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A Multiscale Regenerative Design Approach Toward Transformative Capacities: The Case of Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
by Hiroki Nakajima
Sustainability 2025, 17(17), 7583; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17177583 - 22 Aug 2025
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Regenerative design (RD) is attracting attention as a concept that goes beyond sustainability. However, RD has been criticized as an overly theoretical and abstract approach. This study constructs a multiscale RD approach in urban areas by combining the theoretical frameworks of an adaptive [...] Read more.
Regenerative design (RD) is attracting attention as a concept that goes beyond sustainability. However, RD has been criticized as an overly theoretical and abstract approach. This study constructs a multiscale RD approach in urban areas by combining the theoretical frameworks of an adaptive planning approach based on the complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory and transformative capacities (TC) through the case study of Shimokita-Senrogai. The study’s main contribution is to materialize the process for a multiscale RD approach in urban areas, where it is difficult to reach consensus among diverse stakeholders immediately. The main finding is identifying the necessary conditions for implementing an RD approach that enhances TC by adapting to urban uncertainties from global climate change to local civic dynamics through the agency of more-than-human actor networks. Based on these, this study proposes a methodology to visualize actors, their activity ranges, bases, and ecosystemic flows across multiple territorial scales beyond the development site and its vicinity. Full article
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Role of Civil Society in Sustainable Urban Renewal (Machizukuri) after the Kobe Earthquake
by Aleksandrina V. Mavrodieva, Ratu Intan F. Daramita, Arki Y. Arsono, Luo Yawen and Rajib Shaw
Sustainability 2019, 11(2), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020335 - 10 Jan 2019
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‘Machizukuri’ is translated by most commentators as ‘place or city making’ and mainly refers to the direct participation of citizens into urban planning and construction. The present paper discusses the concept and evolution of machizukuri from a social movement to ‘soft-infrastructure’ at city [...] Read more.
‘Machizukuri’ is translated by most commentators as ‘place or city making’ and mainly refers to the direct participation of citizens into urban planning and construction. The present paper discusses the concept and evolution of machizukuri from a social movement to ‘soft-infrastructure’ at city level, focused on serving community needs in post-disaster settings. The 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Kobe is chosen as the main case study, in order to review the role and process of machizukuri in disaster management in the context of urban renewal. This is followed by a discussion on the possibility of replicating this model in other contexts and the challenges which machizukuri and similar bottom-up groups are faced with in ensuring their sustainability. The paper argues that the culture and personal engagement of the citizens, and the commitment of national and local governments to cooperate with civil society groups, are essential in this process. Finally, the study suggests that the utilization of this concept has proved that there are undeniable benefits in engaging civil society in decision-making processes and initiatives, with the ultimate aim to create communities capable of overcoming the catastrophic consequences of disasters. Full article
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