文档介绍：Visualization in Landscape and
Environmental Planning
Why is visualization important? How is it done? What are the ethical issues? What are
the major applications? Where are we going? In this book many of the world’s leading
researchers in the development and application of visualization for landscape and
environmental management answer these questions. Environmental visualization involves
technology and processes designed to provide a realistic view of environmental futures to
support public understanding and debate on landscape issues.
The book begins with an introduction to the field of environmental visualization
through its development in pre-history to the explosion of opportunity brought by
computer developments in recent decades. The authors then consider the realistic
simulation of the environment in a broader visualization context. The resources available
for building landscape models are explored. The technology of visualization is a rich
topic and here current developments in hardware, software and display technology are
reviewed by leading developers. Important issues related to the validity of visual
simulations and the ethics of their application are raised. Many authors have contributed
state-of-the-art applications in forestry, agriculture, mining, energy and urban design. The
volume finishes with an overview of prospects for the future with an emphasis on the
potential of augmented realities and new approaches to public participation.
Ian is a professor of Geomatics at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
He has researched and worked in the fields of environmental visualization, land use
modelling, landscape assessment, and geographic information systems (GIS). In his
current research he mitted to the potential of GIS and visualization
technology to improve the management of natural resources and to contribute to public
participation in planning and design issues.
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