Biophilic Vision, Regenerative Sustainable Urbanism and Circular Economy

Abstract

The Paris Agreement (COP21) emerged as a significant global response to address the risks associated with climate change by emphasising the urgent need for widespread decarbonization (The Paris Agreement was sealed at the UN Climate Change Conference [COP21] in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. An international treaty among 196 parties on climate change, the agreement came into force on 4 November 2016. World leaders aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 ℃ by the end of twenty-first century to mitigate the drastic climate change such as severe and more frequent heatwaves, drought and rainfall. The plan is that the greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 and decline 43% by 2030. Since 2020, more countries and cities have made national climate action plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions [decarbonisation] and establish carbon neutrality targets, most noticeable in the power and transport sectors, in order to reach the Paris Agreement goals.). While various large-scale geoengineering initiatives have been proposed, an alternative and potentially more effective solution could be found within the cities themselves. Through the concept of city bioregions and the implementation of green urbanism, cities can serve as viable substitutes for traditional geoengineering projects while offering comparable benefits and outcomes.