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The Real and Virtual Worlds of Spatial Planning
. Ed(S): Koll-Schretzenmayr, Martina; Keiner, Marco; Nussbaumer, Gustav
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Paperback. Editor(s): Koll-Schretzenmayr, Martina; Keiner, Marco; Nussbaumer, Gustav. Num Pages: 306 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Experiencing the world of daily life means to observe and perceive the natural, the man-made, the socio-spatial, and the politico-economic elements of the en vironment we live in. But, have you ever tried to explain the phenomena of daily life such as a traffic jam or mass transit to a child? It will take you quite a while to find suitable images to make invisible forces perceivable and con cepts like timetables, bus routes, or capacity constraints comprehensible. This exercise alone will convince you that we need imagery or virtual worlds to cope with the complexity of the real world. ... Read more
Experiencing the world of daily life means to observe and perceive the natural, the man-made, the socio-spatial, and the politico-economic elements of the en vironment we live in. But, have you ever tried to explain the phenomena of daily life such as a traffic jam or mass transit to a child? It will take you quite a while to find suitable images to make invisible forces perceivable and con cepts like timetables, bus routes, or capacity constraints comprehensible. This exercise alone will convince you that we need imagery or virtual worlds to cope with the complexity of the real world. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642073946
SKU
V9783642073946
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Reviews for The Real and Virtual Worlds of Spatial Planning
The Real and Virtual Worlds of Spatial Planning brings together contributions from leaders in landscape, transportation, and urban planning. They present case studies - from North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa - that ground the exploration of ideas in the realities of sustainable urban and regional planning, landscape planning and present the prospects for using virtual worlds for modeling spatial ... Read more