A spatial decision support system for the provision and monitoring of urban greenspace Citation for published version (APA): Pelizaro, C. (2005). A spatial decision support system for the provision and monitoring of urban greenspace. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. https://doi.org/10.6100/IR594825 DOI: 10.6100/IR594825 Document status and date: Published: 01/01/2005 Document Version: Publisher’s PDF, also known as Version of Record (includes final page, issue and volume numbers) Please check the document version of this publication: • A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. 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Pelizaro Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Faculteit Bownkunde, Capaciteitsgroep Stedebouw Printed by the Eindhoven University Press facilities CIP-DATA KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK, DEN HAAG ISBN 9038617062 PREFACE This book brings the result of my PhD research project developed over the last four years on a decision support system for the planning and design of urban greenspace that was sponsored by the EC. This book is not meant to be an innovative contribution to spatial decision support systems development or design. Many studies already do a good job of that. It is not meant to be an advanced technical treatment of innovative models for solving specific greenspace management problems either. There has been already substantial progress with a wide range of theoretical problems in urban modelling. Instead, this book describes how methodology, models, and tools that have been developed and evolved over time in the urban planning domain and information can be combined in an innovative way to provide a powerful framework, to explore and extract quantitative performance indicators to a specific urban planning problem: the greenspace problem. The fundamental concern of this research is the yet intangibility of the benefits of recreational/aesthetical greenspace, as a contribution to individuals quality of life. The theory is that access to greenspaces encourages people to be more active, contributing to a better quality of life and public health. However, very little is known (or poor articulated) about the link between urban greenspace provision and human behaviour hence, the benefits of greenspaces appear intangible and sustainable funding often suffers in relation to other priorities in the urban context. This research is focused on assisting greenspace administrators (planners and decision makers) in the planning, design and maintenance of recreational/aesthetical urban greenspace by providing information and a technological and theoretical framework to deal with the problem in a more structured and measurable manner. Many people have had part in the development of this book. My special thanks goes to Professor Antonio Nelson Rodrigues da Silva who guided me to the start of my academic career, always supportive and encouraging me since we first met. Special thanks go also to Harry Timmermans, my first promoter, who gave me this opportunity, and taught me so much along these years. It is a great pleasure to have worked with such a brilliant, exquisite and extremely patient person. Many thanks to my co-promoter, Theo Arentze, who has assisted me, and cooperated in the development of this research project with his insightful comments and savage criticism on all part of this material exactly where needed. Thanks go also to Maarten Ponjé, Peter van der Waerden and Astrid Kemperman for their contribution to the data collection and model estimation, a very important part of this research project. I thank the municipality of Eindhoven, especially Hein Franke, for his kindness and willingness in contributing to this research project. I appreciate very much Professors Bauke de Vries, Jose Mendes and Frank Witlox for their willingness to review this thesis. Thanks to Joran Jessurun for the technical/computational advices and contribution to the tool implementation. Thanks to AVV Transport Research Centre for providing several data sources of great importance to the development of this research project. Many thanks also to the colleagues of the Urban Planning Group, especially to the trio Mandy van de Sande-van Kasteren, Leo van Veghel and Peter van der Waerden for their kindness. I could not miss the opportunity to thank them here for their warm welcome at the Eindhoven Airport when I first arrived in the Netherlands (even though I had never seen them before, I could not miss them due to their hilarious - and unforgettable - brazilian “caipirinha” t-shirts). The TU/e student sport centre was of special significance for me, as sport keeps me “sane”. I thank in particular Mr. Jacques de Mooij, the sport centre’s director, for his open and friendly attitude, and for his concern about sport members as individuals. I would like to express my appreciation to my beloved family and friends, for their unconditional support, during this project and otherwise. First, my fiancé Eddy, for the support and the love. I thank also his parents, Jan and Loeks, for their love and patience, and for fulfilling my Dutch life with a happy and stable family environment. Thanks to my good friends from Brazil, for their cheerfully and truly friendship. Last, but certainly not least, I thank my parents, my brother and sister. I have no words to express my gratitude to them, for their unconditional love and endless support. CONTENTS List of Figures ...........................................................................................v List of Tables ...........................................................................................ix 1. Introduction ....................................................................................1 1.1 Aim and objectives.....................................................................3 1.2 Research fields............................................................................6 1.3 Outline........................................................................................6 PART I: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT......................................................9 2. Decision Support Systems: a literature review.............................11 2.1 Decision support systems and problem characteristics ............12 2.2 The decision making process....................................................14 2.3 Urban planning and spatial decision making............................17 2.4 Building SDSS..........................................................................20 2.4.1 Technological framework.................................................20 2.4.2 Current spatial technologies .............................................26 2.5 Categorizing DSS: a Framework..............................................28 2.6 Examples of SDSS ...................................................................30 2.7 Conclusions and discussion......................................................36 3. The Greenspace Problem..............................................................39 3.1 The greenspace problem in the Netherlands.............................39 3.2 The Greenspace field at the local level.....................................42 3.2.1 Spatial pattern and design of urban greenspace in Eindhoven 42 3.2.2 Current greenspace strategies in Eindhoven.....................45 3.2.3 Discussion and Comments................................................47 3.3 Conclusion and discussion........................................................48