Integrating Seismic Resilience and Passive Energy Strategies in Large-Scale Urban Regeneration Projects
Abstract
As cities face increasing pressures from both climate change and natural hazards, urban regeneration projects must address resilience and sustainability simultaneously. However, earthquake performance and environmental efficiency are often treated as separate objectives during the planning and design process. This paper proposes an integrated architectural approach that combines seismic resilience and passive energy reduction strategies from the earliest stages of urban planning and building design. By aligning structural safety with environmental performance, large-scale redevelopment projects can create urban environments that are safer, more resource-efficient, and better equipped to meet future challenges.
Building upon this integrated perspective, the present study develops a comprehensive framework for incorporating seismic resilience and passive energy design within large-scale urban regeneration projects. Rather than treating structural safety and environmental sustainability as parallel disciplines, the article argues that they should function as mutually reinforcing components of a unified architectural and urban planning strategy. The discussion examines how planning decisions made at metropolitan, neighborhood, and building scales collectively influence long-term urban resilience, operational efficiency, environmental performance, and quality of life. Through this integrated approach, the study demonstrates that resilient cities are created not by adding sustainability features to structurally sound buildings, but by embedding resilience and environmental performance into every stage of the urban regeneration process.