Visualization Tools and Methods in Community Planning: From Freehand Sketches to Virtual Reality
- 6 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Planning Literature
- Vol. 17 (2), 189-211
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088541202762475946
Abstract
As new computerized visualization tools become available, planning professionals who engage in public participation planning must have a practical understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of each tool in order to choose the ones appropriate for a given context. This article reviews both traditional and computerized visualization tools and attempts to provide a general map for planners as they navigate through the multitude of options that currently exist for visualization in public participation planning. The article is organized around a conceptual model that shows the relationship between eight visualization tools (four traditional and four computerized) and two types of communication media.Keywords
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