There are multiple solutions proposed for Sustainable development. One is a 3D city model based simulation and analysis. I want to understand in what way 3D City Models can help us to achieve Sustainable Development?
Hello Tiwari, here i am giving one example of mesa place please go through this ok,
using the 3D GIS visualization tools to answer four important questions about the future development along the light rail route:
• Where should infill and redevelopment occur?
• What areas are off limits to redevelopment?
• What will be the intensity of the development/redevelopment that is envisioned?
• Is this achievable?
With these questions in mind, committee members were asked to map where they would put 4,000 dwelling units and 1.8 million square feet of non residential floor space. Committee members could incorporate their grand ideas for downtown Mesa. After compiling the results, city planners had a blueprint of where and how much redevelopment would be possible. Parking lots, a few existing buildings, and vacant lots were identified as potential redevelopment sites. With the redevelopment areas, number of dwelling units, and the amount of non residential square footage defined for each area, city management requested a 3D GIS analysis for these areas. Calculations, based on the number of dwelling units, square footage, land use, and lot coverages, showed how tall buildings would need to be to fulfill the proposed requirements. Buildings at these heights were displayed in 3D next to existing building footprints. The three light rail stations and rail tracks associated with them were also modeled in 3D. This analysis explained complex development planning criteria to Mesa citizens in an easily digestible format that helped them envision redevelopment potential along the light rail path. At first glance, the redevelopment areas had something in common. The majority of the buildings along the light rail route in downtown Mesa front along the street with large parking lots behind them. Because most of the proposed redevelopment is slated for these parking lots, they are a blank canvas for downtown revitalization efforts.