{"product_id":"9781447163374","title":"An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design: Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAn Anthology of Theories and Models of Design: Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChakrabarti, Amaresh; Blessing, Lucienne T. M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile investigations into both theories and models has remained a major strand of engineering design research, current literature sorely lacks a reference book that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of theories and models, and their philosophical and empirical underpinnings; \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Theories and Models of Design \u003c\/i\u003efills this gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text collects the expert views of an international authorship, covering:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         significant theories in engineering design, including CK theory, domain theory, and the theory of technical systems;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         current models of design, from a function behavior structure model to an integrated model;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         important empirical research findings from studies into design; and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·         philosophical underpinnings of design itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor educators and researchers in engineering design, \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Theories and Models of Design \u003c\/i\u003egives access to in-depth coverage of theoretical and empirical developments in this area; for practitioners, the book will provide exposure to theoretical and empirical foundations to methods and tools that are currently practiced as well as those in the process of development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-02-26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781447163374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4471-6338-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 455\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50149924634764,"sku":"9781447163374","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781447163374.jpg?v=1779581145","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781447163374","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}