1 Geodesign Framework by Carl Steinitz DATA How

1 Geodesign Framework by Carl Steinitz DATA How does the geo-scape operate? PROCESS MODELS INFORMATION Is the geo-scape working well? EVALUATION MODELS KNOWLEDGE How might the geo-scape be altered? CHANGE MODELS DATA What differences might the changes cause? IMPACT MODELS INFORMATION Should the geo-scape be changed? DECISION MODELS KNOWLEDGE Assessment REPRESENTATION MODELS Intervention How should the geo-scape be described?

2 Modeling Spatial Information Elevation Soils Vegetation Rain Fall Slope Erosion Potential Erosion Hazard

3 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

4 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Adaptive Management Step 1 Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Identify the issues of concern, including such things as: safety, employment, energy, etc.

5 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Step 2 Project Data Assemble relevant data and construct project database Spatial Assessment Analysis Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

6 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Adaptive Management Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Project Data Impact Maps Implementation Step 3 Develop assessment models for each issue

7 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Step 4 Produce condition assessment maps for each issue Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

8 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Step 5 Use group-based decision techniques to determine priorities Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

9 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Step 6 Produce composite maps showing suitability, capacity, sensitivity, risk, etc. for each. Alternative land use Suitability Maps Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

10 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Decisions D M Impact Maps Implementation Impact Step 7 Models Create alternate land Adaptive use plans, Management exploring various means to achieve optimum results Impact Assessment Delphi Process Project Data Change Models Planning & Design Evaluation Models Process Models Issues of Concern Rep Models Intervention Models

11 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Step 8 Delineate each of the alternative plans – maps, Suitability 3 D scenes, movies, Alternative and Plans Maps performance dashboards Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

12 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Step 9 Evaluate the impacts for each of the alternative plans Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

13 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Step 10 Produce impact maps and reports for each plan, compare the alternatives Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

14 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Step 11 Management Adaptive Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Select the preferred plan or go “back to the drawing board”

15 The Geodesign Process designing in geographic space Assessment Models Rep Models Intervention Models Evaluation Models Process Models Change Models Impact Models D M Project Data Spatial Analysis Assessment Maps Suitability Maps Alternative Plans Impact Maps Implementation Step 12 Implement the preferred land use plan (adaptive management) Decisions Impact Assessment Planning & Design Delphi Process Issues of Concern Adaptive Management

16 Concept Diagram Landscape Vividness (presence of distinctive intrinsic landscape forms) Intrinsic Visual Quality Landscape Diversity Landscape Intactness (percentage of change across all the landscape forms in the reach basin due to disturbance) Landscape Unity (number of landscape forms in the reach basin affected by disturbance) Landscape Visual Integrity Viewshed Quality (cumulative views of landmark viewsheds: “borrowed landscape”) Scenic Quality Uniqueness Level (comparing to all other analysis units: in sub region, and entire estuary) Intrinsic Landscape Significance Landscape Fragility (inability to sustain change due to lack of diversity) Landscape Aesthetics Conservation Value Landscape Vulnerability (proximity to potential change) ILARIS Model – Assessing Landscape Quality Intrinsic Landscape Aesthetic Resource Information System

17 MAD Diagram

Model. Builder Diagram 18

Assessment Map – Aesthetic Landscapes 19