The universe of design : Horst Rittel's theories of design and planning / Jean-Pierre Protzen and David J. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Protzen, Jean-Pierre, author.

Contributor:

Harris, David J., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rittel, Horst W. J.

Engineering design--Management.

Engineering design.

Industrial design--Methodology.

Industrial design.

Industrial engineering--Methodology.

Industrial engineering.

System theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Other Title:

Horst Rittel's theories of design and planning

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the theoretical foundations of the processes of planning and design. When people - alone or in groups - want to solve problems or improve their situation, they make plans. Horst Rittel studied this process of making plans and he developed theories - including his notion of ""wicked problems"" - that are used in many fields today. From product design, architecture and planning - where Rittel's work was originally developed - to governmental agencies, business schools and software design, Rittel's ideas are being used. This book collects previously unavailable work o

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part One: Foundations; Chapter 1.1 Reflections on the Scientific and Political Significance of Decision Theory; Chapter 1.2 Science and Design Seminars: Introduction: Out of the Cave; Chapter 1.3 Seminar 1: Modes of Innovation; Chapter 1.4 Seminar 2: Images and Messages; Chapter 1.5 Seminar 3: Communications; Chapter 1.6 Seminar 4: Establishing Order; Chapter 1.7 Seminar 5: Measuring Values and Images; Chapter 1.8 Seminar 6: Environments; Chapter 1.9 Seminar 7: Design

Chapter 1.10 Seminar 8: Models of and for Design (Part 1)Chapter 1.11 Seminar 9: Models of and for Design (Part 2); Chapter 1.12 Seminar 10: Conclusion; Part Two: Wicked Problems; Chapter 2.1 On the Planning Crisis: Systems Analysis of the First and Second Generations; Part Three: Design Reasoning; Chapter 3.1 Structure and Usefulness of Planning Information Systems; Chapter 3.2 Issues as Elements of Information Systems; Chapter 3.3 The Reasoning of Designers; Part Four: Consequences of Design; Chapter 4.1 Technological Change and Urban Structure

Chapter 4.2 On Rittel's Pathologies of PlanningEpilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-97044-4

1-136-97045-2

1-282-62953-0

9786612629532

0-203-85158-7

9780203851586

OCLC:

642661363