Interdisciplinary Place Care in the 21st Century

摘要

Looking at urban design practice from the world of conservation, it is clear that both value interdisciplinary skills in helping to secure the care, management and development of places. That focus on innate interdisciplinary skills make both conservation and urban design stand out from other traditional built environment disciplines such as architecture, engineering, planning or surveying. Reflecting this, perhaps unconsciously, in England's local planning services, officers' roles in both conservation and urban design are often integrated. While each approach has its own priorities and skills sets, support and advocacy for the distinctly interdisciplinary nature of conservation practice also suggests opportunities for urban design.