10 research outputs found
Implementation of SExI–FS (Spatially Explicit Individual-based Forest Simulator) Model using UAV Aerial Photo Data Case Study: Jatinangor ITB Campus
Landscape architecture affected by interaction between built and natural environment such as vegetation. Nowadays, landscape architects are using 3D city models for simulations, which requires highly dynamic and time-varying attributes. 3D city modelling structure has been standardized by CityGML, although researches that are related to the storing of dynamic data had been conducted for the past years, it has not been supported by any standard until this very moment. In dynamizer, it is added as a data structure into a CityGML structure that is already existed, although the existing structure is a static one. Kolbe’s research on dynamic data using CityGML called dynamizer could use the spatial data in more dynamic way by changing its geometric, thematic, or appearance data, but its purpose is not specific for trees or vegetation. In this paper, a method of simulating the vegetation growth using SeXI-FS will be discussed to show the dynamic changes that happen in vegetation as part of the dynamic changes in landscape architecture. The result of this research will be used to address the importance of information on vegetation by studying its changes in Jatinangor ITB Campus and as initial research to build dynamizer in CityGML for landscape architecture
Remote Sensing and GIS Applied to the Landscape for the Environmental Restoration of Urbanizations by Means of 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization (Salamanca, Spain)
The key focus of this paper is to establish a procedure that combines the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing in order to achieve simulation and modeling of the landscape impact caused by construction. The procedure should be easily and inexpensively developed. With the aid of 3D virtual reconstruction and visualization, this paper proposes that the technologies of remote sensing and GIS can be applied to the landscape for post-urbanization environmental restoration. The goal is to create a rural zone in an urban development sector that integrates the residential areas and local infrastructure into the surrounding natural environment in order to measure the changes to the preliminary urban design. The units of the landscape are determined by means of two cartographic methods: (1) indirect, using the components of the landscape; and (2) direct methods, using the landscape’s elements. The visual basins are calculated for the most transited by the population points, while establishing the zones that present major impacts for the urbanization of their landscape. Based on this, the different construction types are distributed (one-family houses, blocks of houses, etc.), selecting the types of plant masses either with ornamentals or integration depending on the zone; integrating water channels, creating a water channel in recirculation and green spaces and leisure time facilities. The techniques of remote sensing and GIS allow for the visualization and modeling of the urbanization in 3D, simulating the virtual reality of the infrastructure as well as the actions that need to be taken for restoration, thereby providing at a low cost an understanding of landscape integration before it takes place
Graduate course catalog (Florida International University). [2016-2017]
This catalog contains a description of the various policies, graduate programs, degree requirements, and course offerings at Florida International University during the 2016-2017 academic year.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/catalogs/1072/thumbnail.jp
Graduate course catalog (Florida International University). [2015-2016]
This catalog contains a description of the various policies, graduate programs, degree requirements, and course offerings at Florida International University during the 2015-2016 academic year.https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/catalogs/1067/thumbnail.jp
Portugal SB13: contribution of sustainable building to meet EU 20-20-20 targets
Proceedings of the International Conference Portugal SB13: contribution of sustainable building to meet EU 20-20-20 targetsThe international conference Portugal SB13 is organized by the University of Minho, the Technical University of Lisbon and the Portuguese Chapter of the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment in Guimarães, Portugal, from the 30th of October till the 1st of November 2013.
This conference is included in the Sustainable Building Conference Series 2013-2014 (SB13-14) that are being organized all over the world. The event is supported by high prestige partners, such as the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE).
Portugal SB13 is focused on the theme â Sustainable Building Contribution to Achieve the European Union 20-20-20 Targetsâ . These targets, known as the â EU 20-20-20â targets, set three key objectives for 2020:
- A 20% reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels;
- Raising the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources to 20%;
- A 20% improvement in the EU's energy efficiency.
Building sector uses about 40% of global energy, 25% of global water, 40% of global resources and emit approximately 1/3 of the global greenhouse gas emissions (the largest contributor). Residential and commercial buildings consume approximately 60% of the worldâ s electricity. Existing buildings represent significant energy saving opportunities because their performance level is frequently far below the current efficiency potentials. Energy consumption in buildings can be reduced by 30 to 80% using proven and commercially available technologies. Investment in building energy efficiency is accompanied by significant direct and indirect savings, which help offset incremental costs, providing a short return on investment period. Therefore, buildings offer the greatest potential for achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, at least cost, in developed and developing countries.
On the other hand, there are many more issues related to the sustainability of the built environment than energy. The building sector is responsible for creating, modifying and improving the living environment of the humanity. Construction and buildings have considerable environmental impacts, consuming a significant proportion of limited resources of the planet including raw material, water, land and, of course, energy. The building sector is estimated to be worth 10% of global GDP (5.5 trillion EUR) and employs 111 million people. In developing countries, new sustainable construction opens enormous opportunities because of the population growth and the increasing prosperity, which stimulate the urbanization and the construction activities representing up to 40% of GDP. Therefore, building sustainably will result in healthier and more productive environments.
