Redesigning the unremarkable / Evonne Miller and Debra Flanders Cushing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Evonne, author.

Cushing, Debra Flanders, 1974- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Case studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

City planning--Environmental aspects--Case studies.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Evonne Miller is Professor of Design Psychology and Director of the QUT Design Lab, at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. With research expertise in participatory co-design and design for health, her previous books include Creating Great Places: Evidence-based Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing (2020, with Cushing) and Creative Arts-Based Research in Aged Care: Photovoice, Photography and Poetry in Action(2021), both published by Routledge. Debra Flanders Cushing is Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology. Her research combines her interest in healthy and supportive environments for young people and intergenerational populations, with her understanding of using design theory and research evidence to create sustainable and vibrant landscapes. She uses environmental psychology theory and placemaking principles to evaluate and understand the design of cities and outdoor spaces and is the author of Creating Great Places: Evidence-based Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing (2020, with Miller).

Contents:

Why focus on the unremarkable?

Section 1: unremarkable elements

Throwing out: redesigning trash bins and landfills to be more remarkable

Sitting down: redesigning benches and chairs to be more remarkable

Moving up: redesigning stairways to be more remarkable

Blocking out: redesigning walls and fences to be more remarkable

Section 2: unremarkable spaces

Passing under: redesigning underpasses to be more remarkable

Strolling along: redesigning streets and sidewalks to be more remarkable

Going places: redesigning bikeways and multi-use trails to be more remarkable

Staying put: redesigning parking lots to be more remarkable

Spending time and money: redesigning shopping centres to be more remarkable

Conclusion: redesigning the unremarkable...thinking differently.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 01, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Miller, Evonne. Redesigning the unremarkable

ISBN:

9781003052746

1003052746

9781000874839

1000874834

9781000874853

1000874850

Publisher Number:

40031883083

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.