A cellular automata-based land-use model as an integrated spatial decision support system for urban planning in developing cities

Palestrante:
Professor Luis Angel Guzmán, Universidade Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)

https://civilyambiental.uniandes.edu.co/en/professors/laguzman

Programação:
02/07/2020 (16h UTC-3)

Urban transformations, accessibility, transport and health: The case of Transmicable (cable car) in Bogotá

Cable cars provide urban mobility benefits for vulnerable populations. However, no evaluation has assessed cable cars’ impact from a health perspective. TransMiCable in Bogotá, Colombia, provides a unique opportunity to (1) assess the effects of its implementation on the environmental and social determinants of health (microenvironment pollution, transport accessibility, physical environment, employment, social capital, and leisure time), physical activity, and health outcomes (health-related quality of life, respiratory diseases, and homicides); and (2) use citizen science methods to identify, prioritize, and communicate the most salient negative and positive features impacting health and quality of life in TransMiCable’s area, as well as facilitate a consensus and advocacy-building change process among community members, policymakers, and academic researchers. TrUST is innovative in its use of a mixed-methods, and interdisciplinary research approach, and in its systematic engagement of citizens and policymakers throughout the design and evaluation process. This study will help to understand better how to maximize health benefits and minimize unintended negative consequences of TransMiCable.

16/07/2020 (16h UTC-3)

A cellular automata-based land-use model as an integrated spatial decision support system for urban planning in developing cities: the case of the Bogotá region

Bogotá and the 17 neighboring municipalities make up one of the biggest metropolitan areas in Latin America. However, despite strong functional interactions within the area, there is no official government body at this level in charge of coordinating authorities and providing solutions to the wide variety of issues arising in the regional urban land system. Aiming at providing an insight on future land-use developments linked to new transport infrastructures and at offering a tool to support territorial decision-making, this paper presents a cellular automata-based (CA) model that allows testing different scenarios based on potential land-use policies, environmental suitability and transport alternatives. There has not been, so far, an urban planning tool that accounts for the complexities of this region. CA-based land-use simulations constitute a useful approach to understanding the impacts of urban planning policies and regulations. This tool can help to improve inter-territorial and inter-institutional coordination, which through planning and management policies seek a spatially integrated development, with a long-term perspective. The CA-based model proposed was calibrated to reproduce land-use changes between 2007 and 2016 using different methods and indicators. The model was used to simulate and analyze eight scenarios with different policy directions of transport infrastructure in the future of the region. The results of the simulations reflect the dynamics of territorial occupation. The calibration indices in the experiment indicate a high degree of suitability for the CA Bogotá model, proving its effectiveness and potential as a useful tool for decision-making.

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Organizador:

Prof. Dr. Pedro José Pérez Martínez

pjperez@unicamp.br

Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP

Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo

Departamento de Infraestrutura e Ambiente (InfrA)