In this post, I briefly explore the concept, principles, and practices of holistic urban productivity or regenerative sustainability as an emerging theory in Sustainable Community Development (SCD) and I introduce a conceptual framework for regenerative urban sustainability. The full paper…
New research article I co-authored, just published online by Elsevier’s Sustainable Cities and Society. Abstract Humanity’s demand for resources exceeds annually the Earth’s productive capacity (EPC), defined as the total regenerative and assimilative capacities of our planet. This article asks…
Continuing our presentation of urban agendas that operationalize urban systems theory… Apart from the prevalent sustainable city agenda, at least five other popular urban agendas have been identified in the literature: ecocity, low-carbon city, resilient city, knowledge city, and smart…
As promised, I’d now like to share with you some ways systemic urban sustainability is operationalized, through urban agendas. The theories and concepts I previously posted here have been in the past few decades shaping and informing a broad range…
The position of an initiative on the weak/strong sustainability continuum is a debate that is rooted in economics but is now central to sustainability discourse, pertaining to both research and practice. The weaker-to-stronger sustainability debate is a spectrum between those…
Repost from Wonderground Press. Written on Sept 8, 2022 by Claire O’Rourke. Images by Daniel Shipp. Regeneration might sound like just another buzzword, but it’s fast becoming much more than a shiny new label to replace sustainability; it’s an approach…
Just published in Discover Sustainability – access full article here (it’s Open Access)! Abstract In this “urban century”, planetary realities and increased environmental and social awareness have led to significant international agreements and the recognition that local communities play a…
