Print Email Facebook Twitter Experimenting with Circularity When Designing Contemporary Regions Title Experimenting with Circularity When Designing Contemporary Regions: Adaptation Strategies for More Resilient and Regenerative Metropolitan Areas of Amsterdam and Naples Developed in University Studio Settings Author Amenta, L. (TU Delft Environmental Technology and Design; Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) Qu, L. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy) Date 2020 Abstract This paper aims to demonstrate how ‘research by design,’ which is an approach bridging research, design, and planning, can help unpack the complexity of today’s metropolitan challenges by considering the resource flows and processes that were omitted by traditional ways of planning. This is crucial for circular developments. By reporting the experience of two university design studios across Europe, this paper can contribute to a better understanding and imagination of desirable future scenarios of resilient regions. The experiments carried out in the Regional design studio: ‘Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis’ held at TU Delft are described alongside with the exercises carried out in the design studio ‘Laboratory of Urbanism’ of the MAPA Course, held at DiARC UNINA. Both courses focused on the regeneration of wastescapes as a fundamental part of holistic adaptation strategies for more resilient and circular regions. Climate change issues related to resilience thinking have been interwoven with other complex challenges such as the co-existence of wastescapes and land scarcity as well as spatial injustice. Through a ‘research by design’ approach, these different aspects are brought together to achieve a holistic approach for urban resilience. Subject 'Research by design'Adaptive reuseCircular economyResilient citiesUrban metabolismWastescapes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f375d76a-5121-4529-8175-d04eaa7bb76c DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114549 ISSN 2071-1050 Source Sustainability, 12 (11) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 L. Amenta, L. Qu Files PDF sustainability_12_04549.pdf 4.83 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f375d76a-5121-4529-8175-d04eaa7bb76c/datastream/OBJ/view