The sustainability of the built environment, the construction industry and the related activities are a pressing issue facing all stakeholders in order to promote the Sustainable Development.
The Portugal SB13 conference topics cover a wide range of up-to-date issues and the contributions received from the delegates reflect critical research and the best available practices in the Sustainable Building field. The issues presented include:
- Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
- Policies for Sustainable Construction
- High Performance Sustainable Building Solutions
- Design and Technologies for Energy Efficiency
- Innovative Construction Systems
- Building Sustainability Assessment Tools
- Renovation and Retrofitting
- Eco-Efficient Materials and Technologies
- Urban Regeneration
- Design for Life Cycle and Reuse
- LCA of sustainable materials and technologies
All the articles selected for presentation at the conference and published in these Proceedings, went through a refereed review process and were evaluated by, at least, two reviewers.
The Organizers want to thank all the authors who have contributed with papers for publication in the proceedings and to all reviewers, whose efforts and hard work secured the high quality of all contributions to this conference.
A special gratitude is also addressed to Eng. José AmarÃlio Barbosa and to Eng. Catarina Araújo that coordinated the Secretariat of the Conference.
Finally, Portugal SB13 wants to address a special thank to CIB, UNEP, FIDIC and iiSBE for their support and wish great success for all the other SB13 events that are taking place all over the world
SBE16 Brazil & Portugal - Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment
Vol. IThe organizers of SBE 16 Brazil & Portugal were challenged to promote discussions and
the development of solutions for an important and, at the same time, very ambitious topic
? Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment. This
is the main focus of the international conference SBE16 Brazil & Portugal; the only event
of the SBE16/17 conference series being held in Latin America, more precisely, in Vitória
(Espírito Santo), Brazil, from the 7th until the 9th of September 2016. The conference
offered a unique opportunity to bring together researchers from all over the world to
share evidence-based knowledge in the field and succeeded to achieve its goals since many
contributions from various parts of the planet were received, addressing a tiny part of the
problem or trying to perform the difficult task of making the sum of the parts a coherent
whole.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
SBE16 Brazil & Portugal - Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment
Vol. IThe organizers of SBE 16 Brazil & Portugal were challenged to promote discussions and
the development of solutions for an important and, at the same time, very ambitious topic
? Sustainable Urban Communities towards a Nearly Zero Impact Built Environment. This
is the main focus of the international conference SBE16 Brazil & Portugal; the only event
of the SBE16/17 conference series being held in Latin America, more precisely, in Vitória
(Espírito Santo), Brazil, from the 7th until the 9th of September 2016. The conference
offered a unique opportunity to bring together researchers from all over the world to
share evidence-based knowledge in the field and succeeded to achieve its goals since many
contributions from various parts of the planet were received, addressing a tiny part of the
problem or trying to perform the difficult task of making the sum of the parts a coherent
whole.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Estudio geológico ambiental para la ordenación del Parque Nacional de Monfragüe. Aplicaciones geomorfológicas al paisaje y al análisis cartográfico mediante SIG
[ES] Este trabajo pretende Identificar, catalogar y valorar el Patrimonio Natural del Parque Nacional de Monfragüe -PNM-, tanto geológico (geomorfológico, paleontológico, edafológico, hidrológico…) como paisajístico, para poner en valor estos recursos tan importantes y generar recursos didácticos que permitan su uso e implicación social incidiendo positivamente en los aspectos socioeconómicos de las diferentes áreas del trabajo. Además, se pretende determinar las posibles incidencias ambientales que las distintas actividades antrópicas pudieran provocar sobre sus componentes, en especial sobre el Patrimonio Geológico-Geomorfológico y el Paisaje, de manera que pueda ser empleado como una herramienta para el desarrollo de políticas o planes de ordenación territorial que garanticen su uso sostenible y su conservación. Para ello, se ha realizado un estudio geológico-ambiental del Parque; se han determinado aquellos puntos que conforme a sus características bióticas o abióticas deban de considerarse como puntos de interés geológico, geomorfológico o paisajístico, sobre los que se deberán centrar las medidas de protección y conservación, y que podrán ser utilizados como reclamos turísticos, científicos y educativos, para promover la concienciación medioambiental en el desarrollo sostenible. Se ha utilizado como herramienta en todo el proceso los Sistemas de Información Geográfica -SIG-, a partir de los cuales se han elaborado una serie de cartografías y modelos 3D, que podrán servir a los distintos gestores para la toma de decisiones ambientalmente sostenibles