Implementing a Landscape Information Modelling (LIM) toolfor planning leisure facilities and landscape protection

Picuno, Cosimo A.; Godosi, Zoe; Picuno, Pietro

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“…Landscape Information Modelling (LIM) is a set of digital work ow and technique that applies geodesign tools and "architecture, engineering, and construction" (AEC) applications to analyse, plan, design, and manage landscape engineering projects (Lu et al 2017;Picuno et al 2022). It is believed that LIM-based work ows can support design projects with complex and dynamic eco-landscape characteristics (Kim & Son, 2014).…”

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Design Efficacy Evaluation of a LIM-SD-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of An Urban River Wetland

Huang,

2023

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Ecological engineered landscaping (EEL) is a type of design work which incorporates various ecological principles and aims to provide aesthetic and ecological characteristics to semi-natural environments. Digital landscape techniques, such as Landscape Information Modelling (LIM) and Stable Diffusion (SD) -based approach, has significant potential to support EEL projects for both environmental engineers and landscape architects. This study aims to quantitatively evaluate the design efficacy and feasibility of the LIM-SD-based approach applied for an urban river wetland EEL design task. An experiment was used to quantify the EEL design efficacy within the digital approach for students from different backgrounds, i.e., industrial design postgraduates (ID), landscape architecture undergraduates (UG), landscape architecture postgraduates (PG). Experts were invited to evaluate the EEL design works of the participants according to 4 criteria, i.e., "Site adequacy", "Aesthetic", "Spatial arrangement" and "Eco-engineering", while the vegetation coverage rate (VCR) and proportion of riparian areas (PRA) of each design is automatically calculate by a parametric program. Participants’ objective experiences are also evaluated by questionnaires. It indicates that LIM-SD-based approach can improve most designers' productivity in EEL design tasks. The ranking of scores for most of the quantitative indicators is PG > UG > ID. Explanation of some phenomena, i.e., the mismatch between LIM and SD generated renderings and the different objective experiences of the participants, are provided. Future research can further investigate the impact of digital EEL workflows on landscape architects’ and environmental engineers’ performance.

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Design Efficacy Evaluation of a LIM-SD-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of An Urban River Wetland

Huang,

2023

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Agroecology Implemented Through Biosystems Engineering Techniques for Rural Landscape Protection

Puglisi,

Margiotta,

Statuto

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Proceedings of the 15th Conference Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Environment Hand in Hand!

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Agroecology is a scientific subject, an innovative practice and a social movement, which studies ecological processes in relation to agro-food systems, providing new concepts and tools for mainstreaming advanced management strategies of the agroecosystems. The implementation of Agroecology principles may strongly benefit from Biosystems Engineering techniques. Indeed, their synergical integration may contribute to the reduction of the environmental footprint of agriculture, while protecting biodiversity and ecosystems, so leading to better techniques, materials and tools for planning the rural landscape. Several techniques characterized by an eco-friendly impact are currently investigated by Biosystems Engineering, e.g.: building elements for bio-architecture, produced/integrated with natural materials (bricks insulated with straw/wool; concrete reinforced with natural fibers; "adobe" bricks; etc.); Nature-Based Solutions (NBS); fully biodegradable materials (e.g., for soil mulching); remote-sensed data (from drone/satellite) exploited for precision agriculture, to optimize the use of resources (water; soil; agrochemicals; etc.). These solutions may support the formulation of strategies for re-designing agroecosystems at the landscape level, focusing on ecosystem services, biodiversity, water conservation, crop/livestock production, agrochemicals limitation, pollution reduction, and climate change adaptation. This review paper presents the main technical solutions of Biosystems Engineering for Agroecology, able to integrate territorial planning, reducing pollution from agriculture and protecting the rural landscape.

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Design Efficacy Evaluation of a Landscape Information Modeling–Stable Diffusion (LIM–SD)-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of an Urban River Wetland

Huang,

2024

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This study introduces a Landscape Information Modeling–Stable Diffusion (LIM–SD)-based digital workflow for ecological engineered landscaping (EEL) design, focusing on urban river wetlands. It explores how students from diverse academic backgrounds perform EEL tasks using the LIM–SD approach. A total of 30 participants, including industrial design postgraduates and landscape architecture undergraduates and postgraduates, completed the design tasks. The efficacy of their designs was assessed through expert evaluations on site appropriateness, aesthetics, spatial layout, and eco-engineering techniques of the design proposals, as well as the parametric simulation which calculated the vegetation coverage rate and proportion of riparian areas for each design. Moreover, evaluation of participants' subjective design experiences was conducted via questionnaires. Results indicated that landscape architecture postgraduates outperformed others applying ecological engineering principles. The study also elucidated discrepancies between LIM models and SD-generated renderings, as well as the uncertainty of SD-generated renderings, suggesting improvements are needed to align digital outputs with ecological design criteria.

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Implementing a Landscape Information Modelling (LIM) toolfor planning leisure facilities and landscape protection

Cited by 4 publications

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Design Efficacy Evaluation of a LIM-SD-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of An Urban River Wetland

Design Efficacy Evaluation of a LIM-SD-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of An Urban River Wetland

Agroecology Implemented Through Biosystems Engineering Techniques for Rural Landscape Protection

Design Efficacy Evaluation of a Landscape Information Modeling–Stable Diffusion (LIM–SD)-based Approach for Ecological Engineered Landscaping Design: A Case Study of an Urban River Wetland

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