Rural Design

A New Design Discipline

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Landscape
Cover of the book Rural Design by Dewey Thorbeck, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dewey Thorbeck ISBN: 9781136587351
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dewey Thorbeck
ISBN: 9781136587351
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Rural areas worldwide are undergoing profound change creating considerable challenges and stress for its residents and on the ecosystems upon which they depend. Rural design brings design thinking and the problem-solving process of design to rural issues recognizing that human and natural systems are inextricably coupled and engaged in continuous cycles of mutual influence and response.

This book is the first step along the path for rural design to emerge as an important new design discipline. Rural Design: A New Design Discipline establishes the theoretical base for rural design and the importance of looking at connecting issues to create synergy and optimal solutions from a global, national, state, region, and local perspective. To be effective and relevant, this new discipline must be founded on solid research, and practice must be based on data-driven evidence that will result in transformational changes. These directions and others will enable rural design to:

  • help rural communities make land use, architectural, and aesthetic decisions that enhance their quality of life and the environment
  • connect social, artistic, cultural, technological, and environmental issues that create rural place
  • promote sustainable economic development for rural communities and improve human, livestock, crop, and ecosystem health
  • and integrate research and practice across the many disciplines involved in rural issues to meet rural needs, provide new data, and provoke new research questions.

Written by a world leading expert in rural design, who is director and founder of the University of Minnesota Center for Rural Design, the book is oriented toward students, academics and design professionals involved with rural design at any level.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Rural areas worldwide are undergoing profound change creating considerable challenges and stress for its residents and on the ecosystems upon which they depend. Rural design brings design thinking and the problem-solving process of design to rural issues recognizing that human and natural systems are inextricably coupled and engaged in continuous cycles of mutual influence and response.

This book is the first step along the path for rural design to emerge as an important new design discipline. Rural Design: A New Design Discipline establishes the theoretical base for rural design and the importance of looking at connecting issues to create synergy and optimal solutions from a global, national, state, region, and local perspective. To be effective and relevant, this new discipline must be founded on solid research, and practice must be based on data-driven evidence that will result in transformational changes. These directions and others will enable rural design to:

Written by a world leading expert in rural design, who is director and founder of the University of Minnesota Center for Rural Design, the book is oriented toward students, academics and design professionals involved with rural design at any level.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Artists in Offices by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Military Studies by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Oedipus and the Couple by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Making Work and Family Work by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Resurrection, Hell and the Afterlife by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Cultural Policy Review of Books by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Teachers Behaving Badly? by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Labor in an Islamic Setting by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book The Autocritique of Enlightenment by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book The Politics of Aristocratic Empires by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Working Memory Capacity by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Ontogeny of Learning and Memory (PLE: Memory) by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book Cultural Heritage Rights by Dewey Thorbeck
Cover of the book ‘The Common Purposes of Life’ by Dewey Thorbeck
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy