Rooted: Catalysing regenerative low impact development in Corrwall
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and planning beyond sustainability (MPDSD), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Uhren, Axel
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Sammanfattning
In the context of urgent socio-economic and
environmental challenges in Cornwall, UK, the
planning policy AL1 was introduced in 2023,
aiming to promote socio-ecological resilience.
It facilitates the transformation of agricultural
holdings into residential land, with the condition
that applicants demonstrate successful design
and maintenance of Regenerative Low Impact
Developments (RLIDs). These developments
seek to support a local, self-sufficient, and
environmentally conscious lifestyle, while also
responding to the need for affordable housing
and economic diversity.
Despite AL1’s promising objectives, applicants
face potential challenges in accessibility,
including the policy’s stringent requirements,
a lack of guidance and training in regenerative
practices, as well as financial constraints and
insufficient access to farmland. AL1 is largely
based on its predecessor, the Welsh One
Planet Development policy (OPD), introduced
in 2010. Studies of the success of this policy
suggest that AL1’s lack of accessibility could
hinder the policy’s appeal beyond a narrow
demographic of already climate-conscious
and financially secure applicants.
This research aims to tackle planning policy
AL1’s potential shortcomings and support
its effective implementation to foster
socio-ecological resilience in Cornwall. The
methodology combines a literature review
to gather insights into the policy’s potential
and limitations, with semi-structured expert
interviews providing local perspectives on
AL1’s strengths, barriers, and its role within
the broader context of the region’s socio ecological resilience. In response to these
findings, a practical guide is developed, aiming
to support wider adoption of regenerative
lifestyles in Cornwall and enhance policy
AL1’s successful implementation. This guide
is then applied to a specific agricultural site
and tested by creating an RLID concept
design. While context-specific, the findings
of this research hold broader implications for
similar challenges worldwide, aiming to inspire
positive change and promote the widespread
adoption of RLIDs beyond Cornwall.
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Ämne/nyckelord
Regenerative Low Impact Development, socio-ecological resilience, Cornwall, planning policy AL1