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Book SynopsisWith the UN-Habitat estimating that by 2035 the majority of the world’s population will be living in metropolitan areas, this cutting-edge Research Handbook explores the emerging field of urban design and its place in contemporary scholarship.
Gathering together a broad spectrum of eminent and up-and-coming scholars across the globe, Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson demonstrate the depth and rigour of 21st century urban design research. Contributors explore a wide range of topics such as effectively aligning urban design and landscape; reshaping the sustainable city; crisis and temporary public spaces; indigenous urbanism; and designing a healthy neighbourhood. Combining theoretical knowledge with practical application, this erudite Research Handbook analyses key literature in the field supported by an in-depth examination of international case studies.
Offering an extensive cross-disciplinary overview of urban design scholarship, this Research Handbook will prove an enlightening read for academics and researchers in urban design, planning, urban studies, landscape architecture, human geography and cultural studies. Its wealth of specialist knowledge will also benefit urban design, city and planning practitioners alike.
Trade Review‘Urban design is a critical profession balancing imperatives for beauty, justice, and sustainability in today’s increasingly dynamic cities. The Research Handbook on Urban Design
is a detailed, convincing, and broad-ranging look at empirical inquiry across the scales, sites, spaces, and settlements of urban design. Practitioners, scholars, and students will find the Handbook a valuable and attractive addition to their libraries.’ -- Brent D. Ryan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
‘Bringing together contributions from an international team of urban design academics and professionals, this collection is a welcome addition to the literature on urban design research, enriching a key field in an urbanizing world.’ -- Ali Madanipour, Newcastle University, UK
‘This carefully-curated collection demonstrates two things. First, the sheer diversity and interdisciplinarity of urban design as a focus for research. Second, the ingenuity of researchers faced with understanding the multiple wicked urban problems that this throws up. In doing so it offers a valuable guide for researchers in urban design at all levels and internationally.’ -- Matthew Carmona, University College London, UK
‘This carefully-curated collection demonstrates two things. First, the sheer diversity and interdisciplinarity of urban design as a focus for research. Second, the ingenuity of researchers faced with understanding the multiple wicked urban problems that this throws up. In doing so it offers a valuable guide for researchers in urban design at all levels and internationally.’ -- Matthew Carmona, University College London, UK
Table of ContentsContents: Research for urban design: on becoming an established field 1 Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson PART I APPROACHES TO URBAN DESIGN RESEARCH 1 The new urban design: implications from spatial political economy 12 Alexander Cuthbert and Gusti Ayu Made Suartika 2 Enquiry by mapping: understanding urban assemblages and morphological capacities 24 Elek Pafka and Kim Dovey 3 Effective alignment of urban design and landscape: barriers and successes for education and practice 40 Philip Black and Ian Mell 4 Shaping smart cities: balancing hardware, software and ‘heartware’ 56 Jason Pomeroy and Denise Lim PART II SETTLEMENTS 5 Indigenous urbanism: determining the future from the past for smaller historic settlements in Jaipur, India 79 Shruti Hemani, Neha Goyal Tater and Mahima Sharma 6 Informal urban design: forms of informal settlement 107 Hesam Kamalipour 7 The politics of urban trees: reshaping the sustainable city 125 Jan Woudstra 8 Extending urban design into the hours of darkness: reflections on research 153 Marion Roberts 9 Shedding light on the dark city: from the light master plan to the trame noir 173 Emanuele Giordano PART III NEIGHBOURHOODS 10 Designing a neighborhood 188 Emily Talen 11 Healthy neighbourhoods: research into the connections between urban design and health and well-being 206 Tim Townshend 12 Heritage-led revitalisation in China: identity and modernity in Shenzhen’s urban villages 225 Tim Heath, Fei Chen, Jing Xie and Pengyu Chen 13 Capitalising on highly connected public transport nodes: exploring the relationship between physical design attributes and experiential qualities 248 Carey Curtis and Anders Larsson 14 Built environment and walkability during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Chile 266 Antonio Zumelzu, Mariana Estrada and Constanza Jara PART IV PUBLIC SPACE 15 Overview of public space: reflections on contemporary research 284 Vikas Mehta 16 Memorials, public space, and urban design 303 Quentin Stevens 17 ‘Cool public spaces for the cities’: a climate-fit approach to the urban design of public streetscapes and squares – a vital contribution to climate-responsive cities 331 Doris Damyanovic, Anna Gabor, Karl Grimm and Florian Reinwald 18 Evolving public spaces in South Africa: moving beyond sustainability and resilience towards regenerative space 349 Karina Landman 19 Crisis and temporary public spaces: reflections from London, UK 367 Krystallia Kamvasinou 20 Time–people–place-based approaches for urban design frame setting 390 Barbara Goličnik Marušić and Damjan Marušić Reflections on research for urban design 405 Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson Index 411
