Livability Overlay

The Livability Overlay is a grid overlay which displays the average livability in different colors for the project area, indicating good, average and bad livability. Each building and each terrain has a default specified livability effect, based on research. The average value of a location is the combined livability effect values of the surrounding functions in a 200m radius.

The livability overlay and its metric are based on the VROM commissioned "Leefbaarometer".^[1]

Legend

Green (Good): Indicates a good livability, compared to the surroundings.
Orange (Average): Indicates an average livability, compared to the surroundings.
Red (Bad): Indicates a bad livability, compared to the surroundings.

Additional information displayed in hover panel

Hover panel displays additional information

The hover panel gives additional information when the overlay is active.

Surrounding Livability

The value of livability in the surroundings.

Livability in the Zone

The average value of the livability in the entire neighborhood

Calculation

The calculation of livability takes place in broadly two steps. First, in every grid cell in the project, the local livability value is determined. If the land is empty, this value is derived from the terrain type. If there is a building present, the livability effect from the building is used. Then, the average value of all cells in the surrounding area is calculated and stored as the final value for that cell.

The result is a grid in which the value of every cell is an average value of its surroundings.

Changing function values to change effects on the Livability

Main article: Changing function values

Editor → Current Situation (Ribbon tab) → Buildings (Ribbon bar) → Edit Function Values (Dropdown)

To adjust the Livability overlay and indicator, update the corresponding value in the "Livability Effect" column. The overlay will update automatically.

How to change function values to change effects on the Livability:

Select "Indicators" in the ribbon header
Select "Function Values" in the ribbon bar
The Function Values Table will open
Select a function in the Function Values Table
Change the "Livability Effect" Value for the selected function
Confirm by pressing "Enter"

How-to's

References

↑ De Leefbaarometer; Leefbaarheid in Nederlandse wijken en buurten gemeten en vergeleken - in opdracht van Ministerie van VROM ∙ Leidelmeijer, K. e. (2008) ∙ Found at: https://leefbaarometer.nl/resources/rapportage+instrumentontwikkeling+Leefbaarometer+1.0.pdf