Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. # A.1 urban design as a changing profession 5
4. # A.2 some notes about interdisciplinarity 12
5. # A.3 external statements 25
6. # A.4 working across geographical boundaries: reflecting on sino-german cooperation in urban design 35
7. # B. how to read this book
8. Introduction 44
9. # B.1 understanding spatial practices 47
10. # B.2 diagrammatic sketching 55
11. # B.3 unpacking discourses 63
12. # B.4 experimenting 69
13. # B.5 interviewing experts 75
14. # B.6 mapping spatial systems 81
15. # B.7 urban data mining 89
16. # B.8 analyzing pictures 97
17. # B.9 using questionnaires 103
18. # B.10 applying ANT 109
19. # B.11 understanding typologies and morphologies 119
20. # B.12 viewing the urban through an ethnographic lens 127
21. # B.13 analyzing and visualizing actors 131
22. # B.14 getting lost: unfolding creative thinking 139
23. # B.15 narrating through graphics 147
24. # B.16 adding, dividing, superimposing 155
25. # B.17 creating conceptual models 163
26. # B.18 intervening through system thinking 169
27. # B.19 designing grid principles 177
28. # B.20 producing and reducing complexity 183
29. # B.21 engaging humans and nonhumans in design 191
30. # B.22 building knowledge through charrettes 199
31. # B.23 participation and enactment games 205
32. # B.24 visualizing possible futures 213
33. # B.25 urban coding 223
34. # B.26 curating evolutionary landscapes 235
35. # B.27 co-designing and building 243
36. index of authors 254
37. imprint 256