Knowledge-based design : developing urban & regional design into a science / Ina T. Klaasen ; transl. from the Dutch by Victor Joseph.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Klaasen, I. T. (Ina T.)

Series:

Design, science, planning.

Design, science, planning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

Delft : Delft University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Knowledge-based Design it is argued that urban and regional design can and should be considered a potential practical science. 'Should be' as the built environment imposes long time conditions on societal processes, and 'can be' provided a user-oriented design approach is chosen. This conclusion is reached after exploring the position of urban design in the field of science, concentrating on practical sciences. Focusing not on the uniqueness of designs but on what they have in common by dissociating the object of design from the specific context, design becomes a research method, producing organizational principles and theoretical models.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-8594-009-5

OCLC:

567951606

Publisher Number:

9789040724794