Abstract
 Urban Renewal Management Using ArcView Integrating CAD, Spreadsheet, and DB Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Domenico Massimo, Mariangela MUSOLINO Works for urban renewal and building maintenance are increasing the percentage shared in the broad construction sector in European economy. Interventions are designed by architects, engineers and applied economists using CAD, spreadsheet, DB, and regression tools. These databases are disparate and fragmented. They can be tied together and integrated with the powerful ArcGIS framework that can be the basic element for a Decision Support System (DSS) giving more coordinated cost-benefit indicators to entrepreneurs, city managers, analysts, designers, engineers and the general public. The paper will describe the construction of a DSS prototype, discuss the general design of a dedicated ArcGIS (integrating CAD, spreadsheets, DB, regression models) for urban enhancement design/evaluation, and focus on the urban renewal cost forecast. A Case Study is developed using ArcView 8.1, MS Access, MS Excel, Autodesk AutoCAD, SPSS, and software for Multi Criteria Analysis, applied to accurate design and cost forecast regarding an urban renewal intervention. Domenico Massimo University of Reggio Calabria Dep. PAU Via Melissari Reggio Calabria 89124 IT Phone: +39.360.997513 E-mail: demaximo@lycos.com Mariangela MUSOLINO University of Reggio Calabria Patrimonio architettonico e Urbanistico 25 Via Melissari Reggio Calabria , Italy 89124 IT Phone: 39.0965.385203 E-mail: mariangela.musolino@unirc.it |
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