In decision-making processes related to urban redevelopment, the clarity and the transparency play a primary role. In these contexts, the multicriteria techniques, despite having a wide application, are not always adequate to represent and to quantify the quality effects of the urban initiatives, as well as to compare the alternatives for choosing the best solution, phases in which the logical ...

This study presents a new early warning evaluating method and decision mechanism for urban emergency in which the risk factors are assessed by fuzzy numbers. By using the fuzzy preference relation matrix and the extended fuzzy AHP, the relative weight of each risk factor can be estimated. Then we evaluate the total fuzzy risk value by aggregating the severity of loss of risk factor and the rela...

The multi-perspective decision-making paradigm [2, 15, 9] is extended to include a dialectical process to assist in developing decision support systems in “wicked” situations with much conflict among stakeholder groups. A dialectical methodology is proposed and applied to a wicked decision problem namely, urban infrastructure management, to illustrate the model. The dialectical analysis highlig...

the pattern of governance is a new topic which has found its traces in urban management, and has the features of continuance, decision making, justice, efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, accountability, partnership, and immunity, all of which are interdependent and empowering. according to this pattern, decisions about civil affairs are taken with the cooperation of government, private sectors...

Kathleen M. Carley Carnegie Mellon University [email protected] Abstract Urban threat environments, including urban warfare and disaster scenarios, can be characterized as complex systems. Decision making in urban threat environments may be difficult because the underlying system exhibits non-linear and path dependent behavior that humans, unassisted by computers, have trouble understa...

Negotiation and public participation are a key aspect of present urban development projects. Argumentation support tools, based on the Toulmin logic, have often been presented as a way to increase the accountability of the debates between the different urban actors. It should still be assumed that any collaborative decision making requires some common culture to make the dialogue possible and c...

decentralisation has been described as an empty concept that lacks clarity. yet there is an enduring interest in the process of decentralisation within health systems and public services more generally. many claims about the benefits of decentralisation are not supported by evidence. it may be useful as an organising framework for analysis of health systems but in this context it lacks conceptu...

Participation as self-organization has emerged as a new form of citizen activism, often supported by digital technology. A comparative qualitative analysis of two case studies in Helsinki indicates that the self-organization of citizens expands the practice of urban planning. Together, they enable the mobilization of different groups around issues related to urban space. The consequences have b...

Recent years have witnessed a rapid development in the technologies that are related to digital visualization and simulation together with the technologies that try to link between digital and physical modelling. Many engineering and design practitioners have begun to apply selective technologies in their practices. The research attempts to classify the possible technologies that can be used th...

There is a tendency toward the creation of thematic maps on the web in the ongoing development of cartographic technology. However, automatically creating maps through the web and creating interactive web maps are two challenges associated with this field. To solve these problems, a web thematic cartography method based on a web service chain is presented here. Automated cartography is performe...