Gao said an urban planner could use it to create 3D digital models of a neighborhood to help study a development proposal or generate impressive fly-through video of the area to give residents at a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A major problem faced by urban planners is the unpredictability of planning outcomes. Until recently, it has been virtually impossible to know how a land-use or infrastructure ...

Nestled in the desert landscape of the UAE, Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is redefining what it means to build a city of the future. This pioneering urban development is designed to be one of the world’s ...

1. Vegetation vertical structure is important for biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. In cities, however, while variation in the spatial extent and distribution of vegetation has been widely ...

Journal of Applied Meteorology (1988-2005), Vol. 43, No. 12 (December 2004), pp. 1899-1910 (12 pages) ABSTRACT A single-layer urban canopy model is incorporated into a simple two-dimensional ...