I Methods and Techniques in Urban Engineering Methods and Techniques in Urban Engineering Edited by Armando Carlos de Pina Filho & Aloísio Carlos de Pina In-Tech intechweb.org Published by In-Teh In-Teh Olajnica 19/2, 32000 Vukovar, Croatia Abstracting and non-profit use of the material is permitted with credit to the source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. Publisher assumes no responsibility liability for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained inside. After this work has been published by the In-Teh, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are an author or editor, and the make other personal use of the work. © 2010 In-teh www.intechweb.org Additional copies can be obtained from:
[email protected] First published May 2010 Printed in India Technical Editor: Zeljko Debeljuh Cover designed by Dino Smrekar Methods and Techniques in Urban Engineering, Edited by Armando Carlos de Pina Filho & Aloísio Carlos de Pina p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-096-4 V Preface Several countries present a series of urban problems, such as: dwelling deficit, infrastructure problems, inefficient services, environmental pollution, etc. Urban Engineering searches solution for these problems, by using a conjoined system of planning, management and technology. Many researches are related to application of instruments, methodologies and tools for monitoring and acquisition of data, based on the factual experience and computational modelling. Some subjects of study are: urban automation; geographic information systems (GIS); analysis, monitoring and management of urban noise, floods and transports; information technology applied to the cities; tools for urban simulation, social monitoring and control of urban policies; sustainability; etc. Therefore, the objective of this book is to present some works related to these subjects, showing methods and techniques applied in Urban Engineering. From the great number of interesting information presented here, we believe that this book can offer some aid in new researches, as well as to incite the interest of people for this area of study, since Urban Engineering is fundamental for the development of the cities. Editors Armando Carlos de Pina Filho Aloísio Carlos de Pina VI VII Contents Preface 1. Urban Engineering: Concepts and Challenges V 001 Alex Abiko 2. Partnership between Municipality and Public University to Improve the Sustainable Development of Small Municipalities 013 Camilo Michalka Jr. 3. Experiences with the Urbanisation of Slums: Management and Intervention Models 027 Adauto Lucio Cardoso, Angela Maria Gabriella Rossi 4. Locating Sites for Locally Unwanted Land Uses: Successfully Coping with NIMBY Resistance 043 Stefan Siedentop 5. Computational Tools applied to Urban Engineering 059 Armando Carlos de Pina Filho, Fernando Rodrigues Lima, Renato Dias Calado do Amaral 6. Research on Urban Engineering Applying Location Models 073 Carlos Alberto N. Cosenza, Fernando Rodrigues Lima, César das Neves 7. Spatial Analysis for Identifying Concentrations of Urban Damage 085 Joseph Wartman, Nicholas E. Malasavage 8. The Use of Simulation in Urban Modelling <