Bioregional Planning and Design: Volume I : Perspectives on a Transitional Century

This book provides a review of the bioregionalist theory in the field of spatial planning and design as a suitable approach to cope with the growing concerns about the negative effects of metropolization processes and the need for a sustainable transition. The book starts out with a section on rethinking places for community life, and discusses the reframing of regional governance and development as well as social justice in spatial planning. It introduces the concept of the urban bioregion, a pivotal concept that underpins balanced polycentric spatial patterns and supports self-reliant and fair local development. The second part of the book focuses on planning, and particularly on the issues that arise from the ‘circular’ recovery of the relation between city and agro-ecosystems for integrated planning and resilience of settlements and discusses topics such as foodshed planning, biophilic urbanism and the integration of rural development and spatial planning. This volume sets out the reference framework for Volume II which deals with more specific and operational issues related to spatial policies and settlement design. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction to Bioregional Planning. Relocalizing Cities and Communities for a Post-oil Civilization (David Fanfani, Alberto Matarán Ruiz)....Pages 1-15 A Bioregional Bridge Across the Urban-Rural Divide (Robert L. Thayer Jr)....Pages 17-30 Front Matter ....Pages 31-31 The Territorialist Approach to Urban Bioregions (Alberto Magnaghi)....Pages 33-61 Rearticulating the Economy from the Local Level: Towards an Economy Rooted in Caring for Life (Marta Soler Montiel, Manuel Delgado Cabeza)....Pages 63-79 Bioregion and Spatial Configurations. The Co-evolutionary Nature of the Urban Ecosystem (Claudio Saragosa, Michela Chiti)....Pages 81-95 Social Justice in Spatial Planning: How Does Bioregionalism Contribute? (Coline Perrin)....Pages 97-110 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 Bioregional Planning and Biophilic Urbanism (Peter Newman, Agata Cabanek)....Pages 113-128 Co-evolutionary Recovery of the Urban/Rural Interface: Policies, Planning, and Design Issues for the Urban Bioregion (David Fanfani)....Pages 129-150 Agriurban Commons. Which Resistance and Adaptation Processes to Metropolization? (Pierre Donadieu)....Pages 151-169 Urban–Rural Relations as Assemblages: A Conceptual Framework for Urban Food Policies (Gianluca Brunori, Paolo Prosperi)....Pages 171-181 Looking Forward: Some Opportunities and Challenges for Bioregional Planning in Current Policies and Planning Framework (David Fanfani)....Pages 183-191 Short Glossary (Maria Rita Gisotti)....Pages 193-199