Planning Support Systems: Integrating Geographic Information Systems, Models, and Visualization Tools

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Urban planners, commercial developers, transportation system designers, and engineers are turning increasingly from traditional modes of planning to computer-aided technologies: extraordinarily detailed visualizations, animated and manipulable 3D models, and the vast databases and “supermaps” of geographic information systems. Land-use planners can now virtually walk or drive through, or fly over, models of their communities; build subdivisions; run new highways in and around town—in other words, virtually analyze any number of scenarios and view the consequences of each action. This essential, full-color volume brings together experts in the field to expand your understanding of computer-aided land-use planning applications. Copublished by ESRI and CUPR Press.