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Swarming Landscapes

The Art of Designing For Climate Adaptation

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Rob Roggema

    1. Maribyrning, VIC, Australia, Maribyrning, Australia

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  • One of very few books on design for climate adaptation
  • An essential analysis of planning systems in genuine need of reform
  • Features practical examples of ‘swarm’ planning
  • Includes a wealth of color illustrations

Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 48)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 1-24

  3. Turbulence and Uncertainty

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 25-42

  4. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change

    • Wim Timmermans, Francisco Ónega López, Rob Roggema
    Pages 43-65

  5. Transition and Transformation

    • Rob Roggema, Tim Vermeend, Wim Timmermans
    Pages 67-90

  6. Networks as the Driving Force for Climate Design

    • Rob Roggema, Sven Stremke
    Pages 91-116

  7. Swarm Planning Theory

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 117-139

  8. Swarm Planning Methodology

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 141-166

  9. Swarming Landscapes

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 167-193

  10. Cities as Organisms

    • Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Greg Keeffe, Nico Tillie, Rob Roggema
    Pages 195-206

  11. The Best City?

    • Rob Roggema
    Pages 207-257

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 259-266
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This book advocates a fresh approach to planning that anticipates, rather than reacts to, the changes in climate currently in process. Today’s spatial planning procedures rely on historical evidence instead of preparing for factors that by definition lie in the future, yet which are relatively uncontroversial: shortages of water, sea level rise and rises in average temperatures being but three examples. Arguing for more flexibility, the contributors view ‘complexity’ as the key to transforming the way we plan in order to better equip us to face uncertainties about our future environment.

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  • Maribyrning, VIC, Australia, Maribyrning, Australia

    Rob Roggema

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