13 Facts About Regenerative design

Regenerative design is a process-oriented whole systems approach to design.

Regenerative design uses whole systems thinking to create resilient and equitable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature.

The development of regenerative design has been influenced by approaches found in the biomimicry, biophilic design, ecological economics, circular economics.

Regenerative design can refer to process of designing systems such as restorative justice, rewilding and regenerative agriculture.

Regenerative design is interconnected with the approaches of systems thinking and with New Economy movement.

Whereas the highest aim of sustainable development is to satisfy fundamental human needs today without compromising the possibility of future generations to satisfy theirs, the goal of regenerative design is to develop restorative systems that are dynamic and emergent, and are beneficial for humans and other species.

In recent years regenerative design is made possible on a larger scale using open source socio- technical platforms and technological systems as used in SMART cities.

Regenerative design then handed the manuscript to Mollison for editing and additions, before it was published in 1978.

Cole highlights a key distinction of regenerative design is the recognition and emphasis of the "co-evolutionary, partnered relationship between human and natural systems" and thus importance of project location and place.

Dias is in agreement with Cole stating three fundamental aspects of regenerative design which include: understanding place and its unique patterns, designing for harmony within place, and co-evolution.

Regenerative design is built on the idea that humans and the built environment exist within natural systems and thus, the built environment should be designed to co-evolve with the surrounding natural environment.

The lenses work together to guide the Regenerative design process, emphasizing the guiding principles and core values, understanding the delicate relationship between building and place and how elements flow through the natural and human systems.

Regenerative design agriculture grows organic produce through ethical supply chains, zero waste policies, fair wages, staff development and wellbeing, and in some cases cooperative and social enterprise models.