This book is intended to give the reader a simple introduction to the Urban Decision Room (UDR) system in definitions and diagrams. It demonstrates the model-based construction of the UDR system in terms of urban planning, and focuses on its planning methodological function in design and decision-making activities which occur in the process of urban…

The perceptibly changing climate has resulted in more precipitation in a small number of short periods. As most urban water management systems were developed at a time when precipitation was distributed more evenly throughout the year, they cannot deal properly with the new circumstances, and high groundwater levels and excess water are the result. In…

This paper describes the development and experimental application of a land use planning tool based on Preference Measurement modelling. The paper focuses on the decision-making process in the orientation phase of the urban land use planning for a future Olympic Summer Games in the Netherlands. The aim of the project is the development of a decision support tool…

Subject of study is the possible organisation of the Olympic Games of 2028 in the Netherlands, as seen from an urban development viewpoint. The project focuses on the decision-making process in the initiative phase. Aim of the project is the development of a decision support tool for the complex, interdisciplinary decision-making process which should result in an optimum interorganisational…

Onderwerp van mijn afstudeeronderzoek is de mogelijke toekomstige organisatie van de Olympische Spelen in Nederland. Het NOC*NSF is recentelijk (maart 2005) gestart met een onderzoek naar de haalbaarheid van het evenement in 2028. In het kader van dit initiatief is er behoefte ontstaan om een wetenschappelijke bijdrage te leveren. Het afstudeeronderzoek focust zich op het…