Regenerative Built Environments
Description
As cities grow and demands increase, continuing to build is unavoidable. Continuing to build in the same way, however, is not. This book challenges the dangerous trajectory of extractive, growth-centred practices within of the built environment industry and calls for a fundamental rethinking of how and why we build, and who ultimately benefits. It shows how the built environment can be reshaped to generate lasting ecological, social and cultural value. Drawing on robust practical evidence and real-world examples, this book demonstrates that regenerative built environments are not only possible, but necessary. It offers a holistic framework for accelerating this transition and invites the industry to step up its responsibility in delivering a future that is healthy, resilient and thriving.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides a compass for regenerative development practitioners. The "why" we should develop like this is clear, but the "how" is complex. With illuminating case studies, synthesis of existing frameworks and novel thinking, each chapter demystifies the process. I loved that the authors surfaced the influence of personal values and the internal frames of reference that guide each of us. Combining industry and academic knowledge with individual interiority is a game changer." (Laura Hamilton O'Hara, Chief Executive Officer, Living Future Oceania)
"Designing for the resilience and health of the planet is the urgent and ethical task of all built environment practitioners and all whose daily work impinges on the planet. Designers cannot continue to design and build in the same way they have been doing in the past. Designing today must be as Applied Ecology. This book presents practical examples of what designers must do, how they can do it, and why they must do it." (Dr Ken Yeang, Executive Director, T.R Hamzah & Yeang, Distinguished Plym Professor, University of Illinois)
"The book sheds some much needed light on sustainable urban regeneration today. The case studies and suggested principles included in the book provide a solid knowledge base to urbanists, architects, researchers and city decision makers around the world." (Professor Li Zhang, Dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Editor-in-Chief of World Architecture)
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Persons
Dr William Craft is a Senior Research Associate at UNSW's School of Built Environment, Australia, working primarily within the High Performance Architecture Research Cluster.
Scientia Professor Deo Prasad AO is the current CEO of the NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub based at UNSW Sydney and the past CEO of the CRC for Low Carbon Living Australia.
Dr Lan Ding is an Associate Professor at UNSW's School of Built Environment, Australia, and the Convenor of the High Performance Architecture Research Cluster.
Content
Chapter 1: Regenerative Built Environments: An Ambitious and Essential Path Forward.- Chapter 2: Delivering Regenerative Built Environments.- Chapter 3: Regenerative Built Environments Add Positive Value.- Chapter 4: Regenerative Built Environments Are Specific to Their Place.- Chapter 5: Regenerative Built Environments Are Grounded in Living Systems Thinking.- Chapter 6: Regenerative Built Environments Require Collective and Transdisciplinary Co-Creation.- Chapter 7: Regenerative Built Environments Enable Co-Evolution and Transformation.- Chapter 8: Key Enablers Driving the Transition to Regenerative Built Environments.- Chapter 9: A Future Worth Building Together: Now Is the Time to Act.