Urban development and urban design: deciding the parameters

In this paper, we offer a context for rethinking the value and orthodoxy of urban design and urban development planning. The paper summarizes the context and orthodoxy of current practice, and argues that whilst the language of an alternative paradigm (enablement, sustainability, empowerment, partic...

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Published in:Urban design international (London, England) England), 1998-03, Vol.3 (1-2), p.23-31
Main Authors: Hamdi, Nabeel, Goethert, Reinhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Architecture and Design
Capacity building approach
Capacity development
Cities
Context
Countries
Design
Design parameters
Developing countries
Empowerment
LDCs
Part Special Issue: Engaging the City Plural: Urban Design and Planning in the Contemporary Context
Regions
Special Issue Paper
Urban areas
Urban development
Urban planning
Urbanism
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Summary:In this paper, we offer a context for rethinking the value and orthodoxy of urban design and urban development planning. The paper summarizes the context and orthodoxy of current practice, and argues that whilst the language of an alternative paradigm (enablement, sustainability, empowerment, participation, capacity building) has impressively colonized the literature, its impact in practice has yet to be felt in any significant way. If urban design is to contribute to urban development in cities in developing countries - which it must do to be relevant - then it is bound to incorporate a development agenda which, so far, it has chosen to ignore.
ISSN:1357-5317
1468-4519
DOI:10.1057/udi.1998.4