Towards Geodesign: Building New Education Programs and Audiences

摘要: This chapter paints geodesign as an interdisciplinary field with five distinguishing characteristics: a focus on spatial thinking, geospatial technologies, the future, design force for good in world, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Several examples are introduced to show how concept is not new highlight some of challenges that derailed early “geodesign” projects. The important role Web ubiquitous analysis communication platform why this may be ideal time accomplish meaningful lasting change then explored help three recent initiatives. concludes by examining ways which aforementioned characteristics might used shape education programs universities likely face they work create sustain such environment disciplinary silos still norm continually challenged do more less.