Designing for a Region

Architecture

ISBN: 9789085069447
English edition
SUN architecture
Softcover, 232 pages
24 x 23 cm
colour
April 2010
€40,09 (excl. VAT)

Designing for a Region

Nancy Meijsmans Ed(s)

Series: Explorations

Designing for a Region is an outlook for new approaches in regional planning. The regional scale becomes increasingly important in tackling spatial questions such as larger scale decisions regarding the accommodation of dwelling needs or water storage projects. However, regional plan and policy making are subject to difficult and time-consuming processes. This is partly due to the novelty of the task, but is also related to a large number of institutional and other actors – and consequently to the important amount of negotiations that have to be organized.

In this book the role of design as a key instrument of new forms of regional plan making is incorporated within a broader exploration of the context and challenges concerning regional development and co-production. In this respect, the book deals with aspects bearing both on space and governance.

This publication has been made possible through funding by the Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur, Nicis Institute, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).