Geodesign - Academic roots

Ian McHarg was the first to describe the concepts behind geodesign in his seminal ‘Design with Nature’ in 1969. And proponents like landscape architect Jack Dangermond - the guiding force behind Esri, the world’s leading GIS (geographical information system) developer - have been talking about geodesign as a rigorous discipline in academic journals and conferences for years. But, in practice, automating the process has proven to be problematic.