Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015: 15th International Conference, Banff, AB, Canada, June 22-25, 2015, Proceedings, Part III

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Multicriteria Prioritization for Multistage Implementation of Complex Urban Renewal Projects....Pages 3-19
Calculating Composite Indicators for Sustainability....Pages 20-35
Using Genetic Algorithms in the Housing Market Analysis....Pages 36-45
The Graduates’ Satisfaction at Work Through a Generalization of the Fuzzy Least Square Regression Model....Pages 46-60
Historic Buildings and Energetic Requalification A Model for the Selection of Technologically Advanced Interventions....Pages 61-76
Investing in Sports Facilities: The Italian Situation Toward an Olympic Perspective....Pages 77-87
Urban Renewal: Negotiation Procedures and Evaluation Models....Pages 88-103
Energy Production Through Roof-Top Wind Turbines A GIS-Based Decision Support Model for Planning Investments in the City of Bari (Italy)....Pages 104-119
“Flame”: A Fuzzy Clustering Method to Detection Prototype in Socio- Economic Context....Pages 120-129
Green Marketing and Sustainable Development: A Statistical Survey on Ikea Customers’ Perception....Pages 130-145
GIS-Based Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for the “Highway in the Sky”....Pages 146-161
A Model of Multi-criteria Analysis to Develop Italy’s Minor Airport System....Pages 162-177
Financial Sustainability and Morphogenesis of Urban Transformation Project....Pages 178-193
Property Valuations in Times of Crisis: Artificial Neural Networks and Evolutionary Algorithms in Comparison....Pages 194-209
Spline Smoothing for Estimating Hedonic Housing Price Models....Pages 210-219
Urban Heritage Regeneration in the Old Town of Ragusa (Italy): An Architecture-Centred Analysis-Valuation-Plan Pattern....Pages 220-236
Planning Seismic Damage Prevention in the Old Tows Value and Evaluation Matters....Pages 237-252
A Preliminary Estimate of the Rebuilding Costs for the Towns of the Abruzzo Region Affected by the April 2009 Earthquake: An Alternate Approach to Current Legislative Procedures....Pages 253-268
From Surface to Core: A Multi-Layer Approach for the Real Estate Market Analysis of a Central Area in Catania....Pages 269-283
Front Matter....Pages 284-300
The Multidimensional Assessment of Land Take and Soil Sealing....Pages 1-1
Social Balance and Economic Effectiveness in Historic Centers Rehabilitation....Pages 301-316
Geographic Data Infrastructure and Support System to the Evaluation of Urban Densification....Pages 317-329
Front Matter....Pages 330-341
Generalized Dasymetric Mapping Algorithm for Accessing Land-Use Change....Pages 343-343
Comuns: An Open-Data Provider, Explorer and Analytic Toolbox Based on FOSS....Pages 345-355
Building 3D City Models: Testing and Comparing Laser Scanning and Low-Cost UAV Data Using FOSS Technologies....Pages 356-366
Discrete Simulation of Pedestrian Dynamics on a Triangulated Ring Structure....Pages 367-379
A Decision Support System for the Analysis of Mobility....Pages 380-389
Seismic Risk Analysis at Urban Scale in Italy....Pages 390-402
Big Data in Civil Security Research: Methods to Visualize Data for the Geovisual Analysis of Fire Brigade Operations....Pages 403-414
Application of SLEUTH Model to Predict Urbanization Along the Emilia-Romagna Coast (Italy): Considerations and Lessons Learned....Pages 415-425
The Integration Between Cultural Value, Historical Understanding and Urban Energies, to Assess Existing Real Estate Suitability for Intervention: The Case of Cremona....Pages 426-439
Sensitivity of Nutrient Estimations to Sediment Wash-off Using a Hydrological Model of Cherry Creek Watershed, Kansas, USA....Pages 440-456
Assimilation of TRMM Precipitation into a Hydrological Model of a Southern Andes Watershed....Pages 457-467
Conceptualizing, Modeling and Simulating Sustainability as Tools to Implement Urban Smartness....Pages 468-476
Wave Energy Potential in the Mediterranean Sea: Design and Development of DSS-WebGIS “Waves Energy”....Pages 477-494
Spatial Cluster Analysis Informing Policy Making in Ireland....Pages 495-510
The Use of Territorial Information Systems to Evaluate Urban Planning Decisions in Transformation Areas: The Case for Parco della Valle del Lambro in Lombardy, Italy....Pages 511-524
Geomatics in Climate Services and Local Information: A Case Study for Mediterranean Area....Pages 525-539
Sharing Environmental Geospatial Data Through an Open Source WebGIS....Pages 540-555
Front Matter....Pages 556-565
Geodata Discovery Assistant: A Software Module for Rule-Based Cartographic Visualisation and Analysis of Statistical Mass Data....Pages 343-343
Spatio-Temporal Modeling as a Tool of the Decision-Making System Supporting the Policy of Effective Usage of EU Funds in Poland....Pages 566-575
How Regulation Affects Energy Saving: Smart Grid Innovation in Tall Buildings....Pages 576-590
Estimating the Biotope Area Factor (BAF) by Means of Existing Digital Maps and GIS Technology....Pages 591-606
Environmental and Urban Spatial Analysis Based on a 3D City Model....Pages 607-616
Modeling the Propagation of Forest Insect Infestation Using Machine Learning Techniques....Pages 617-632
Internal Areas Strategies: From Statistical Methods to Planning Policies....Pages 633-645
Adaptive Zoning for Efficient Transport Modelling in Urban Models....Pages 646-657
On the Problem of Clustering Spatial Big Data....Pages 658-672
Web-Based Geographic Information Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis....Pages 673-687
Efficient Combined Text and Spatial Search....Pages 688-697
Urban Development as a Continuum: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach....Pages 698-712
Ecosystem Services Along the Urban–Rural–Natural Gradient: An Approach for a Wide Area Assessment and Mapping....Pages 713-728
Walkability Explorer: Application to a Case-Study....Pages 729-744
Economic Life Prediction Model of RC Buildings Based on Fragility Curves....Pages 745-757
A Collaborative Multi-Criteria Spatial Decision Support System for Multifunctional Landscape Evaluation....Pages 758-770
A Quantitative Prediction of Soil Consumption in Southern Italy....Pages 771-781
Discrete Spatial Assessment of Multi-parameter Phenomena in Low Density Region: The Val D’Agri Case....Pages 782-797
Back Matter....Pages 798-812
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