Urban Development Simulator
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„Good ideas are implemented in this system. And the system has a future.” - Ruse
The urban region development simulation helps to understand large scale consequences of spatial planning decisions in a complex urban system (e.g. urban growth and densification as effect of zoning, tax regulations or traffic infrastructure development). Interactive control of proposed planning interventions and associated impacts generated by these interventions assist the public interactively engaging in planning processes and contributing to planning decisions.
Detailed and easy understandable information about planning decisions and full transparency about the expected impacts support the negotiations with citizens during a planning process and finally increase public commitment to these decisions.
The example given above shows the Ruse simulation environment with some intra-city land use details.
The application makes use of a model simulating land use changes and land use density changes in a high resolution cellular landscape triggering single actors behaviour (households, entrepreneurs) responding on land attractiveness, accessibility and the legal spatial development framework. The virtual construction of new infrastructure and the establishment of alternative land zoning regulations allow observing urban development effects triggered through planning interventions.
The interactive urban region development simulation has been developed for the city of Ruse.
| Urban Development Simulator | Factsheet |
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| Aim | Understand the large scale consequences of spatial planning decisions |
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| System requirements | 2D/3D web client: standard web browser Optional VR client: MultiTouch Table |
| Outputs | 2D/3D visualisations of urban region development and land use change, triggered through planning interventions |
| Contact | po@urbanapi.eu |
Please find an application scenarios for the city of Ruse under the following link:
