Uploaded on 2019-11-05 by Caroline B

Visible information: High-density inner-city area made up of small residential plots and different-sized modern structures, suggesting the city's rapid rate of urbanisation. Houses have similar characteristics (e.g. roof type, rainwater collection tank) but vary in height and orientation -this could signify mismanaged building regulations. Further, there is a limited amount of vegetation and lack of open space. Invisible Information: High-density areas could indicate high vehicle usage and traffic volume, thus invisible information such as the number of trips made throughout the day; vehicle travel time; travel distance; gas consumption and daily CO2 emissions, can be extracted to understand how to assist and regulate effective road systems. Also, high-density implies that vulnerability to natural-hazards increase. Therefore, invisible information such as data of rainfall, extreme heat conditions, daily heat trapped, and earthquake frequency, can be used to give knowledge to urban planners on ways to mitigate the effects of future natural hazards -where the most vulnerable urban structures are modified with better materials to ensure sustainability and resilience of buildings.