Combining system dynamics model, GIS and 3D visualization in sustainability assessment of urban residential development

Building and Environment

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 272-287

  Xu, Zhao ^a   Coors, Volker ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D visualization; Density map; GIS; Residential development; Sustainability; System dynamics model

Indexed keywords

3D VISUALIZATION; DECISION MAKERS; DENSITY MAPS; DRIVING FORCES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATION MODEL; SOUTHERN GERMANY; SPEED-UPS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM THEORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUILDING; GIS; HOUSING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VISUALIZATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 80052797923     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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