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Further Details Title: A Framework for Geodesign Condition: New Format: Paperback Subtitle: Changing Geography by Design Author: Carl Steinitz ISBN-10: 1589483332 EAN: 9781589483330 ISBN: 9781589483330 Publisher: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S. Release Date: 08/16/2012 Description: A Framework for Geodesign: Changing Geography by Design presents the key concepts, history, and methodology of geodesign. As an idea, geodesign has the potential to enable more effective and symbiotic collaboration among the several design professions, geographically-oriented sciences, information technologists, and people impacted by change (“the people of the place”) when all of these groups aim to influence major environmental and social change for the better. According to author Carl Steinitz, this collaboration is essential. Steinitz’s framework, described here in detail, can contribute to that goal. It is clear that for serious societal and environmental issues, designing for change cannot be a solitary activity. It inevitably is a team endeavor with many participants from the design professions and geographic sciences, linked by technology from several locations for rapid communication and feedback, and reliant on transparent communication with the people affected by change. These demands create opportunities for geodesign and the need for organizing that collaboration. Part I of the book is about the necessary but sometimes difficult collaboration between designers and scientists, and also focuses on key aspects of study areas, scale, and size which influence how geodesign is organized and carried out. Part II presents Steinitz’s framework and addresses six key questions, and their related types of models, which must be integrated in geodesign. Part III features nine case studies that illustrate different ways of designing for change, while Part IV explores the future of geodesign in research, education, and practice. A Framework for Geodesign ooks mostly to the future, with a primary intention of helping the collaborating participants to achieve, in the words of the author, “practical benefits from geodesign.” Genre: Architecture & Antiques Edition: Illustrated Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 276mm Item Length: 222mm Item Weight: 1.85 poundsg Type: Architecture Release Year: 2012 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.