{"product_id":"9780415469227","title":"Urban Design Management : A Guide to Good Practice by Antti Ahlava","description":"This is an introduction to the secrets of Urban Design Management (UDM). The book examines the roles of the players involved in land-use projects and describes good collaborative methods of practice in project-based urban design and planning, putting emphasis on the creative co-operative skills and the wide knowledge of the participants in a working group. The role of the architect is examined in relation to design, planning and project management with particular emphasis on collaboration and negotiation skills. Specific issues considered include:  The make-up of a good project team  Ways to make the project team function together  Objectives and benefits of project-orientated planning  The need to take local characteristics into account in project-orientated planning  The preparation required for a co-operative planning process and how initial information can be collected and used  How to define project content, and outlining the project itself  Partner-specific strategies Urban Design Management contains international examples and many diagrams and photographs, making it a useful and accessible guide for all built environment professionals working in the public realm and those studying architecture, urban design and planning at a graduate level.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288545046901,"sku":"9780415469227","price":67.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780415469227.jpg?v=1762719459","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780415469227","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}