GIS-based visual analysis for planning and designing historic urban landscapes: The case of Turin

Author

Cassatella, Claudia ; Carlone, Giulio

Author_Institution

Dipt. Interateneo di Sci., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 28 2013-Nov. 1 2013

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

52

Abstract

Visibility and scenic landscape analysis is an important field of study with direct implications in urban and regional landscape planning and management. More specifically, GIS-based landscape visibility analysis can be a tool to protect, manage, and plan also historic urban landscapes, focusing on scenic and visual values. Using visibility maps it is possible to predict the visual impact of transformations, locate interventions on the basis of visual sensitivity, and protect landscape of natural beauty, cultural heritage and significant landmarks visible from selected viewpoints.

Keywords

data analysis; data visualisation; geographic information systems; history; town and country planning; GIS-based landscape visibility analysis; GIS-based visual analysis; Italy; MiBAC; Piedmont Region; Piedmont cultural heritage; Turin city; cultural heritage; historic urban landscape designing; historic urban landscape planning; landscape protection; natural beauty; planning decisions; regional landscape management; regional landscape planning; scenic landscape analysis; visual sensitivity; Buildings; Cities and towns; Planning; Poles and towers; Sensitivity; Urban planning; Visualization; Historical Urban Landscape; Scenic landscape analysis; Urban Planning; tall buildings; visual impact assessment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3168-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6744728

Filename

6744728