The following firms and individuals are at the creative forefront of devising new ways of planning for urban growth.
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Combining 3-D modeling with GIS, so communities can experiment with urban designs and see quantified environmental and fiscal impacts.
Carl
Steinitz/Harvard
University:
GIS
Modeling,
Impact Analysis
Using GIS to deepen knowledge of natural landscapes and show preferred
development locations.
Criterion
Planners/Engineers Inc.: GIS Modeling,
Impact Analysis
Using GIS mapping to track indicators of pedestrian
amenity and sustainability.
John
Landis/University of California Berkeley: GIS
Modeling,
Impact Analysis
Using GIS modeling to predict regional change.
Wil
Orr/Prescott College: GIS
Modeling,
Impact Analysis
Assessing impacts of different development policies on
the city and its "ecological footprint."
Thomas
Horan/Claremont Graduate University:
Community Process, GIS Modeling
Using GIS to map citizens' preferences of their neighborhoods.
Joe
VanderMeulen/Land
Information Access Association:
Community Process, GIS Modeling, Information Resources
Using Community Information Systems to improve citizens' access to information
at the local level.
Museums
and Design Centers: Community
Process, GIS
Modeling, Impact Analysis,
Infornation
Resources, Visualization
Providing centrally located places where the community can learn about
and engage in urban design.
Fregonese
Calthorpe: Community
Process, GIS Modeling, Impact
Analysis, Visualization
Distributing
regional planning information in ways to engage the broadest audience.
Site development and design by Urban Advantage
