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Regenerative Urban Design and Ecosystem Biomimicry (Paperback)
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Regenerative Urban Design and Ecosystem Biomimicry (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Sustainable Urbanism
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It is clear that the climate is changing and ecosystems are
becoming severely degraded. Humans must mitigate the causes of, and
adapt to, climate change and the loss of biodiversity, as the
impacts of these changes become more apparent and demand urgent
responses. These pressures, combined with rapid global urbanisation
and population growth mean that new ways of designing, retrofitting
and living in cities are critically needed. Incorporating an
understanding of how the living world works and what ecosystems do
into architectural and urban design is a step towards the creation
and evolution of cities that are radically more sustainable and
potentially regenerative. Can cities produce their own food,
energy, and water? Can they be designed to regulate climate,
provide habitat, cycle nutrients, and purify water, air and soil?
This book examines and defines the field of biomimicry for
sustainable built environment design and goes on to translate
ecological knowledge into practical methodologies for architectural
and urban design that can proactively respond to climate change and
biodiversity loss. These methods are tested and exemplified through
a series of case studies of existing cities in a variety of
climates. Regenerative Urban Design and Ecosystem Biomimicry will
be of great interest to students, professionals and researchers of
architecture, urban design, ecology, and environmental studies, as
well as those interested in the interdisciplinary study of
sustainability, ecology and urbanism.
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