Assessing the applicability and effectiveness of 3D visualisation in environmental impact assessment

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-233

  Lai, Poh C ^a   Kwong, Kim Hung ^a   Mak, Ann S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN PLANNING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 77949646531     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b34141     Document Type: Article

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