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    This book provides an introduction to the process of urban design for sustainable development and its method. It does not attempt to be an exhaustive account, but rather uses techniques to illustrate the process. The method advocated involves a synoptic approach where goals and objectives are derived from authorities and alternative solutions are evaluated. However, the process is also adapted to accommodate ill-defined problems through an iterative dialogue. Key aspects of the method include defining goals, surveying and analysis, generating alternatives, evaluation, and implementation.

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    This book provides an introduction to the process of urban design for sustainable development and its method. It does not attempt to be an exhaustive account, but rather uses techniques to illustrate the process. The method advocated involves a synoptic approach where goals and objectives are derived from authorities and alternative solutions are evaluated. However, the process is also adapted to accommodate ill-defined problems through an iterative dialogue. Key aspects of the method include defining goals, surveying and analysis, generating alternatives, evaluation, and implementation.

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    This book provides an introduction to the process of urban design for sustainable development and its method. It does not attempt to be an exhaustive account, but rather uses techniques to illustrate the process. The method advocated involves a synoptic approach where goals and objectives are derived from authorities and alternative solutions are evaluated. However, the process is also adapted to accommodate ill-defined problems through an iterative dialogue. Key aspects of the method include defining goals, surveying and analysis, generating alternatives, evaluation, and implementation.

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    URBAN DESIGN

    BY-CLIFF MOUGHTEN.

    This book is a discourse on the process of urban design for


    sustainable development and its method. It is not an
    exhaustive account of the techniques used in urban design.
    Where techniques have been included in the text they are
    used to illuminate the process and method. A short book of
    this type, inevitably, raises more questions than it answers.
    Readers are invited to consider for themselves some of the
    apparent contradictions and paradoxes raised by this text.
    The book makes no claim to be the definitive study of urban
    design method. It is an introduction to the subject and
    therefore requires the reader to consider, for himself or
    herself, the role and scope of method in urban design. The
    terms method and technique were defined in Chapter 1.
    Urban design method was then set within a theoretical
    framework. The method advocated in this book assumes a
    synoptic approach to planning and urban design which
    presupposes a rationalist view of problem solving where
    alternative solutions are assessed against a set of criteria
    derived from the project goals and objectives. The method
    outlined in this book has its origins in rationalism and
    utilitarian philosophy; nevertheless, the process has been
    adapted to take account of the difficulty of seeking solutions
    to ill-defined design problems. Solving such problems
    involves a dialectical process of confronting problem and
    solution in a dialogue. In this iterative process problem
    definition is refined by posing part solutions. The method
    outlined in the book is based on a process which includes:
    the definition of goals and objectives; a survey and its
    analysis; a synthesis or the generation of alternative
    solutions; evaluation of alternatives; the process of
    implementation. It is recognized, however, that when dealing
    with design, this process is not linear, it is cyclical, possibly
    requiring several return loops to reassess the validity of
    design objectives, gather additional information, carry out
    further analyses and adjust the direction of the search for a
    solution. The synoptic approach to planning and urban design
    is a ‘top-down’ process where goals and objectives are
    derived from a higher tier of authority, whether it is from the
    Government, a regional authority or a city council. The design
    or plan is organized so that it conforms with these larger-
    scale requirements. Public participation is central to
    sustainable development, which is a goal of urban design.
    Public participation, particularly where a degree of power has
    been delegated to the public, implies a decentralized
    administration and a ‘bottom

    MRUDULA DUMBRE
    4TH YEAR B- 12
    B.V.C.O.A

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