urbanLab Magazin 2021 - Transformation

GREENSCENARIO
Ramboll
Studio Dreiseitl (5)
A collaborative software-based decision-support tool and
integrated planning process for climate-conscious and
evidence-based design
JEREMY KARL ANTEROLA, RAMBOLL STUDIO DREISEITL
1 ABSTRACT
Climate change is a complex problem with multiple solutions that vary depending
on the strategy for mitigation, adaptation or, depending on the scale of application,
both. Although numerous digital (software) solutions have emerged in recent years,
a pragmatic and readily accessible method for evaluating the effects of nature-based
solutions throughout the conceptual masterplanning process while enabling a
faster, more iterative optimisation of design solutions to increase their climate adaptation
potential have been limited to date, especially for professionals working in
the field of architecture, design and urban planning.
In response to this challenge, GreenScenario was developed as a software-based
decision support tool to break down and transform the complexity of climate adaptation
into an understandable and useful form of information, most especially
for those involved in the decision-making process for masterplanning and city development
(e.g. municipalities, property developers, relevant stakeholders).
Key learnings from the application of GreenScenario in practice suggest that in
order to increase acceptance of data-driven software methods as part of the design
development process, decision-support tools must be able to deliver results
rapidly, visually and in a practical, easy-to-understand manner. Humans have a limited
ability to think and visualise long-term i.e. beyond 15 to 20 years; geospatial
visualisations (e.g. images) of complex data enable humans to process complex
information. Thus, solutions need to be contextually specific and integrated in locally
22 REGENERATIVE DESIGN