Designing for planetary
boundary cities

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Arup Publication

A Regenerative Blueprint to drive change

This report lays out how cities, infrastructure, buildings and built places can be designed to stay within Earth’s safe limits while actively regenerating natural systems. It introduces the nine core Earth-system boundaries that define our planet’s resilience, examines what’s driving degradation, highlights what enables restoration, and sets out 20 actionable strategies people can use to shift toward a regenerative future.

From shaping built environments to influencing policy, the report bridges science and design. It’s a call for urban systems to tread lightly, restore boldly, and adapt rapidly.

Explore the full report, list of regenerative actions and imagine cities that don’t just survive, but thrive within our planetary boundaries.