Regenerating Cities: Reviving Places and Planet

Author:   Maria Elena Zingoni de Baro
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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9783030905613


Pages:   235
Publication Date:   20 January 2023
Format:   Paperback
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This book sets out the discussion on how cities can contribute solutions to some of the challenges the urbanised world is facing, such as the pressure of growing populations, mitigation of effects of, and adaptation to globally changing environmental, climate and public health conditions.  Presenting a detailed explanation of the causes behind the current state of modern cities, the book advocates for a paradigm shift to improve the quality of life of ever-increasing urban inhabitants whilst nourishing the natural systems that sustain human and non-human life in the planet. Recognising the precious role that nature plays in the functioning of cities, it delves into the study of biophilic design and regenerative development. The book argues that these social-ecological design approaches can act as catalysts to develop conditions in urban settings that are beneficial for natural and human systems to thrive and flourish, both in ecosystem services and social-cultural systems. This is particularly relevant for the design of new quality precincts or the regeneration of degraded urban spaces to promote health, wellbeing and urban resilience. A framework is proposed to guide the process of thinking about, designing and building healthier, more liveable and resilient urban environments that raise the quality of life in cities. The method can be used by researchers, practitioners -urban designers, urban planners, architects and landscape architects- interested in developing their work within a social-ecological perspective. It can also be used by local governments and agencies to underpin policy making, and by educational institutions to prepare graduates with necessary skills to respond to current and future built environment challenges.

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Author:   Maria Elena Zingoni de Baro
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.391kg
ISBN:  

9783030905613


ISBN 10:   3030905616
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   20 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1             Addressing current challenges 1.1      Introduction 1.2      Background to regenerative sustainability 1.3      Shifting worldviews 1.4      Incorporating social-ecological approaches to urban design and planning 1.5      Framing the problem 1.6      Research questions and objectives 1.7      Research design and methodology 1.8      Research scope and limitations 1.9      Book structure 1.10   Use of terms References   2             The Anthropocene and the urbanising world 2.1      The challenges of the Anthropocene 2.1.1  The anthropogenic world and the planetary boundaries 2.1.2  The Great Acceleration 2.1.3  The planetary boundaries paradigm 2.2      Cities in the Anthropocene 2.2.1  Urban utopias of the great Acceleration 2.3      Conclusions References   3             A shifting paradigm for an urbanised world 3.1      The importance of worldviews and paradigms 3.2      The shifting worldview and paradigms 3.2.1  The mechanistic worldview 3.2.2  The ecological worldview 3.2.3  Understanding the built environment as a socisl-ecological system 3.3      Conclusions References   4             Two social-ecological approaches to regenerative sustainability 4.1      Regenerative sustainability paradigm 4.2      Biophilia, biophilic design and biophilic urbanism 4.2.1  Biophilia at the urban scale 4.3      Regenerative development and design 4.3.1  A brief historyof regenerative development and design foundational theory 4.3.2  Regenerative Development & Design framework and methodology 4.3.3  Core principles of the regenerative methodology 4.3.4  Main concepts to sustain practice 4.3.5  Regenerative sustainability theoretiical underpinning 4.4      Conclusions References   5             An integrated framework for regenerative sustainable urbanism 5.1      Integrating principles for regenerative sustainable urbanism 5.2      Application of the framework to practice 5.3      Analytic strategy 5.4      Conclusions References   6             Curitiba case study 6.1      Geographic information 6.2      Brief history 6.3      Urban planning history 6.4      Planning methodology: a new mindset for urban planning 6.4.1  Urban acupunctures 6.4.2  Strange archaeology 6.5      Curitiba’s Green Plan 6.5.1  Biodiversity and ecosystem services 6.5.2  The Biocity Program:Live Barigui and Green Line projects 6.5.3  The Live Barigui Project 6.5.4  The Green Line Project 6.5.5  Green policies and incentives 6.6      Analytical strategy applied to Curitiba 6.6.1  Urban planning traditions and processes analysis 6.6.2  Framework application to Curitiba References   7             Singapore case study 7.1      Geographic information 7.2      Brief history 7.3      Urban planning history 7.3.1  Singapore’s biophilic vision 7.4      Planning methodologies 7.4.1  Skyrise greenery 7.4.2  New era of greening programs 7.4.3  The Active, Beautifuland Clean (ABC) Waters Program 7.5      Environmental policies, incentives and campaigns 7.5.1  Main environmental laws and policies 7.5.2  Greening programs 7.6      Analytical strategy applied to Singapore 7.6.1  Urban planning traditions and processes analysis 7.6.2  Framework application to Singapore References   8             Cross-case analysis and discussion of results 8.1      Cross-case analysis 8.1.1  Commonalities and dissimilarities, convergence of evidence 8.1.2  Supportive evidence 8.1.3  Generalisation of findings 8.2      Rival interpretations   8.3      Regenerative sustainability as a theoretical construct   9             Conclusions 9.1      Book findings 9.2      Future work  

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