{"id":4203,"date":"2026-02-19T14:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4203"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:27:07","slug":"toolkit-2-tool-blank-template-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4203","title":{"rendered":"Toolkit &#8211; Visibility Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4203\" class=\"elementor elementor-4203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d02cdc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d02cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db4628\" data-id=\"3db4628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0d7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0d7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background: #466122; color: white;\">VISABILITY ANALYSIS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9c5c9 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"ae9c5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Reading-Map-on-Mobile-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\"><\/p>\n<p>Using a physical\/virtual model or map of a park or area, organisations can suggest locations for installations and invite citizens to vote on which they think would be most beneficial.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4206\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/City-Map-with-Braille-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/City-Map-with-Braille-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/City-Map-with-Braille.avif 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>A map or model of an area would be made available, on which suggested locations of park installations would be proposed. Citizens would be invited to view the map\/model and vote for the locations they feel would be best.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4209\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vis-analysis3-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vis-analysis3-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vis-analysis3.avif 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Involving citizens in choosing locations can help improve their accessibility and benefits.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62279ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62279ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Overview of the Engagement Tool\/Innovation:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal;\">The visibility analysis tool is&nbsp;designed to generate community feedback and input into the planning, designing,<br>and evaluating of green spaces. Using a physical\/virtual model of a park or area,<br>organisations can suggest locations for installations and invite citizens to<br>vote on which they think would be most beneficial. Remote sensing techniques and geographic systems can be used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Role in decision-making:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400;\">Enables citizens to recommend the best locations for park installations and\/or improvements within a range of pre-selected options.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e679b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e679b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d22214\" data-id=\"7d22214\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d9704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d9704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Informing<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> \u2013 Workshops can be set up to explain the pre-selected location options and show individuals the process the visibility analysis undertakes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3714a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3714a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e5bea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6e5bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba260f\" data-id=\"1ba260f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75237b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75237b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Consulting<\/strong> \u2013 This tool kit can be used in conjunction with other park design engagement tools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133b357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"133b357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88e3475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88e3475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91dd352\" data-id=\"91dd352\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f212b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f212b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1\" class=\"KaEeLN comp-l7gg6e1q1\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1s1\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-l7gg6e1s1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p><strong>Hard to reach groups<\/strong> \u2013 The tool could be useful for engaging hard to reach groups, those with disabilities and\/or those how are less confident with public speaking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbb2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fbb2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-302c4c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"302c4c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e308b39\" data-id=\"e308b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c106dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c106dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1\" class=\"KaEeLN comp-l7gg6e1q1\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1s1\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-l7gg6e1s1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p><strong>Building trust with communities<\/strong> \u2013 Can build trust with communities where engagement impacts park design.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7702319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7702319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118a4b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118a4b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b57bf5\" data-id=\"7b57bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed3736 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed3736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suitable for:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>A range of park design projects where citizen input would be beneficial.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcc36a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcc36a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e2117\" data-id=\"28e2117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9eec20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9eec20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dce625e\" data-id=\"dce625e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-419546d\" data-id=\"419546d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d046f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d046f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Resources needed:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The resources needed depend on how park park\/areas is to be presented e.g. map or model. One possible way is through digital terrain models and digital surface models. Another option is to build a 3D model of the city. 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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Challenges:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Could be costly if a model is made.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">May take time to implement.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c4f48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c4f48f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91df587\" data-id=\"91df587\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3832c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3832c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; 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