Game Engines : Tools for Landscape Visualization and Planning ? Material & Methods

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Table of contents for Visualization in landscape and environmental planning : technology and applications edited by Eckhart Lange and Ian D. Bishop. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog. Note: Contents data are machine generated based on pre-publication provided by the publisher. Contents may have variations from the printed book or be incomplete or contain other coding. Counter Preface Foreword Stephen Ervin Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements PART ONE - UNDERSTANDING VISUALIZATION 1. Communication, perception and visualization Eckart Lange and Ian Bishop Why Visualize? A Brief History Towards Alternative 'Realities' Representing Landscape Elements Perceptual and Societal Issues 2. Visualization Classified Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange The distinguishing features of visualization Communicating V Discovering Knowledge Static and dynamic display: spatial or temporal Levels of Interactivity Dimensionality Levels of Realism Single V Multiple Representations The concept of Virtuality: virtual reality and virtual environments 3. Data sources for three-dimensional models Ben Discoe Basic Concepts Working with Conventional Maps Coordinate Systems and Projections Elevation Data Image Data Vegetation Water Buildings and Other Artificial Structures Transportation - Roads, Rails, and Trails Conclusion 4. Visualization Technology Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange The Significance of Computer Power Efficient Modelling and Rendering of Landscapes Oliver Deussen, Carsten Colditz, Liviu Cocunu, Hans-Christian Hege Using Games Software for Interactive Landscape Visualization Adrian Herwig, Einar Kretzler & Philip Paar Presentation Style Presentation Environment Technology Human Factors 5. Validity, reliability, and ethics in visualization Stephen Sheppard The Crystal Ball Defining a 'Good' Landscape Visualisation Why do we need a better Crystal Ball? Ethical Design for the New Crystal Ball PART TWO - APPLICATIONS 6 - Application in the Forest Landscape Introduction Duncan Cavens "Calibrating" Images to more Accurately Represent Future Landscape Conditions in Forestry Brian Orland Studying the Acceptability of Forest Management Practices using Visual Simulation of Forest Regrowth Ian Bishop, Rebecca Ford, Daniel Loiterton, Kathryn Williams Planning, Communicating, Designing, and Decision-making for Large Scale Landscapes Jon Salter, Stephen Sheppard, Duncan Cavens, and Michael Meitner Role of Landscape Simulators in Forestry: a Finnish Perspective Liisa Tyrväinen , Jori Uusitalo 7. Applications in the agricultural landscape Introduction Ian Bishop Designing, Visualizing and Evaluating Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Andrew Lovett Helping Rural Communities Envision Their Future Christian Stock and Ian Bishop Lenné3D - Walk-through Visualization of Planned Landscapes Philip Paar & Jörg Rekittke 8. Applications in Energy, Industry and Infrastructure Introduction Ian Bishop Visualizing Scenic Resource Impacts: Proposed Surface Mining and Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill John Ellsworth, Abraham Medina, Issa Hamud The Provision of Visualization Tools for Engaging Public and Professional Audiences David Miller, Jane Morrice and Alastor Coleby The Visualization of Windfarms John Benson 9 Applications in the urban landscape Introduction Eckart Lange Perception of Future Scenarios of Peri-urban Green Space Eckart Lange, Sigrid Hehl-Lange Negotiating Public View Protection and High Density in Urban Design John Danahy Combining Visualization with Choice Experimentation in the Built Environment Richard Laing, Anne-Marie Davies and Stephen Scott PART THREE - PROSPECTS 10. Visualization Prospects Introduction Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange Compositing of Computer Graphics with Landscape Video Sequences Eihachiro Nakamae, Xueying Qin, Katsumi Tadamura Future Use of Augmented Reality for Environmental and Landscape Planners Wayne Piekarski, Bruce Thomas Visualization and Participatory Decision-Making: Case Studies in Canada Nathan Perkins, Steve Barnhart Visualization in Support of Public Participation Michael Kwartler Trends, Challenges and a glimpse of the future Ian Bishop and Eckart Lange Index

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