Regenerative Built Environments

Working in Harmony with People, Place and Planet
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-957975-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 311 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prasad, Deo

Craft, William

Ding, Lan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.