Abstract
Ecology, as an interdisciplinary field that studies the interaction and distribution of resources within ecosystems and habitats, encompasses a variety of pressing dimensions when applied to human activities, such as sustainable city planning and community health. In addressing such issues, ecologists and communication designers share common goals in improving responses to complex social issues, shaping interdependent experiential systems, and framing problems through field study, geospatial analysis, and human interaction models. This paper presents how communication design and urban ecology can conjoin to create generative knowledge, physical and online spaces that promote positive relationships between people and habitats. A case study of a graduate cross-disciplinary studio course describes the progression from data collection, spatial mapping, field research, conceptual modeling to the creation of unique “design ecologies,” communicative platforms that address how we live, work, and share in our communities.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Ecology, Design, Spatial mapping, Sustainability, Interaction
Digital Media
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