Swarm planning for climate change: An alternative pathway for resilience

Roggema, R; Van Den Dobbelsteen, A

Swarm planning for climate change: An alternative pathway for resilience

Roggema, R

Van Den Dobbelsteen, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Building Research and Information, 2012, 40 (5), pp. 606 - 624
Issue Date:: 2012-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Roggema, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-0779	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Dobbelsteen, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Building Research and Information, 2012, 40 (5), pp. 606 - 624	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0961-3218	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115420
dc.description.abstract	Swarm planning is a theory and practical approach to deal with uncertain futures. By anticipating scenarios such as a post-carbon world and a pre-adaptive landscape, it offers an alternative pathway to prepare for medium-term incremental and step changes. The focus is on the regional scale with a planning process to move from an unstable state (i.e. due to external impacts of climate change) towards a state of higher adaptive capacity. It increases the flexibility of spatial systems in two ways: assisting change in spatial land use over time; and catalysing the emergence of autonomous and more resilient developments. Swarm planning theory is used in two pilot designs and compared with regular planning processes. The results are presented in the form of new landscapes: the Zero-Fossil Region, where the design provides a spatial framework for a complete renewable energy supply, and the Net Carbon Capture Landscape, in which adaptation and mitigation strategies are designed to become carbon positive. The comparison illuminates the potential advantage of swarm planning to tackle climate change threats. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Building Research and Information	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/09613218.2012.710047	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction	en_US
dc.title	Swarm planning for climate change: An alternative pathway for resilience	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	40	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
utslib.for	1202 Building	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	40	en_US

Abstract:

Swarm planning is a theory and practical approach to deal with uncertain futures. By anticipating scenarios such as a post-carbon world and a pre-adaptive landscape, it offers an alternative pathway to prepare for medium-term incremental and step changes. The focus is on the regional scale with a planning process to move from an unstable state (i.e. due to external impacts of climate change) towards a state of higher adaptive capacity. It increases the flexibility of spatial systems in two ways: assisting change in spatial land use over time; and catalysing the emergence of autonomous and more resilient developments. Swarm planning theory is used in two pilot designs and compared with regular planning processes. The results are presented in the form of new landscapes: the Zero-Fossil Region, where the design provides a spatial framework for a complete renewable energy supply, and the Net Carbon Capture Landscape, in which adaptation and mitigation strategies are designed to become carbon positive. The comparison illuminates the potential advantage of swarm planning to tackle climate change threats. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.

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