

Raymond

Bryan

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Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…In addition to the look of precinct objects, the manner in which they are placed in a precinct site was a primary focus of the semi-structured interviews. Some options that were discussed were a drag-and-drop approach as developed by Pettit et al (2006) and the drawing and extruding of building footprints. These approaches can also be tedious in circumstances where rapid precinct scenarios need to be modelled or when a precinct may consist of hundreds of objects.…”

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A co-design prototyping approach for building a Precinct Planning Tool

Pettit

Glackin

Trubka

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ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Technical Commission IIKEY WORDS: precinct planning, co-design, 3D visualisation, workflows, sustainability assessment, agile software development ABSTRACT:As the world is becoming increasingly urbanized there is a need for more sustainability-oriented planning of our cities. Policy and decision-makers are interested in the use of evidenced based approaches and tools that will support collaborative planning. There are a number of tools in the domain of spatial planning and decision support systems that have been built over the last few decades but the uptake and use of these tools is somewhat limited.In the context of Australia there is significant urban growth occurring across the major cities and a need to provision planners and developers with precinct planning tools to assist in managing infill and the densification of the existing urban fabric in a carbon constrained economy. In this paper we describe the development of a new precinct planning tool known as the Envision Scenario Planner (ESP), which is being applied initially in two cities, Melbourne and Perth to assist in the urban design and planning of Greyfield sites.To set the scene in this paper we firstly provide a brief review of the existing state of play of visualization and modelling tools available to urban planners in Australia. The focus on the paper will be to introduce an iterative co-design prototyping approach for developing a best practice precinct planning support tool (ESP) from an earlier tool known as ENVISION. The first step of the approach is an exposure workshop with experts to refine the proposed tool workflow and its functionality. Subsequent iterations of the prototype are then exposed to larger audiences for validation and testing. In this paper we will describe the process and the preliminary findings in implementing the first phase of this iterative co-design prototype approach.

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Geographical visualization: A participatory planning support tool for imagining landscape futures

Cited by 25 publications

References 14 publications

Design considerations for virtual laboratories: A comparative study of two virtual laboratories for learning about gas solubility and colour appearance

Design considerations for virtual laboratories: A comparative study of two virtual laboratories for learning about gas solubility and colour appearance

Identifying strengths and weaknesses of landscape visualisation for effective communication of future alternatives

A co-design prototyping approach for building a Precinct Planning Tool

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