Resumen de A Spectrum of Urban Design Roles
Many professions have defined a spectrum of roles that in various degrees balance case work with systemic work. Using the metaphor of editing, and borrowing from multiple professional fields, this paper offers a framework for conceiving of urban design. This paper suggests that (1) "urban design" is an overarching term for a school of professions and disciplines that focus on the physical design of our settlements and their component pieces (just as "medicine" includes doctors, nurses, epidemiologists); (2) within this "school" we can articulate a spectrum of roles that range from those focused on individual cases, through editorial roles, to those addressing systemic issues.
