LECTURE 1.2 THE ECOLOGY OF DESIGN

9/20/99


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LECTURE 1.2 THE ECOLOGY OF DESIGN

OBJECTIVES

EPISTEMOLOGY ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT VISUALIZATION DECISION-MAKING CHOOSING A FUTURE

EPISTEMOLOGY OF DESIGN

LIFE SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTS

topic1: NATURAL SYSTEMS NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

topic2: SHAPING NATURE DOMESTICATED ENVIRONMENTS

topic3: BUILDING NATURE FABRICATED ENVIRONMENTS

topic4: DESIGN WITH NATURE THREADED ENVIRONMENTS

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ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL & FABRICATED

ECOSYSTEM MODEL IE + S + OE = Ecosystem

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DEFINING THE CITY IN TERMS OF AN ECOSYSTEM CURRENT EPISTEMOLOGY: HETEROTROPHIC SYSTEM

DEFINING THE CITY IN TERMS OF AN ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABLE EPISTEMOLOGY: AUTOTROPHIC SYSTEM

SENSE OF TIME HISTORICAL CONTEXT

HISTORICAL CONTEXT NATURE TO MARKET

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT INFORMATION RESOURCES

HISTORICAL CONTEXT BURNHAM’S LEGACY CHICAGO PLAN OF 1909

HISTORICAL CONTEXT “MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS”

ACCOUNTABILITY

ACCOUNTABILITY

ASSESSMENT

URBAN QUALITY INDICATORS: ASSETS AND CHALLENGES ENERGY

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR POWER ?

URBAN QUALITY INDICATORS: ASSETS AND CHALLENGES CONSTRUCTION WASTE

URBAN QUALITY INDICATORS: ASSETS AND CHALLENGES SOIL

URBAN QUALITY INDICATORS: ASSETS AND CHALLENGES SUBURBAN SPRAWL

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URBAN QUALITY INDICATORS: ASSETS AND CHALLENGES BIODIVERSITY

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

COMPUTER SIMULATED MODELING

P2-EDGE Pollution Prevention Environmental Design Guide for Engineers

VISUALIZATION

BURNHAM’S LEGACY CHICAGO PLAN OF 1909

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

SATELLITE / AERIAL IMAGERY

Ecological modeling allows analysis of:

Role as a linkage or access point to data available anywhere.

DECISION-MAIKING

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INFORMED DECISION-MAKING

ALTERNATE DESIGN PROCESS

CHOOSING A FUTURE

ELPC VISIONS PROJECT

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES The Digital Network Infrastructure and Metropolitan Chicago

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“MAKE NO LITTLE IDEAS” “MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS”

CHOOSING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Author: Michael Iversen

Email: MIversen@uic.edu