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• Notion Of Regenerative-Adaptive Patterns – providing instructions how to navigate through
the complexities of the pattern language (Chap. 10)
• Evolutionary Adaptation – which includes practical applications of the regenerative-adaptive
pattern language (Chap. 11)
• Gaia’s Revenge – concludes the book with reminding us of the ultimate reality that we as humans
are only a small part of this larger self-regulating system of Life on Earth (Chap. 12).
If the reader wishes to explore the detailed citation other than what is tabled in this book, I refer the
reader to the PhD thesis (Roös, 2017).
Geelong, VIC, Australia
Phillip B. Roös
References
Alexander, C., Ishikawa, S., Silverstein, M., Jacobson, M., Fiksdahl-King, I., & Angel, S. (1977). A Pattern Language:
Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford University Press.
Roös, P.B. (2017). Regenerative-Adaptive Design for Coastal Settlements: A Pattern Language Approach to Future
Resilience. PhD Thesis, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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