VIRTUAL Barcelona
Abstract
This research proposes an interactive 3-dimensional Geographic Information System (GIS) urban environmental assessment platform, to better inform urban policy strategies to tackle pressing urban environmental challenges such as soil permeability and rainwater management, or heat entrapment amongst others. The Heyvaert master development plan area of 0.65 km2 located in the Brussels Capital Region (BCR) is presented as case study. Aiming for a comprehensive characterization of the study area, a 3-dimensional model was prepared including the subsurface and over ground features. The various stratigraphy layers; the streets and the sidewalks; the buildings and the roofs; and the green infrastructure compose the model. The data were collected from open-access sources that concern the BCR. Raster data, vector data, building mesh data, and remote sensing and point cloud data were used. Through these data, environmental indicators -such as rainwater collection, solar capacity, or green cover-, were aggregated to the building parcel level. The various advantages and challenges of 3-dimensional GIS for urban environmental assessment are evaluated, and environmental visualization strategies for urban representations proposed. The opportunities for interactivity in a webGIS platform are also explored, building towards a participatory 3-dimensional GIS platform where various stakeholders can intervene.
Konstantina Ntassiou is a postdoctoral researcher at the Louvain Institute of Landscape Architecture, Built environment at UCLouvain. She obtained a 5-year diploma in Rural Surveying Engineer (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2004), an MSc in Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Auth, 2005) and a Ph.D. in Application of GIS in recording and studying historical transport and residential networks (Auth, 2014). As an Associate Researcher, she has joined Research Groups contributing to the GIS-based procedures (University of Bristol, UK, 2019; UCLouvain, today).
Elena Agudo Sierra holds a Master in architecture from the University Polytechnic of Madrid with a final project entitled “Ashram of the 5 senses. Rehabilitation and expansion project of the Deaf-mute school”, which got the high distinction. In 2020 she was granted with the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts – COAM Architecture Foundation Scholarship with the project “City after hours” developed at UCLouvain. Currently she is an Assistant Researcher at the Louvain Institute of Landscape Architecture, Built environment at UCLouvain.
Alexandre BOSSARD, geographer (University of Lausanne, 2016) and holder of a Master’s degree in urban planning (Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2022), has worked mainly in the field of cartography for some research project on environmental inequalities and for the 3Dcit-is research project on environmental impact assessment. He is currently working as a research assistant at the Louvain Institute of Landscape Architecture, Built environment at UCLouvain;
Chiara Cavalieri, architect and PhD (IUAV, University of Venice), is associate Professor of Urbanism at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). She is currently member of the scientific committee of Louvain4City, member of the steering committee of Metrolab Brussels, and member of the steering committee of Brussels Studies Institute (BSI). She has participated and directed several projects, researches activities and international workshops.
Maider Llaguno-Munitxa is an architect and assistant professor at UCLouvain, where she is the leader of the team Urban Science, Climate, and Health at the Group Architecture et Climat. Llaguno-Munitxa obtained her PhD from ITA – ETH Zurich. Llaguno-Munitxa graduated with excellence in design from GSAPP Columbia University, after completing her diploma and master in architecture from the ETSASS with honors. Prior to joining UCLouvain, she was an associate research scholar and postdoctoral researcher at CEE at Princeton University
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Monday 15th July, 2024