ABSTRACT
Having completed analysis of the substantive urban design policies embracing urban design, architecture, landscape and conservation, attention now turns to the procedural aspects of urban design and how these can be used to supplement (or in extreme cases replace) substantive design policies. The process of design is re-examined and disassembled, and a set of design procedures are defined – seeking advice, appraising the site, consulting the public and experts, briefing, submitting applications – that can contribute to both an efficient process and an improved product. The particular advantages and utilities of process policies are discussed, and good-practice examples are identified. Attention then shifts to two frequently forgotten aspects of the design process. These are implementation (how policies can beneficially incorporate their means of implementation) and monitoring (how policy outcomes can be monitored and the results used to inform policy revision and development).
