Geocomputation and Urban Planning

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Murgante, Beniamino (Editor), Borruso, Giuseppe (Editor), Lapucci, Alessandra (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, 176
• Subjects: Geography.; Artificial intelligence.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Urban geography.; Physical geography.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).

Sixteen years ago, Franklin estimated that about 80% of data contain geo-referenced information. To date, the availability of geographic data and information is growing, together with the capacity of users to operate with IT tools and instruments. Spatial data infrastructures are growing and allow a...