we are a part of; the current discussions of global recession in the media alerts us to the occasional perils of the globalized economic system. The globally dispersed; intricately integrated; and hyper-complex socio-economic-ecological system is d- ficult to analyze; comprehend and communicate without effective visualization tools. Given that planners are at the frontlines in the effort to prepare as well as build res- ience in the impacted communities; appropriate visualization tools are indispensable for effective planning. Second; planners have largely been slow to incorporate the advances in visuali- tion research emerging from other domains of inquiry. The research on visualizing 3-dimensional environments have now entered the mainstream of computer science with a number of highly cited articles. Other disciplines; such as graphic design; geography and cartography have also lead in the development of new forms of vi- alization and communication; both conceptually and technologically. In contrast; the literature on modeling and visualization in planning has relied heavily on g- graphic information systems (GIS) tools that continue to provide two-dimensional spatial maps in formats not significantly different from those of a decade ago. This is not to suggest that research on planning support systems and GIS have been stagnant. Integrated models of transportation-land use-environment have become more sophisticated and several operational models are currently in use. Regardless; visualization research in planning has not kept pace with these developments. This volume attempts to redress this gap in the planning literature.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Gave it away to charity two days after getting itBy DiegoI didnt quite know (still dont) how s refund policy works internationally. but bygones being bygones. I bought this along some other Christopher Alexander stuff (I had "A pattern language" and "Notes on the synthesis of form"; I purchased with this the first two volumes of The Nature of Order and "The timeless way of building).Im no stranger to post-structuralist though. and my .fr purchase history reads like someone obsessed with it. But for all the malicious overuse of the phrase "multiculturalism gone awry". it comes to an extreme that a title that claims to be a study in urbanism is actually about what cultural theory and post-colonial/gender/queer/etc. theory have to say about cities.It may be an useful volume for graduate students plowing their way through high theory but its not for those that are. like. interested in cities. Dont take my word. use the "Look inside!" preview before purchasing; its what I should have done.
