Space and time visualization book

This contribution aims to present a recently finalized book on digital “Space and time visualization” of cultural heritage: buildings and landscapes. The book is currently in press (in July 2015) at Springer Netherlands. Topics of the contributions include: - Network analysis of heritage architecture - Historic cartography investigation of lost landscapes - Digital cartography - Digital landscape architecture techniques - GIS representations, including of natural hazards - Computer aided priority setting of risk mitigation on cultural artefacts - 3D modeling of historic sites affected by natural hazards - Virtual reality robots - Digital building survey - Virtual architecture design studio - Essays on digital archives and media architecture - Review of digital art conservation Authors are from 3 continents, including countries like USA, Sri Lanka, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Romania

Intelligent land use in the perspective of innovative landscape

An intelligently managed territory is a territorial area where through specific and effectively applied urban-territorial policies, competitiveness and attractiveness are increased and where special attention is paid to social cohesion, as an integrated process in the definition of an intelligent territory, through the transmission of information and correlated data, between the urban actors involved in the process. Urban and territorial redevelopment and revitalization through the intelligent use of land must represent a model aimed at increasing the quality of life by promoting green circular economies, restoring disused and/or contaminated sites, and using interstitial spaces as a major potential of the landscape, with the aim of (re)create a smart territory/city. Rather, the intelligent land use of a locality represents a series of integrated processes that work simultaneously to support the introduction of innovative technologies, such as The Internet of Things (IoT), for the benefit of that community. Through accessibility to amenities of local interest, freedom of movement through easy mobility, together with the intelligent use of the environment, the cities can improve the quality of their landscape and enhances the quality of life of their citizen