GEODESIGN AND SIMULATION OF TWO AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITIES 2016–2050: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD ARE THEY SUSTAINABLE OR NOT?

DOI: 10.24057/2414-9179-2015-1-21-504-513

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About the Authors

M. Herron

School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong, Australia
Australia

D. Jones

School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Australia

P. Roos

School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong & Jacobs, Melbourne, Australia
Australia

C. Donley

Donley & Associates, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
United States

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the ability of visualization and simulation techniques to aid, and simulate current and future directions in coastal planning. Two communities examined are the coastal city of Hobsons Bay on Port Phillip Bay within the Melbourne metropolitan region and the coastal rural town of Apollo Bay, in Australia, are interrogated through a progression of projections and simulated forecasts from 2014 to 2050. The purpose is to comprehend their growth risks as it relates to their coastal edges and land use planning mechanisms in addressing these changes. The analysis uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) associated with planning application software, and the paper offers recommendations in progressing this inquiry.

Keywords

GeoDesign, climate change, Australian communities

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For citation: Herron M., Jones D., Roos P., Donley C. GEODESIGN AND SIMULATION OF TWO AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITIES 2016–2050: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD ARE THEY SUSTAINABLE OR NOT?. Proceedings of the International conference “InterCarto. InterGIS”. 2015;21:504–513 DOI: 10.24057/2414-9179-2015-1-21-504-513 (in Russian)