Urban Design and Representation A Multidisciplinary and Multisensory Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Piga, Barbara E.A (Editor), Salerno, Rossella (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Geography.; Urban geography.; Sustainable development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Sustainable Development.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

This book explores how environmental urban design can benefit from established and emerging representation and simulation techniques that meet the need for a multisensory approach. Bringing together contributions by researchers and practicing professionals that approach the topics discussed from bot...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Mapping urban environment by geometry(es) and perception(s)
• 2.Experiential Simulation for Urban Design: from design thinking to final presentation
• 3.Visibility analysis for open spaces in urban areas. Coupling environmental quality and human comfort assessment
• 4.Experience the void in-between buildings. Towards ready to use visual-based software solutions aiming at representing the weight of hidden parts of the vista
• 5.Evolution of planning with visual conditions
• 6.The physical model for design project: a professional experience
• 7.Architectural Modeling in a Fab Lab
• 8.Mapping Venezia
• 9.Hear through the map. Reflections on the representation of the sonic environment by means of digital technologies
• 10.Simulation as an analytical and design tool
• 11.Outdoor Augmented Reality for Urban Design and Simulation
• 12.Luminous Planning Table: TUI as support for Education and Public Participation
• 13.Mobile devices and urban ambiances. How connected wearable tools change the ways we perceive and design public spaces.