TY - JOUR T1 - Multiple-Case Study of Landscape Visualizations as a Tool in Transdisciplinary Planning Workshops JF - Landscape Journal SP - 53 LP - 71 DO - 10.3368/lj.30.1.53 VL - 30 IS - 1 AU - Olaf Schroth AU - Ulrike Wissen Hayek AU - Eckart Lange AU - Stephen R. J. Sheppard AU - Willy A. Schmid Y1 - 2011/03/20 UR - http://lj.uwpress.org/content/30/1/53.abstract N2 - This paper presents a transdisciplinary multiple-case study, set in Switzerland, that was part of the European Fifth Framework Program project VISULANDs—Visualization Tools for Public Participation in Managing Landscape Change (2003–2005). The project sought production of new visualization tools enabling public participation in landscape management. In cooperation with workshop participants, researchers constructed three-dimensional (3-D) landscape visualizations to represent various scenarios of landscape change. The planning objective was to develop sustainable solutions for landscape-related planning problems in tourism, agriculture, and forestry. Two of the case studies produced implemented results. The research objective was to analyze the effectiveness of landscape visualization as a tool in transdisciplinary workshops with external researchers and local stakeholders. The research illustrates how the interactive construction of different types of landscape visualization may contribute to solutions for planning problems on local to regional scales through transdisciplinary knowledge construction, dialogue, and consensus building. ER -