Regenerative Development and Design: A Framework for Evolving Sustainability

A PRACTICAL, SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO REGENERATIVE DESIGN INTEGRATION

The concept of "sustainability" is evolving. Applying sustainability at the building or project level fails to address the fundamental root of environmental problems: the fractured relationship between humans and nature. The Regenesis Group works to promote a framework in which humans are but a part of a larger whole, and projects are not end products, but the beginning of a process that brings an ecosystem together. Regenerative Development and Design explains the fundamental principles and practices of this new paradigm, and describes how they merge into every project, every design, and every designer. Case studies show how real–world projects are bringing regenerative development to life, and a practical integration framework helps streamline implementation in current and future projects.

Integrate evolution, place, community, and sustainability to make every project a catalyst for change Learn how small, opportune interventions can result in widespread systemic benefits Begin each project from a place of caring, co–creativity, and co–responsibility Understand how regenerative development fits into existing design practices Become an agent of regenerative change to help take sustainability to a higher level

Regenerative Development and Design is an authoritative resource for those seeking the next step forward toward true sustainability.

PAMELA MANG and BEN HAGGARD are founding members of Regenesis Group, a coalition of experienced design, land–use, planning, business, and development professionals who focus on regenerative design and development. Regenesis was founded on the belief that environmental problems are more cultural and psychological than technological, and works to forward Living Systems Thinking as a framework for breaking the stagnation and developing a symbiotic relationship between people and the places they design and inhabit.