Gallery of VLT Events: VLT@Ballater
Residents of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, and the surrounding area develop scenarios of future land uses, known as 'local stewardship', and vote on options by modifying a virtual reality model of the area in the Virtual Landscape Theatre (Ballater, Aberdeenshire, 2011).
Details of the approach and research findings are reported in:
- Donaldson-Selby, G., Wang, C., Miller, D., Horne, P., Castellazzi, M., Brown, I., Morrice, J. and Ode-Sang, A. (2012) Testing Public Preferences for Future Land Uses and Landscapes. In: Proceedings of GIS Research UK 20th Annual Conference, GISRUK 2012, (Ed. A. Singleton), University of Lancaster, 11th to 13th April 2012.
- Wang, C., Miller, D.R., Brown, I., Jaing, Y. and Castellazzi, M. 2015. Visualisation techniques to support public interpretation of future climate change and land-use choices: a case study from N-E Scotland. International Journal of Digital Earth, Published online 17/11/2015.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to the residents of Ballater and visitors to the area who participated in the VLT@Ballater Week, and the youth group coordinators who organised visits. This work was part funded by the Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government, Optimizing Land Use.
