Multi-scale 3D Geovisualization of urban heat island data for planning dialogue in Toronto

Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Urban E-Planning

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 166-187

  Danahy, John ^a   Wright, Robert ^a   Mitchell, Jacob ^b   Hoinkes, Rodney ^a   Feick, Rob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geodesign; Geovisualization; Internet of things; Parametric visualization and modeling; Systematic computing tools and workflows; Urban heat island effects

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERNET OF THINGS; THERMAL POLLUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

CASE-STUDIES; CITY OF TORONTO; GEO VISUALIZATIONS; GEODESIGN; PLANNING POLICIES; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS; WORK-FLOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84954618767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch008     Document Type: Chapter

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