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Land Use Zoning Tutorial


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Build-out Intro

screen capture of GOZ interface
What would be the consequences of the two zoning plans in the future? We can use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modelling to simulate future impacts. This is called a "buildout" analysis.

Buildout models are used to predict the potential for urban development in a defined area (in this case Fletcher's Folly).

We can get two major results from our buildout modelling analysis:

  • Aerial views at buildout.
  • Comparative statistics on indicators, such as impervious surface area.

Let's see simulated aerial views of Fletcher's after buildout. Next...



 
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