The history of the development of procedures for the rapid assessment of environmental conditions to aid the urban regeneration process at London Docklands

The modelling and visualization of digital geoscientific data as a communication aid to land-use planning in the urban environment: an example from the Thames Gateway

“…They also require geological data to ensure that sterilisation of resources or contaminative activities close to vulnerable aquifers do not occur. With these views firmly in mind, several authors such as: Brook & Marker (1987), Marker (1998), Bell & Culshaw (1998), Smith & Ellison (1999), Howland (2000), and Paul et al (2002) have suggested what types of geoscientific data planners and developers require: To find out why geoscientific information is not being fully used and applied, the views of around 20 stakeholders within the Thames Gateway region were sought from a variety of professions, including local and regional government, utility industries, government agencies, geotechnical and engineering companies and local development agencies and corporations. This information was combined with information from previous studies, such as: Nickless (1982), De Mulder (1988), Thompson et al (1998), Ellison et al (1998), Marker (1998) and Culshaw & Ellison (2002).…”

“…The 3D attributed geological model can be used to predict not only the rock and soil type but also the variation in properties within any particular unit or formation. As a consequence, the new modelling systems produce detailed and regional 3D models (Howland 2000, as well as models attributed with physical, chemical or hydrogeological property parameters, potentially at near site scale. As a result, these models can be used to provide solutions to many geo-environmental issues raised during the planning process.…”

Urban regeneration, retail development and the role of information and communication technologies

“…Generally, European countries have enjoyed utilizing the terms of urban regeneration (Adair, Berry, McGreal, Deddis, & Hirst, 2000;Couch & Dennemann, 2000;McCarthy, 1998;Orueta, 2007). In particular, British governments and scholars have initiated and developed the terms of urban regeneration with a focus on the revitalization of brownfields, docklands, and inner-cities (Howland, 2001;McCarthy & Pollock, 1997;Raco, 2003). The definition of urban regeneration, however, does not seem to justify what urban regeneration is clearly even though some have approached the definition.…”