Heaven, Earth and Humans: Concept and Processes of Urban Vertical Regeneration

<p><b>Rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and capitalist developments have changed human values to be driven by materialistic developments instead of ecological developments. This has caused ecological and social crises visible in the urban fabric. There is an urgent need for us to address the question of how can we develop lifestyles that are truly holistic and able to regenerate well-being of humans and it's environments without external helps.</b></p> <p>This thesis explores the interrelationships of feng shui and regenerative development. It attempts to show the recognition of feng shui as an integral to regenerative development that can regenerate urban environment and achieves humans' well-being and harmony with nature. The thesis believes it will need to first remedy urban areas in order to regenerate the rest of the earth. It will explore the process of regeneration from micro to macro levels using feng shui and regenerative development, where it seeks to regenerate the city holistically as a whole.</p> <p>I propose that feng shui becomes an intrinsic model for regenerative development. This discipline is able to solve ecology degradation issues, to provide awareness and realisations of the intrinsic values of cities, and act as a paradigm shift towards achieving regenerative development. This thesis also propose that medium-rises compact city model, which integrate regenerative development and feng shui principles, as a better solution to solve densification of urbanisation compared to building high-rises and skyscrapers.</p>

Heaven, Earth and Humans: Concept and Processes of Urban Vertical Regeneration

<p><b>Rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and capitalist developments have changed human values to be driven by materialistic developments instead of ecological developments. This has caused ecological and social crises visible in the urban fabric. There is an urgent need for us to address the question of how can we develop lifestyles that are truly holistic and able to regenerate well-being of humans and it's environments without external helps.</b></p> <p>This thesis explores the interrelationships of feng shui and regenerative development. It attempts to show the recognition of feng shui as an integral to regenerative development that can regenerate urban environment and achieves humans' well-being and harmony with nature. The thesis believes it will need to first remedy urban areas in order to regenerate the rest of the earth. It will explore the process of regeneration from micro to macro levels using feng shui and regenerative development, where it seeks to regenerate the city holistically as a whole.</p> <p>I propose that feng shui becomes an intrinsic model for regenerative development. This discipline is able to solve ecology degradation issues, to provide awareness and realisations of the intrinsic values of cities, and act as a paradigm shift towards achieving regenerative development. This thesis also propose that medium-rises compact city model, which integrate regenerative development and feng shui principles, as a better solution to solve densification of urbanisation compared to building high-rises and skyscrapers.</p>

Developing a Decision-Making Framework for Regenerative Precinct Development

The consequences of the extractive and disconnected relationship with nature that has dominated past and current sustainability approaches are now being witnessed. A harmonious relationship with nature needs to be reestablished to guide how we can live, act and respond to the global climate emergency. Regenerative development has emerged as a process which enables the reconnection between human and natural systems to create the necessary conditions for a healthy and thriving future. While several frameworks and tools have been developed to support the implementation of regenerative development practices, few deal specifically with decision-making and its associated challenges and opportunities. Responding to this, the purpose of this paper is to present the development of a novel decision-making framework for regenerative precinct development. It is an evidence-based framework established from the key findings of a qualitative case study investigation into the decision-making approaches of regenerative precinct developments. It is a visual guiding framework that poses challenging questions to enable decision-makers to structure and align their thinking, decisions and actions with the fundamental principles of regenerative development. This paper discusses the framework’s development, its key features and theoretical basis, and its potential to influence decision-making practices towards regenerative development.

Inclusive and regenerative urban tourism: capacity development perspectives

Purpose Using case study analysis, this paper aims to examine the application of capacity development perspectives, critical towards urban tourism that is inclusive and regenerative. Design/methodology/approach The study design used a mixed qualitative methods approach underpinned by the inclusive tourism development framework following Scheyvens and Biddulph (2017). This comprised in-depth interviews, focus groups and observational research. A community-based approach was adopted in a diverse cultural and socio-economic field setting. Findings The findings demonstrate that people who are marginalised hold valuable tacit knowledge and unique skills that can complement expert tourism knowledge and contribute to the development of more sustainable places and inclusive communities. This finding challenges claims that capacity development must occur before their participation. Local government, alongside non-government organisations and community groups, were found to have a significant role to play in ensuring that residents and people who are marginalised are included in sustainable tourism development. Originality/value This study contributes to the burgeoning discourse regarding stakeholder capacity development and readiness for inclusion in urban tourism initiatives. Importantly, regenerative development approaches are applied within the gambit of capacity development making this a unique attempt to integrate stakeholders into the design and implementation of tourism planning processes that uphold inclusive and regenerative priorities.

