Cities accumulate material, regulatory, and spatial histories that shape how they can transition toward more circular economies. This project analyzes spatial patterns in building permits, land use designations, and heritage regulations to examine how incremental urbanism — the gradual, small-scale transformation of the built environment — contributes to circular city frameworks.
The work draws on spatial analysis across multiple urban contexts, interrogating how existing regulatory structures enable or constrain circular transitions at the neighborhood scale.
Outputs#
- Rangarajan, S., Minner, J., Wang, Y., Heisel, F. (2025). Incremental Urbanism and the Circular City: Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Permits, Land Use, and Heritage Regulations. Sustainability, 17. Link
- ACSP Conference Poster, 2021