Ali Cheshmehzangi

Resourceful Urbanism

Designing Regenerative Cities through Adaptive Reuse and Circular Innovation. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,1 cm / 16,0 cm / 1,6 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9789819541379
171,19 €
inkl. MwSt.
180 Seiten
Oktober 2025
Springer

Resourceful Urbanism reimagines how cities can thrive through constraints, whether environmental, economic, or spatial, by harnessing ingenuity, local knowledge, and innovative design. This book focuses on how adaptive reuse, circular thinking, and participatory governance might lead to urban resilience rather than high-tech fixes or significant advancements. It makes the case that being "resourceful" in the urban context means changing our values for things like relationships, materials, ecosystems, and lived experience in addition to getting more done with less. The transformative tactics that influence the urban futures of both Global North and Global South contexts are examined in this book in a current and fact-based manner. It combines several approaches, i.e., formal and informal, grassroots and institutional, to show how locally rooted activities may make cities more regenerative, inclusive, and adaptable. The book is structured around four central themes that collectively define resourceful urbanism: "Community-Led Innovation", "Adaptive Reuse and Retrofitting", "Circular Resource Management", and "Multifunctional Urban Spaces". Each theme is illustrated through two in-depth case studies, one from a developed context and one from a developing context, showing how contextually tailored interventions can drive systemic transformation.

Dr. Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Lincoln, UK. His research and teaching expertise centers on smart and adaptive computing and/or communication solutions to build collaborative/federated (sensory/feedback)systems in Internet of Things (IoT) applications and cloud environments. Saeid is also interested in (ML-enabled) Big Data processing and analysis applications. Saeid formerly worked at the University of Nottingham (China campus), 2019-2023, and ATU, 2015-2018 as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Bath focusing on data aggregation routing in Wireless Sensor Networks. His subject specialisms are: Internet of Things, Big Data Analysis, Distributed and Collaborative Computing, Sensory Systems, and Educational Technology.
Prof. Ali Cheshmehzangi is the World's top 2% field leader,recognised by Stanford University. He has recently taken a senior leadership and management role at Qingdao City University (QCU), where he is a Professor in Architecture and Urban Planning, Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching, Learning, and Research, and Advisor to the school's international communications. Over 11 years at his previous institute, Ali was a Full Professor in Architecture and Urban Design, Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Founding Director of the Urban Innovation Lab, Director of Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, and Director of Digital Design Lab. He was Visiting Professor and now Research Associate of the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University, Japan. Ali is globally known for his research on 'urban sustainability'. So far, Ali has published over 300 journal papers, articles, conference papers, book chapters, and reports. To date, he has 15 other published books.

Chapter 1. Beyond Scarcity: Reimagining Urban Futures Through Resourceful Innovation.- Part I. Community-led Innovation.- Chapter 2. From Derelict Riverside to Residents’ Commons: Coin Street Community Builders and the Politics of Collective Urban Stewardship.- Chapter 3. Building with Scarcity: Koroipita and the Resourceful Urbanism of the Pacific.- Part II. Adaptive Reuse and Retrofitting.- Chapter 4. From Tracks to Commons: The Goods Line and Adaptive Urbanism in Sydney, Australia.- Chapter 5. From Grain to Gallery: The Zeitz MOCAA and the Cultural Rebirth of Cape Town’s Waterfront.- Part III. Circular Resource Management.- Chapter 6. Loops of Value: The Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis and the Architecture of Circular Exchange in Denmark.- Chapter 7. Everyday Circularity: Informal Labour and the SWaCH Model in Pune, India.- Part IV. Multifunctional Urban Spaces.- Chapter 8. Landscapes of Multiplicity: Yokohama’s Zoorasia and Forest Park Network.- Chapter 9. Resourceful Social Urbanism: Medellín’s Library Parks as Engines of Collective Transformation.- Chapter 10. From Ingenuity to Transformation: The Future of Resourceful Urbanism.

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