In this book the author tests a regenerative-adaptive pattern language theory towards
investigating the possibilities of a holistic integrated design and planning method for
sustainable development that incorporates the principles of regenerative design as well as an
adaptive pattern language that re-establishes our wholeness with nature and considers the
vulnerabilities of a changing landscape. The book examines an integral approach to contemporary
theories of planning and design that explores the human-nature relationship patterns in social
and spatial interconnections between people and their natural environments. The
interconnectedness of human and natural systems is used to scaffold possible solutions to
address key environmental and sustainability issues that specifically address the need for
patterns of behaviour that acknowledge the duality of ¿man and nature¿. In 12 chapters the
book presents a holistic regenerative-adaptive pattern language that encapsulates how
communities can better appreciate landscape change under future climate effects and
acknowledges the importance to adapt to patterns of change of place and the environment and
therefore inform the communities¿ responses for sustainable development. The application of the
regenerative-adaptive pattern language was tested along the Great Ocean Road region of the
Victorian coast in Australia. The concluding chapters argues that for human settlements and
cities to be resilient and sustainable we must understand the interconnected patterns of
human-built environments and natural systems and how we function in a social-spatial dimension
with these. The book is intended for practitioners and academic scholars with interest in
sustainable development regenerative design pattern languages biophilia settlement planning
and climate change adaptation.
