9. What is Design?
Design is the thought
process comprising
the creation of an
entity
10. What makes design unique?
Imagination
from imagination to rendition with zero impedance
Visualization
maps, 3D views, animations, charts, reports
Assessment
on the fly (as we design) and fully developed reports
Rapid Iteration
13. "GeoDesign is a design and
planning method which tightly
couples the creation of design
proposals with impact
simulations informed by
geographic contexts"
14. Motivation For GeoDesign (McHarg)
A framework for design that helps humans
achieve synergy with nature.
A process by which “environmental data could
be incorporated into the planning process”
Rather than conquering the natural world, we
should use our dominance of the earth systems
to make them better
“not humans versus nature but humans with
nature”
17. Why GeoDesign?
Shortcomings:
Lack of systematic process of monitoring
implications and impacts
Lack of geo-database and information
Lack of spatial reference
Final product may not represent initial design
and concepts
Hard to make changes
Lack of data dissemination
Individual interpretation of the design concepts
We need a new approach to Land Use Planning
18. Future Land Use Planning &
Policy Making
Land Use Change Decision Making Process Model
19. Future Land Use Planning &
Policy Making
Collaborative, Functional GeoDesign
Community Input Collaborative
and
Engaging Land
Use
Design Process
Gather Analyse Compare Create
Information Information Alternatives
What do we have? Where do we How do we
Want to be? get there?
Future Land
Use Plan
In his book Design with Nature (1969), Ian McHarg advocated a frameworkfor design that helps humans achieve synergy with nature. Design andplanning, which take into consideration both environmental and socialissues, help us to ensure that our resources are used appropriately andresponsibly, to help us move towards a better future (McHarg 1969).McHarg’s pioneering work not only had a fundamental influence on theup-and-coming field of environmental planning, but also simultaneouslystrengthened the core concepts of the young field of GIS as well.In his book, McHarg laid out a process by which “environmental datacould be incorporated into the planning process.” Rejecting the view of afuture modelled after some idyllic environmental past, he adopted the viewthat we should be using our dominance of the earth systems to help in theevolution of the natural world and make it better, rather than “conquer” it.Powerful anthropogenic influence over earth systems represents not just ahuge challenge, but an equally huge opportunity—not humans versus nature,but humans with nature.Today, more than ever before, it is importantto recognize the overwhelming impact of humans on the environment,and that the massive human impacts on the earth are a reality that is notgoing away, and that we stand at the crossroads. Thus, our challenge isproviding designers, engineers, planners, and others with a set of toolsand a framework for designing and managing the anthropogenic earth
