Quality criteria for visions and visioning in sustainability science
Envisioning how a desirable future might look is a long-standing effort in human evolution
and social change. Utopian thought and visions provide direction for actions and behavior; …
and social change. Utopian thought and visions provide direction for actions and behavior; …
Planning support systems for smart cities
In an era of smart cities, planning support systems (PSS) offer the potential to harness the
power of urban big data and support land-use and transport planning. PSS encapsulate …
power of urban big data and support land-use and transport planning. PSS encapsulate …
Multi-scenario simulation of land use and land cover based on shared socioeconomic pathways: The case of coastal special economic zones in China
D Yang, W Luan, Y Li, Z Zhang, C Tian - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban land-use change simulations without considering the sustainable planning policies,
especially in special economic park highly concerned by planners, might lack the reliability …
especially in special economic park highly concerned by planners, might lack the reliability …
In search of visualization challenges: The development and implementation of visualization tools for supporting dialogue in urban planning processes
Today, urban planning processes involve many stakeholders and efficient dialogue tools are
needed to support communication in transdisciplinary environments. The aim of our study is …
needed to support communication in transdisciplinary environments. The aim of our study is …
The added value of Planning Support Systems: A practitioner's perspective
Abstract Planning Support Systems (PSS) are geo-information based tools to support
planning. Since the term PSS appeared for the first time in the late 1980s it has evolved into …
planning. Since the term PSS appeared for the first time in the late 1980s it has evolved into …
A methodology for the design and development of integrated models for policy support
The development of Decision Support Systems (DSS) to inform policy making has been
increasing rapidly. This paper aims to provide insight into the design and development …
increasing rapidly. This paper aims to provide insight into the design and development …
A multi-type ant colony optimization (MACO) method for optimal land use allocation in large areas
Optimizing land use allocation is a challenging task, as it involves multiple stakeholders with
conflicting objectives. In addition, the solution space of the optimization grows exponentially …
conflicting objectives. In addition, the solution space of the optimization grows exponentially …
GIS-based planning support system for rural land-use allocation
I Santé-Riveira, R Crecente-Maseda… - … and electronics in …, 2008 - Elsevier
This article describes a planning support system for rural land-use allocation. The system is
called RULES (RUral Land-use Exploration System) and is based on a geographic …
called RULES (RUral Land-use Exploration System) and is based on a geographic …
Evaluating potential renewable energy resources in Poultney, Vermont: A GIS-based approach to supporting rural community energy planning
J Van Hoesen, S Letendre - Renewable energy, 2010 - Elsevier
The current electricity infrastructure in the United States relies on a centralized distribution
network that carries a heavy carbon footprint and is susceptible to disruption and failure …
network that carries a heavy carbon footprint and is susceptible to disruption and failure …
Effectiveness of collaborative map-based decision support tools: Results of an experiment
This article reports on the results of an empirical analysis of the effectiveness of a set of
collaborative spatial decision support tools developed to support a land use allocation …
collaborative spatial decision support tools developed to support a land use allocation …