David Cheshire is a Director at AECOM, specialising in sustainability in the built environment. David is the author of The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy (RIBA Publishing), which explains how to apply the circular economy to the built environment. The hierarchy proposed in this book is referenced in the latest London Plan consultation and he is currently working with the GLA to implement the Circular Economy Statement Guidance.

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• About the Author Introduction 1. What is regenerative design? 2. Why create regenerative buildings? 3. Regenerative design principles 4. Putting the site first 5. Designing within environmental budgets 6. Providing ecosystem services 7. Applying systems thinking 8. Applying the circular economy 9. Bio-inspired design 10. using Blue and green infrastructure 11. Re-writing the rules 12. Designing a regenerative future References Index Image Credits

David Cheshire is a Director at AECOM, specialising in sustainability in the built environment. David is the author of The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy (RIBA Publishing), which explains how to apply the circular economy to the built environment. The hierarchy proposed in this book is referenced in the latest London Plan consultation and he is currently working with the GLA to implement the Circular Economy Statement Guidance.

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• About the Author Introduction 1. What is regenerative design? 2. Why create regenerative buildings? 3. Regenerative design principles 4. Putting the site first 5. Designing within environmental budgets 6. Providing ecosystem services 7. Applying systems thinking 8. Applying the circular economy 9. Bio-inspired design 10. using Blue and green infrastructure 11. Re-writing the rules 12. Designing a regenerative future References Index Image Credits