Rgnrtv dsgn s bt dsgnng systms nd sltns tht wrk wth r mmc th wys tht ntrl csystms rtrn nrgy frm lss sbl frms t mr sbl frms. Rgnrtv dsgn ss systms thnkng nd thr pprchs t crt rslnt nd qtbl systms tht ntgrt th nds f scty nd th wll-bng f ntr. Rgnrtv dsgn s n ctv tpc f dscssn n ngnrng, cnmcs, mdcn, lndscp dsgn, fd systms, nd rbn dsgn & cmmnty dvlpmnt gnrlly.
Th rgnrtv dsgn prdgm ncrgs dsgnrs t s systms thnkng, ppld prmcltr dsgn prncpls, nd cmmnty dvlpmnt prcsss t dsgn hmn nd clgcl systms. Th dvlpmnt f rgnrtv dsgn hs bn nflncd by pprchs fnd n bmmcry, bphlc dsgn, nt-pstv dsgn, clgcl cnmcs, crclr cnmcs, s wll s scl mvmnts sch s prmcltr, trnstn nd th nw cnmy. Rgnrtv dsgn cn ls rfr t th prcss f dsgnng systms sch s rstrtv jstc, rwldng nd rgnrtv grcltr. n thr wrds, rgnrtv rfrs t dvncs n Sstnbl dsgn snc th 1990s, nd th trms sstnbl nd rgnrtv r lrgly sd ntrchngbly.
Rgnrtv dsgn s ncrsngly bng ppld n sch sctrs s grcltr, rchtctr, cmmnty plnnng, cts, ntrprss, cnmcs nd csystm rgnrtn. Ths dsgnrs r sng grn r sstnbl dsgn prncpls bsrvd n systms clgy nd rcgnz tht csystms tht r rslnt typclly prt n clsd lp systms. sng sch mdls, rgnrtv dsgn sks fdbck t vry stg f th dsgn prcss. Fdbck lps r ntgrl t rgnrtv systms s ndrstd by prcsss sd n rstrtv prctc nd cmmnty dvlpmnt.
Rgnrtv dsgn s ntrcnnctd wth th pprchs f systms thnkng nd wth Nw cnmy mvmnt. Th 'nw cnmy' cnsdrs tht th crrnt cnmc systm nds t b rstrctrd. Th thry s bsd n th ssmptn tht ppl nd th plnt shld cm frst, nd tht t s hmn wll-bng, nt cnmc grwth, whch shld b prrtzd.
Whrs th wk dfntn f sstnbl dvlpmnt ws t stsfy fndmntl hmn nds tdy wtht cmprmsng th pssblty f ftr gnrtns t stsfy thrs, th gl f sstnbl dsgn ws t dvlp rstrtv systms tht r bnfcl fr hmns nd thr spcs. Sstnbl dsgn s prtcptry, trtv nd ndvdl t th cmmnty nd nvrnmnt t s ppld t. t ntnds t rvtlz cmmnts, hmn nd ntrl rsrcs, nd scty s whl.
n rcnt yrs rgnrtv dsgn s md pssbl n lrgr scl sng pn src sc- tchncl pltfrms nd tchnlgcl systms s sd n SMRT cts. t nclds cmmnty nd cty dvlpmnt prcsss lk gthrng fdbck, prtcptry gvrnnc, srttn nd prtcptry bdgtng.