Geodesign Resources
Books.
- Steinitz (2012) A Framework for Geodesign: Changing Geography by Design
- Esri (2013) Geodesign: Past, Present, and Future (free PDF)
- Esri (2012) Introducing Geodesign: The Concept (free PDF)
- McElvaney (2013) Geodesign: Case Studies in Regional and Urban Planning
- Hopkins and Zapata (eds., 2007) Engaging The Future: Forecasts, Scenarios, Plans, and Projects
- Foster (2009) Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design
- Dandi et al. (eds., 2014) Geodesign by Integrating Design and Geospatial Sciences
Articles / Readings / Talks / Videos.
- Walszek (2012) Introduction to Design Thinking
- Drivers of Change
- New Dimension for Digital Cities (5:54 minute video)
- Geodesign for the City Region - Three Scales, Three Approaches (30:57 minutes)
- It Can't Wait: Making communities more resilient to climate change now (ArcUser Summer 2014)
Education / Training.
- Penn State Online Masters in Geodesign
- Philadelphia University MS in Geodesign
- The Conway School MS in Ecological Design
- Penn State Graduate Certificate in Geodesign
- USC Dornsife BS in GeoDesign
- Penn State Geodesign Mooc (via Coursera)
- Esri Practicing Geodesign Using ArcGIS
Websites / Online Resources.
- Esri Geodesign
- 2014 Geodesign Summit
- Pacific NW Geodesign Forum
- The Athena Impact Estimator (life-cycle assessment for buildings)
- A Geodesign Bibliography (Matt Artz, Esri)
- The Geodesign Knowledge Portal (Univ. of Redlands)
- USGS Historical Maps Explorer
- FAO GeoNetwork Data
- WeoGeo Data
- Esri Climate Resilience
People.
Software and Tools.
- Calthorpe RapidFire
- Calthorpe UrbanFootprint (manual)
- Envision Tomorrow
- Envision Tomorrow Plus
- NatureServe
- NatureServe Vista
- INDEX/Sparc
- CommunityViz
- SmarterBetterCities
- Geodan
- Yellowstone EAGLES
- GeoExplorer
- ArcSketch
- Esri CityEngine (example from Redlands, CA)
- Esri Tools and Data
- GeoPlanner for ArcGIS
- What if? 2.0
- Climate Resilience Apps (by Esri)
- Climate Resilience Toolkit (by NOAA)
- Climate Explorer
Geodesign Examples.
- City Nature
- ParkScore
- WalkScore
- One D Scorecard by Data Driven Detroit (more here!)
- Urban Observatory (and video)
- Place Pulse
- Street Score
- 1,000 Friends of Florida
- Townscaping in Farmington (Arkansas)
- Asheville (NC) Place Analysis
- West Philadelphia Landscape Project
- York County PA 2040
- My Revelstoke 2030
- Marcellus By Design
- Boston Living With Water (report)
- WatershedMVP (metrics-driven water planning)
- Cape-2-0 (The Cape Cod Game!)
- YouChoose Bay Area
- FRED by the Cape Cod Commission
- Coastal Resilience Apps (and video)
- Surging Seas (sea-level rise analysis)
- Chesapeake Bay (sea-level rise and storm surge)
- Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT)
- Geodesign and Planning Games (Emerson College)
- Geodesign Case Studies (Esri Story Map)
- More Geodesign Case Studies (compiled by Esri)
- The Ningbo Eco-Corridor - 3.3 km Living Filter
- Meadow Brook Station (Utah) (also as PDF)
- Wasatch Choice for 2040
- Manitou Springs (Colorado)
- Sustainable Cities of the Future
- Red Fields into Green Fields in LA
- PlacewaysClimateApp