An investigation of extended reality technologies as architectural and urban design tools for water-related disaster planning and mitigation

Name: Alisa Thaeppunkulngam

keyword: Extended reality technologies

; Flood-risk mitigation

; Architecture

; Urban planning

Abstract: As a matter of national security, every country has to have measures in place to address predicted natural disasters, especially those resultant from dynamic climate change. Thailand is one of the countries that has been most affected by climate change over the last two decades, especially as related to flood events that have had severe negative repercussions on its economic prosperity, its urban infrastructure, the built environment in general, and the life quality of many of its occupants. It is also becoming more effected by droughts. Thailand still does not have proper plans in place to fully tackle the short- and long-term impacts of water-related disasters. In order to help achieve better climate resilience, those who design its cities and the buildings within them need to be able to better understand the risks they face and the design measures they can take to better address such risks. This present study investigates the extent to which extended reality (XR) technologies could be specially developed and refined as architectural and urban design tools to help design professionals better address these issues, especially with regards to water-related disaster design planning and mitigation. XR technology is well-known within the game industry but at present has yet to become a mainstream design tool for architectural and urban design. Through its critical literature review, this thesis investigates the advancement of XR technology and suggests how it could be developed further as a design tool in architecture and urban planning to raise awareness of water-related disaster risks and how to better address them. Qualitative research was additionally undertaken on the research areas identified using the interview method and purposive sampling to collect qualitative data from respondents. The following groups of interviewees took part in the sampling: architects, urban planners, architecture and urban design students, XR specialists, and members of a community in Bangkok who had previously experienced a major flood. Responses were analysed using qualitative methodologies to help determine key factors that need to be taken into consideration in order to increase the effectiveness of XR technologies specifically developed for designers with regards to increasing awareness on water-related risks and design measures that can be taken to proactively address them

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Jamieson, Isaac Adam

Role: advisor

Created: 2019

Modified: 2022-09-26

Issued: 2022-09-26

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application/pdf

DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2019.1149

eng

DegreeName: Master of Science

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Design, Business and Technology Management

Grantor: Thammasat University

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