ABSTRACT
Multiple overlapping and sometimes contradictory definitions of urban design exist. For the purposes of this book, urban design is simply and broadly taken to mean: the process of shaping places for people. In other words, urban design is ultimately about place (new and old, physical and social) and about all the processes that, for good or ill, intentionally and unintentionally shape it for its users. Through research, ‘explorations in urban design’, the title and subject of this book, focus on understanding this field of human endeavour.
