ISTP4Public New Video: The Impact of Vertical Densification on Public Lighting in Informal Settlements
An insightful study with the aim of evaluating the application of Virtual Environments in lighting planning and policy-making by ISTP researchers from the Urban Research Incubator David Kretzer & Michael Walczak was recently published in the Athens Journal of Architecture. Watch the latest video of our "ISTP4Public" series and gain deep insights into their research and main findings.
We are excited to announce the release of the new video of our "ISTP4Public" series focusing on a recent paper on the impact of vertical densification on public lighting in informal settlements and the use of virtual environments as an evaluation tool for policy-making, published in the Athens Journal of Architecture.
PhD Students D. M. Kretzer and M. Walczak from the ISTP developed a VE-based analysis tool for informal settlement lighting based on a case-study street in Bogotá. They conclude that dynamic VE technology appears to be a promising decision-making tool for illustrating potential lighting planning and design shortcomings to policy stakeholders in a manner understandable to the layman due to the following reasons:
- A VE can illustrate well how current lighting policy results in a significant delay of lighting provision in the early stage of a settlement as well as highlight the mismatch between lighting technology and the built environment during the vertical densification phases.
- The VE is able to showcase alternative lighting technologies and policy approaches as well as the resulting lighting effects, enabling a visual comparison of different policy scenarios over several decades.
We would like to thank David & Michael for their valuable contribution to this video and wish them all the best for their future research!
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