Chair Technical Ecology and Methodology

Taeke de Jong, Prof. dr. ir. T.M. de

Ecology is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance (see 1) of organisms (Andrewartha, 1961; Krebs, 1994; Begon,Harper et al., 1996). Urbanism as a part of ecology focuses on states of distribution of human organisms, their artifacts and impacts. The Chair studies them on different levels of scale simultaneously (see 2). Technical ecology concerns determining states of distribution by design. A designer draws a state of distribution (form) of every legend unit distinguished for the relevant level of scale (see 3 and 4).The scale of a drawing is named by a nominal radius R globally marking its frame in (supposed) reality.

Designing the form of a house or region (oikos) does not cause a probable household, it makes different future households possible by conditions. So, study by design of possible futures combined with empirical research of probable contexts raises methodological questions about causes and conditions.The Chair Technical Ecology And Methodology studies states of distribution of legendunits in urban design and its methodological suppositions.

Study and research of the Chair are now focused on:

• possible, probable and desirable administrative, cultural, economical, technical and ecological future contexts (see 5);
• modeling mobility (change of distribution on different time scales) for urban design within relevant contexts;
• impact analysis of urban design interventions within relevant contexts.

website: http://team.bk.tudelft.nl/

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