The Developing Appropriate Methodology of Urban Design - A GIS Based Tool of Spatial Analysis

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With the information system greatly influencing on the city, the traditional urban design method has appeared some negatives so that the practice needs to rethink conventional approaches to new urban design and management challenges. This paper discusses the ‘before and after’ and several key elements for the future development of the urban design based GIS-technology. The research work outlines how various softwares might form a tool kit to aid its process. Finally, the result concludes with speculations on the future of GIS for urban design.

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