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Research

Landscape Visualization and Modeling

Decision-support systems for sustainability in spatial planning

Spatial modeling in landscape and environmental planning

Urban and spatial planning in countries with emerging and developing economies

Concluded Projects LEP

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Visualization in landscape and environmental planning

News

April 2012

PLUS at GEOSummit in Bern. Next to lectures also at GEOExpo »»

March 2012

Adrienne Grêt-Regamey in ETH Life »»

geosuisse/IGS-Award for Madeleine Manyoky »»

January 2012

Martin Glaus receives first price »»

Hydroserv in Ö1 broadcast »»

Effective public participation in the development of spatial concepts is enhancing their acceptance and implementation. An important prerequisite for a negotiation process to be accepted by all participants is a common information base. Conventional planning instruments such as texts or maps have proved to be not very useful in communication with laymen. In contrast, GIS-based 3D visualisations have been attributed with a great potential for assisting the effective visual communication of a plan’s contents. Though fast-developing computer technology allows the production of increasingly sophisticated and realistic 3D visualisations, the technical possibilities currently exceed the knowledge on their correct application. Research of the LVML - Landscape Visualization and Modeling Lab focuses on analysing and enhancing the added value of 3D landscape visualisations in spatial planning processes.

Projects in preparation

Energymix –3D visualization of landscape change and ecosystem services for optimizing the sustainable integration of renewable energy systems in the landscape (U.Wissen Hayek) »»

Ongoing projects

SNF project: VisAsim – Visual-Acoustic Simulation for landscape impact assessment of wind farms (U. Wissen Hayek, A. Grêt-Regamey, K. Heutschi) »»
NFP 65 - SUPat - Sustainable Urban Patterns - Procedural urban green space optimisation model for participatory planning (N. Neuenschwander, U. Wissen Hayek, A. Grêt-Regamey) »»
3D Visualization of alternative landscape development scenarios for public participation and informed decision making - case study of Blauen (BL) (M. Glaus, T. Klein, U. Wissen Hayek) »»

Completed projects

3D Visualization of avalanche protection measures for the analysis of the role of landscape aesthetics within the trade-off between costs and risks (Klara Troxler, N. Neuenschwander, U. Wissen Hayek, A. Grêt-Regamey) »»
VisuLands – Visualisation tools for public participation in the management of landscape change (U.Wissen, O.Schroth) »»
3D-Visualisierung: Umgehungsgewässer des Kraftwerks Ryburg-Schwörstadt (I. Mambretti, O. Schroth, U.Wissen) »»
Planning with Virtual Alpine Landscapes and Autonomous Agents (NSF-Project) (D. Cavens) »»
Simulation of Landuse and Transport: Infrastructure Accessibility and Spatial Planning (M. Bürgle) »»

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