Geografie 2005, 130, 65-91
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2025.002
Appearances can be deceiving: The usability of photorealistic 3D geovisualisation in participatory urban planning
Lukáš Herman1
, Barbora Plačková1, Jan Mikoláš1, Jakub Kura1,2, Dajana Snopková1
, Barbora Plačková1, Jan Mikoláš1, Jakub Kura1,2, Dajana Snopková1
1Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, Brno, Czechia
2Institute for Regional Information, Brno, Czechia
Received December 2024
Accepted March 2025
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