Remediation Architecture - A Spatial Approach to Bioremediation

<p>Phenomena such as industrialisation and urbanisation </p><p>are associated with the built environment. Both contribute to </p><p>pollution of urban soil, water and air in various ways. This in turn </p><p>contributes in part to climate change and biodiversity loss. It </p><p>is therefore the responsibility of the built environment, and the </p><p>professionals associated with its design and functioning, to </p><p>remediate the aforementioned effects. </p><p>This research investigates the spatial arrangement of </p><p>bioremediation techniques (the process of using fungus, </p><p>bacteria, and plants to break down and purify environmental </p><p>pollutants) within architecture in order to remediate brownfield </p><p>sites to a state where they contribute to a regenerative built </p><p>environment. </p><p>This investigation utilises a design-led research approach </p><p>of examining the spatial arrangement of bioremediation </p><p>techniques within architecture and proposes a series of design </p><p>interventions at one of New Zealand’s most contaminated </p><p>sites. This research proposes practical methods of applying </p><p>restoration design to remediate brownfield sites to move </p><p>towards a regenerative development model. The land and </p><p>waterways that make up brownfield sites should be celebrated </p><p>for their ecological significance, and remediated, rather than </p><p>ignored so as to build positive human-nature relationships. </p><p>Research findings include that bioremediation and </p><p>architecture cannot exist separately if brownfield site </p><p>remediation and development is to contribute to a regenerative </p><p>built environment. It is critical to use architecture itself as one </p><p>means of educating users about the ecological processes </p><p>of brownfield site bioremediation. This is important in order </p><p>to establish a stewardship role within individuals and local </p><p>communities as a way to work towards the protection and </p><p>successful restoration of these degraded sites. This research </p><p>also found that the restoration of brownfield sites towards </p><p>regenerative development requires architecture and built </p><p>environment infrastructure to be adaptive to future climate </p><p>change conditions. The bioremediation techniques examined </p><p>in this research could be used to retrofit existing buildings and </p><p>designed into new additions and/or retrofits so that architecture </p><p>can adapt to climate change impacts, particularly sea-level rise </p><p>and increased storm surge.</p>

Remediation Architecture - A Spatial Approach to Bioremediation

<p>Phenomena such as industrialisation and urbanisation </p><p>are associated with the built environment. Both contribute to </p><p>pollution of urban soil, water and air in various ways. This in turn </p><p>contributes in part to climate change and biodiversity loss. It </p><p>is therefore the responsibility of the built environment, and the </p><p>professionals associated with its design and functioning, to </p><p>remediate the aforementioned effects. </p><p>This research investigates the spatial arrangement of </p><p>bioremediation techniques (the process of using fungus, </p><p>bacteria, and plants to break down and purify environmental </p><p>pollutants) within architecture in order to remediate brownfield </p><p>sites to a state where they contribute to a regenerative built </p><p>environment. </p><p>This investigation utilises a design-led research approach </p><p>of examining the spatial arrangement of bioremediation </p><p>techniques within architecture and proposes a series of design </p><p>interventions at one of New Zealand’s most contaminated </p><p>sites. This research proposes practical methods of applying </p><p>restoration design to remediate brownfield sites to move </p><p>towards a regenerative development model. The land and </p><p>waterways that make up brownfield sites should be celebrated </p><p>for their ecological significance, and remediated, rather than </p><p>ignored so as to build positive human-nature relationships. </p><p>Research findings include that bioremediation and </p><p>architecture cannot exist separately if brownfield site </p><p>remediation and development is to contribute to a regenerative </p><p>built environment. It is critical to use architecture itself as one </p><p>means of educating users about the ecological processes </p><p>of brownfield site bioremediation. This is important in order </p><p>to establish a stewardship role within individuals and local </p><p>communities as a way to work towards the protection and </p><p>successful restoration of these degraded sites. This research </p><p>also found that the restoration of brownfield sites towards </p><p>regenerative development requires architecture and built </p><p>environment infrastructure to be adaptive to future climate </p><p>change conditions. The bioremediation techniques examined </p><p>in this research could be used to retrofit existing buildings and </p><p>designed into new additions and/or retrofits so that architecture </p><p>can adapt to climate change impacts, particularly sea-level rise </p><p>and increased storm surge.</p>

Opportunities for renewable energy in regenerative development

&lt;p&gt;Various philanthropic, development and agricultural organizations have begun to prioritize regenerative development, which aims to reverse ecological degradation while generating benefits, including ecosystem services, for people and biodiversity. These efforts aim to transcend sustainable development, which aims to minimize harm to the environment and human health. Here, we review the literature on ways in which renewable energy infrastructure could play important roles in regenerative development initiatives, e.g., offshore wind projects designed with artificial reef structures, photovoltaic (PV) projects accompanied with pollinator plantings, and agrivoltaics that combine crops with PV. We also identify anticipated challenges to such development, e.g., potentially larger land area requirements and higher costs than typical renewable energy development. Lastly, we provide recommendations on policies and practices that could strengthen the role of renewable energy in regenerative development.&lt;/p&gt;

Investigating Design Strategies for Regenerative Development

The menace of environmental dilapidation has been an issue of great concern in the built environment since the wake of the industrial revolution. Buildings have been said to be instruments that cut short the natural cycles of resources in both the human and natural ecosystem due to man’s anthropocentric mind-set and activities. Various theories, framework, and models have been proposed to facilitate re-generatively sustainable developments. This paper aims at highlighting strategies that are currently practiced in regenerative development with a view of presenting ideas for the practical application of regenerative sustainability in all its facets and phases. Relevant literature that described the processes of creating a regenerative development and the aspects in which regenerative sustainability principles are implemented were reviewed. The design strategies employed in the studied cases were described as they related to the phases and then grouped into the four facets of regenerative development. The paper, therefore, gives an idea of the various integrative element and practical strategies for the implementation of regenerative design in all its phases and facets. Clarity on the subject of regenerative development is also anticipated as examples of regenerative design element implemented in the cases under study were detailed out. These strategies, when applied with attention to place patterns and potentials in all aspects of the built environment, will help in creating a truly regenerative development in any area.