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Cities are perpetually larger and larger consumers of energy and materials, and the urbanizing tendency puts more and more pressure on natural environments and hinterlands and thus creates an unbalanced relationship which is not sustainable. Taking on the perspective from systems research, autopoiesis is a concept where a system has the ability to replicate or recreate itself in such a way that it also creates positive effects for its environment which in turn provides conditions for the self-replicability to the systems at hand. By designing a type of autopoiesis based urban system at prescint scale which demonstrates resilience and robustness locally, is it possible for cities to create a more sustainable long-term prospect? What does such an autopoietic resilience look like in the urban context from perspective of wetlands and water management? How do we design local resilience with water management where social and livability dimensions are an integrated part of a technical solution? With the integration of constructed wetlands infrastructure in the urban context, this chapter aims to explore how a system of biobased production of facade materials (reeds) which are to be used where they are produced cyclically – and likewise explore what “surplus” affordances such a system holds for biodiversity, mental health and recreative qualities for the neighborhood and wider precinct conditions.
Short title | Autopoietic Urban Systems |
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Acronym | AUS |
Status | Active |
Effective start/end date | 01/09/2024 → … |
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