Windfarm visualisation : perspective or perception? / Alan Macdonald Riba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macdonald, Alan (Managing director), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wind power plants--Computer simulation.

Wind power plants.

Photomontage.

Wind power plants--Planning.

Wind power plants--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Caithness, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, 2012.

Summary:

Brings together all the disciplines and scientific elements which provide the basis for understanding how we see and interpret visual representations. It demystifies the extreme complexity and confusion which currently surrounds the visualisation of wind energy developments.

Contents:

""Title page ""; ""Table of contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Chap 1 Introduction ""; ""Chap 2 The framework of existing guidance ""; ""Chap 3 The viewing distance methodology ""; ""Chap 4 The eye and the camera ""; ""Chap 5 Display and viewing conventions ""; ""Chap 6 The technical problems ""; ""Chap 7 The practical problems ""; ""Chap 8 The fundamental issue ""; ""Chap 9 The way ahead ""; ""Chap 10 Images suitable for assessment ""; ""Chap 11 Conclusion ""; ""Appendix 1 Technical aspects of wireframes ""; ""Appendix 2 Technical aspects of panoramas ""

""Appendix 3 Common arguments against single frame images """"Appendix 4 Viewing distances and horizontal compression ""; ""Appendix 5 Effect of focal length on perceptions ""; ""Appendix 6 Research papers, studies and advice ""; ""Appendix 7 Size constancy photograph ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781680159868

1680159860

9781849951050

1849951055