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Developing urban design discourse beyond the critical point: the case of Sao Paulo
conference contribution
posted on 2012-02-23, 10:06 authored by Robert G. HarlandRobert G. Harland, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Mario Thadeu Leme de BarrosThis paper discusses some environmental challenges confronting humanity over the next fifty years by considering conditions that have emerged over the previous fifty years in one of the world's 'megacities'. Problems of homelessness & poor social housing conditions, ‘visual pollution’ and urban water, are linked through a case study about the City of São Paulo. From the combined perspective of philosophy, the arts, design and engineering, the paper seeks to explain how such diverse disciplinary concerns can be unified through urban design and address a situation that is well beyond what has been called 'the critical point'. Some approaches to urban design are recommended that provide typologies of products and processes to address such challenges.
History
School
- The Arts, English and Drama
Department
- Arts
Citation
HARLAND, R.G. ... et al., 2011. Developing urban design discourse beyond the critical point: the case of Sao Paulo. IN: Roozenburg, N.F.M. ... et al. (eds.) Diversity and Unity: Proceedings of IASDR, the 4th World Conference on Design Research, Delft, the Netherlands, 31 October - 4 November.Publisher
IASDR © the authorVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2011Notes
This paper was presented at IASDR 2011, the 4th World Conference on Design Research, October 31 - November 4, 2011, Delft: http://www.iasdr2011.orgPublisher version
Language
- en