{"id":330,"date":"2021-09-20T11:52:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2022-05-03T16:40:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T21:40:29","slug":"gridd-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/impact\/centers-institutes-outreach\/chud\/about\/gridd-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Regeneration through Interdisciplinary Design and Development (GRIDD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The GRIDD Unit develops new and applies existing research to analyze issues and visualize solutions for urban decline. It focuses on the regeneration of vacant, abandoned, or obsolete\/underutilized spaces and develops strategies to repurpose such areas using geospatial design (geodesign). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geodesign incorporates evaluation, performance and impact models into urban design\/planning. The approach is reliant on combinations and workflows of advanced digital technologies including (but not limited to):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geographic information systems <\/li>
Prediction models<\/li>
Unmanned aerial vehicles<\/li>
Computer-aided drafting<\/li>
Information modeling<\/li>
Infographics<\/li>
Other advanced representation techniques<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Geospatial analysis provides evidence for design and planning decision making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because vacant land is a ubiquitous urban condition, urban regeneration is a field that crosses most built environment related disciplines. This provides the GRIDD Unit with a unique ability to easily work with other units, centers and researchers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, underutilized urban space can be repurposed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Increase resilience or assist in mitigating stormwater issues<\/li>
Amend networks for increasing active living<\/li>
Increase ecological services at the microclimate scale<\/li>
Decrease historic structure teardowns due to abandonment<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n