Placemaking: An Urban Design Methodology

ISBN-13: 9781138124509 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 160 str.

Derek Thomas;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

End-users provide the most valuable perspective and insights into how public social space should function. Much of the failure of urban settings can be related to over-structured urban environments which deterministically prescribe usage, constraining instead of enabling socio-spatial performance.

Planning decisions by specialists should be made with the participation of the end-user to minimise uncertainty as far as possible, creating enabling environments. "Placemaking: An Urban Design Methodology "presents a methodology that evaluates the preferences of urban dwellers and synthesises these with the planning specialist s expertise, better representing all views. Author Derek Thomas integrates the Sondheim Methodology with means to understanding cultural clues to create a matrix methodology that links planning primers with planning actions.

A unique new tool for community planners, this book emphasises the importance of the community while taking into account the expertise of the planner in creating public spaces."

Spis treści

SECTION ONE: Planning tools for shaping the urban spatial character; Existing and new directions; Democratising the urban design process; Socio-cultural variables and perceptions of spatial quality SECTION TWO: Modelling the elemental ingredients. SECTION THREE: Decoding the cultural clues in settlement patterning; Identifying invariant cultural needs; Spatial attributes embodying cultural messages; High density – a viable option; Socio-spatial patterning in finer focus; Qualitative perceptions in urban space; Authentic urban patterning; Urban spatial network as a methodological frame SECTION FOUR: Spatial performance goals derived from socio-cultural invariants. SECTION FIVE: The Matrix procedure SECTION SIX: Linking planning primers with planning actions

O autorze

Derek Thomas holds a master's degree in Environmental Science from Cape Town University, South Africa. His research into the design and planning of socially responsive urban space has explored a methodology that engages all stakeholders. He trained at the Oxford School of Architecture, UK, and is a published author on architecture and urban design.