Week 2: Intro To Regenerative Principles Flashcards
(32 cards)
Describe the main goals of regenerative design.
Regenerative design seeks to minimize harmful impacts while maximizing benefits.
How does regenerative agriculture differ from degenerative agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture focuses on strong yields through long-term health, soil health, and carbon sequestration, whereas degenerative agriculture results in soil degradation, costly external inputs, and downstream pollution.
Define the benefits of regenerative agriculture for ecosystems.
Regenerative agriculture provides co-benefits for ecosystems, including improved soil health, carbon sequestration, fair employment, and flood prevention, while minimizing emissions and biodiversity loss.
Describe the concept of ecological ceilings in the context of social foundations.
Ecological ceilings refer to the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate, ensuring that natural systems are not overexploited or degraded.
Define the doughnut economic model proposed by Kate Raworth.
The doughnut economic model is a framework that balances essential human needs and planetary boundaries, aiming for a sustainable economy that meets the needs of all without overshooting ecological limits.
How does critical planetary degradation impact human well-being?
Critical planetary degradation can lead to resource scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and climate change, which ultimately threaten human health, security, and quality of life.
Describe the main environmental challenges mentioned in the content.
The main environmental challenges include climate change, ocean acidification, ozone layer depletion, air pollution, chemical pollution, biodiversity loss, and nitrogen & phosphorus loading.
How does the content define a safe and just space for humanity?
A safe and just space for humanity is defined as a framework that ensures ecological sustainability while promoting social equity and economic well-being.
Define the concept of a regenerative and distributive economy as mentioned in the content.
A regenerative and distributive economy focuses on creating systems that restore ecological health and distribute resources equitably, ensuring access to essentials like water, food, health, income, work, peace, justice, political voice, and social equity.
Describe the sustainability goals set by world leaders in 2015.
In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ending poverty, fighting inequality, and combating climate change by 2030.
How is Vancouver addressing renewable energy by 2025?
Vancouver aims to achieve a 100% renewable energy supply by the year 2025.
Define biophilic design in the context of urban environments.
Biophilic design refers to integrating wild nature into urban settings, as exemplified by Singapore’s approach to sustainability.
Describe the overarching value of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The overarching value of the UN 17 SDGs is to ‘leave no one behind’, ensuring that all architecture, buildings, settlements, public spaces, and infrastructure are designed to include all people, particularly those at risk of exclusion.
How do the UN SDGs promote international cooperation?
The UN SDGs promote international cooperation by calling for partnerships between countries, regions, national and local governments, businesses, financial institutions, civil society, and individuals to work together towards common goals.
Define the significance of the year 2030 in relation to the UN SDGs.
The year 2030 is significant for the UN SDGs as it is the target date by which the world must make significant progress towards achieving each Goal to ensure that no one is left behind.
Describe the key characteristics of regenerative design.
Regenerative design emulates living systems and is characterized by being diverse, interconnected, renewably resourced, efficient, redundant/resilient, and self-organizing.
How should buildings and infrastructures be designed according to regenerative design principles?
Buildings, cities, and infrastructures should be designed as indivisible components of a larger, constantly regenerating, and self-sustaining system in balance with the natural world.
What is the goal of advocating for regenerative design practices in the industry?
The goal is to promote faster change towards regenerative design practices and to prioritize governmental funding to support these initiatives, aiming for architecture and urbanism that exceeds net zero carbon standards.
Describe the main challenge faced by Sudan in terms of healthcare.
Sudan faces a heavy shortage of medical personnel and a lack of free healthcare, contributing to a high child mortality rate of 60.5 per 1,000 live births.
Define the key features of the Port Sudan Paediatric Centre.
The Port Sudan Paediatric Centre includes a single-story design with 1 ward of 18 beds, a sub-intensive care unit, 3 pediatric clinics, a pharmacy, diagnostics services, and a central courtyard.
How does the Port Sudan Paediatric Centre approach construction and sustainability?
The centre utilizes local materials and techniques, incorporates natural ventilation and shading, focuses on energy efficiency, and aims to reduce construction and maintenance costs.
Describe the challenge faced by rural areas in central Brazil.
Rural areas in central Brazil are experiencing depopulation and the closing of public spaces, such as schools, forcing parents to send their children far away for educational opportunities.
How does Children Village Formoso do Araguaia contribute to the community?
Children Village Formoso do Araguaia provides free education for 800 children from low-income families, addressing the educational needs in the area.
Define the impact of rural depopulation on education in Brazil.
Rural depopulation in Brazil leads to the closure of schools and public spaces, making it difficult for families to access education locally, often requiring children to travel long distances for schooling.
