Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework
Modern urbanism is called to face current challenges ranging from intensive demographic growth, economic and social stagnation to resources salvation and climate changes. Under the broader scope of sustainability, we argue that the transition to a holistic perspective of smart and regenerative plann...
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| description | Modern urbanism is called to face current challenges ranging from intensive demographic growth, economic and social stagnation to resources salvation and climate changes. Under the broader scope of sustainability, we argue that the transition to a holistic perspective of smart and regenerative planning and design is the way to face and yet to prevent these urban challenges. In doing so, we adopt systematic thinking to study the complexity of urban metabolisms at an urban place scale, emphasizing the ongoing coevolution of social-cultural-technological and ecological processes. Focusing on urban places, we give a city or region the sense of a place of stability, security, cultural and social interactions, and a sense of uniqueness. We plan and design innovative urban places that improve the environment and the quality of urban life, able to adapt and mitigate climate changes and natural hazards, leverage community spirit, and power a green-based economy. Designing the conceptual framework of smart and regenerative urban places we contribute to the field of modern urban studies helping practitioners, policymakers, and decision-makers to vision and adopt more environmental-friendly policies and actions using a user-centered approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4243b62a924b4eca8bb0bea58dede6102023-11-21T02:00:18ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2020-12-01101210.3390/land10010002Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual FrameworkAngeliki Peponi0Paulo Morgado1Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Praha-Suchdol, Czech RepublicCentre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, 1600-276 Lisboa, PortugalModern urbanism is called to face current challenges ranging from intensive demographic growth, economic and social stagnation to resources salvation and climate changes. Under the broader scope of sustainability, we argue that the transition to a holistic perspective of smart and regenerative planning and design is the way to face and yet to prevent these urban challenges. In doing so, we adopt systematic thinking to study the complexity of urban metabolisms at an urban place scale, emphasizing the ongoing coevolution of social-cultural-technological and ecological processes. Focusing on urban places, we give a city or region the sense of a place of stability, security, cultural and social interactions, and a sense of uniqueness. We plan and design innovative urban places that improve the environment and the quality of urban life, able to adapt and mitigate climate changes and natural hazards, leverage community spirit, and power a green-based economy. Designing the conceptual framework of smart and regenerative urban places we contribute to the field of modern urban studies helping practitioners, policymakers, and decision-makers to vision and adopt more environmental-friendly policies and actions using a user-centered approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/1/2smart citycircular economyurban metabolismsustainabilityresilience |
| spellingShingle | Angeliki Peponi Paulo Morgado Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework Land smart city circular economy urban metabolism sustainability resilience |
| title | Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework |
| title_full | Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework |
| title_fullStr | Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework |
| title_short | Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework |
| title_sort | transition to smart and regenerative urban places srup contributions to a new conceptual framework |
| topic | smart city circular economy urban metabolism sustainability resilience |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/1/2 |
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