Scientific Quarterly Journal

Explaining the Framework for Regenerating Urban Post-Industrial Landscapes Based on a Regenerative Design and Development Approach

Volume 17, Issue 70
Spring 2025
Pages 16-25

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

1 M.A. Landscape Architecture, Department of Architecture, School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture & Reconstruction, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture , School of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Iran.

Abstract
Post-industrial landscapes with identity values are recognized as cultural heritage of the modern era. These areas have been damaged socially, economically, and environmentally, and have created an unsuitable visual landscape. Various interventions have been made in these areas, but due to the complexity of these landscapes and the damage to the ecosystem, a comprehensive approach is needed. This approach should preserve the industrial heritage values, repair past damages, and improve the mutual interaction between humans and nature. The “regenerative design and development” approach, employing a “comprehensive” and “systematic” view, uses the system’s intrinsic resources to create restoration and regeneration that leads to the integration of human society’s needs and nature. The research aims to provide a comprehensive framework for regenerating post-industrial landscapes with a regenerative approach. In this study, the influential factors in regenerating post-industrial landscapes in previous methods were analyzed and compared with the effective trends in the regenerative approach and were enhanced. Then, using the Perkins + Will framework, as one of the practical regenerative frameworks, a comprehensive and innovative framework for regenerating post-industrial landscapes was presented. This framework is a multi-layered diagram consisting of a core and several rings, based on which policies and strategies for the design and development of post-industrial landscapes are provided. In this framework, “place” is the core of the system, the first ring is “place assessment dimensions,” the second ring is “effective trends” in regenerating post-industrial landscapes, the third ring is “sub-trends,” and the fourth ring is the “ecosystem.” According to the research findings, the effective trends in regenerating post-industrial landscapes include 12 trends: biodiversity, community, economy, culture, education, aesthetics, health, participation, infrastructure, materials, energy, and water. This framework can be applied to regenerate post-industrial sites ranging from a small workshop to a large industrial complex.

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