URPL 590
Contemporary Topics in Urban and Regional Planning:
Planning Support Systems
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Source: LICGF, UW-Madison
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Planning Support Systems (PSS) are designed to analyze and compare the impacts of alternative land use scenarios. PSS software is growing in sophistication. Research by Professor Asligül Göçmen indicates that while the use of GIS in Wisconsin planning agencies is extensive, there is little use of PSS at the local government level. This workshop will utilize prominent PSS software and Wisconsin GIS data to analyze alternative land use scenarios. Students will explore the evolution of planning support systems and the application of INDEX PlanBuilder and CommunityViz.
Information
Workshop Flyer (pdf file)
Syllabus (pdf file)
Assignment (pdf file)
GIS Training
As part of the Univerisity of Wisconsin System-ESRI site license, students, faculty, and staff have access to many of the courses offered as part of the "ESRI Virtual Campus" for free. Contact Math Heinzel at LICGF (5-8536) for the "key" that will allow you to take the course.
Week 1
Tuesday, January 20
Workshop Outline, Introductions, Overview of Planning Support Systems
Readings:
- Brail, Richard K. (Ed.) 2008. Planning Support Systems for Cities and Regions. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Instutite of Land Policy, Foreward, Introduction and Chapters 1 and 11.
Thursday, January 22
Group Project Case Study - Milwaukee's Historic Fifth Ward and the Near South Side Area Plan, Mike Maierle, Milwaukee Department of City Development
Readings:
Week 2
Tuesday, January 27
An Overview of the CommuntityViz Software, Doug Walker, President, Placeways, LLC
Readings:
- Janes, George and Michael Kwartler. 2008. "Communities in Control: Developing Local Models Using CommunityViz" Chapter 8 in Planning Support Systems for Cities and Regions. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Instutite of Land Policy. pp 167-183.
Thursday, January 29
An Overview of the INDEX Software, Thom York, Criterion Inc.
Readings:
- Allen, Eliot. 2008. "Clicking Toward Better Outcomes: Experience with INDEX, 1994 to 2006" Chapter 7 in Planning Support Systems for Cities and Regions. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Instutite of Land Policy. pp 139-166.
Week 3
Tuesday, February 3
Project Work Time
Thursday, February 5
Project Work Time
Week 4
Tuesday, February 10
Project Work Time
Thursday, February 12
Project Work Time
Week 5
Tuesday, February 17
Project Work Time
Thursday, February 19
Project Presentations, Reports Due
Planning Support Systems
- CommunityViz, Placeways, LLC, Boulder, Colorado (tutorials and forum for CommunityViz 3.3)
- INDEX, Criterion Planners, Portland, Oregon (tutorials for Index PlanBuilder 9.3)
- Place Matters
A database of resources for communities to identify tools and processes for better community design and decision making.
- Urban Insight
Urban Insight is a consulting firm based in Los Angeles that utilizes emerging technologies to influence how urban areas are planned, developed and managed. The Virtual Library includes articles and presentations on cutting edge planning support tools.
- Ecosystem-Based Management Tools
The EBM Tools Network is an alliance of users, providers, and researchers of EBM tools, including PSS. The tools focus on marine and coastal environments and their associated watersheds.
- What If?, Richard Klosterman, University of Akron
- UrbanSim, Paul Waddell, University of Washington
- Quest, Envision Sustainability Tools - Vancouver, BC
Milwaukee and the Historic Fifth Ward
GIS Resources
Land Classification
Working Waterfronts
Last modified on February 5, 2009