The analyzed research issue provides a model for Carbon Footprint estimation at an early design stage. In the context of climate neutrality, it is important to introduce regenerative design practices in the architect’s design process, especially in early design phases when the possibility of modifying the design is usually high. The research method was based on separate consecutive research works–partial tasks: Developing regenerative design guidelines for simulation purposes and for parametric modeling; generating a training set and a testing set of building designs with calculated total Carbon Footprint; using the pre-generated set to train a Machine Learning Model; applying the Machine Learning Model to predict optimal building features; prototyping an application for a quick estimation of the Total Carbon Footprint in the case of other projects in early design phases; updating the prototyped application with additional features; urban layout analysis; preparing a new approach based on Convolutional Neural Networks and training the new algorithm; and developing the final version of the application that can predict the Total Carbon Footprint of a building design based on basic building features and on the urban layout. The results of multi-criteria analyses showed relationships between the parameters of buildings and the possibility of introducing Carbon Footprint estimation and implementing building optimization at the initial design stage.

The aim of the research is to present a review of urban agriculture as synergic green and blue infrastructure solutions and to evaluate modern hybrid units with biomass and food production, and water retention in urbanized areas. The synergy between technologies of biomass production and water reuse provides the basis for the idea of self-sufficient urban units and sustainable agriculture. The research work defines the criteria and typology for urban resilience solutions. The analyses concern the correlation between production, management, retention, and reuse of water as a part of solutions for the model of a sustainable urban agriculture system in a compact city. The obtained results describe typology for cultivation and production in the modern city. Creating a resilient city connected with requirements posed by civilization concern changes in functional and spatial structure of the compact city. The discussion is supplemented with conclusions to the issue of synergy in urban planning, architecture, and engineering solutions. The article describes implementation technologies for city resilience in the context of agricultural production, energy and water management for the local community, and the ecosystem services in the city.

Contemporary problems related to the consequences of climate change and exposure to changing investment and implementation conditions are prompting the development of programmes adapting to climate change. Issues of adaptation and actions in relation to climate change are being discussed in the architectural, urban planning, and governmental communities. Models are being developed for shaping the functional and spatial structure, buildings and infrastructure in the city in relation to the projected climate change. Multi-criteria and interdisciplinary research is being carried out and solutions are being implemented for retaining water, minimising the heat island effect, reducing emissions and environmental impact by analysing the carbon footprint and introducing circular economy principles. The research is focused on the analysis of design and implementation conditions for multi-family housing projects in Poland, and the development of design guidelines enabling adaptation and mitigation of the negative effects of climate change, including heat island effects, smog, overheating, drought, and flooding in housing. Conclusions from the overview of the indicated documents and legal provisions for the implementation of sustainable development principles and adaptation to climate change in the investments under preparation (urban and architectural projects) enable the forecasting of development directions and ideological assumptions for shaping urbanised areas, providing the basis for shaping the resilience of the functional and spatial structure and the natural system in urban areas subject to transformation. Issues of implementing pro-environmental technologies and developing new urban planning standards disseminate the solutions of compact cities in which the development of multifunctional building complexes with public spaces equipped with greenery linked to the buildings are realised.

The Role of Vegetation in Climate Adaptability: Case Studies of Lodz and Warsaw

The dynamically changing world poses new challenges to urbanized areas, e.g., related to water management in the architectural and urban context. Improving retention and strengthening blue-green infrastructure can be based on technical, semi-natural and natural methods, which are less invasive. Various forms are used in the city space: flow control, detention, retention, filtration, infiltration, and treatment. The implementation of the green order strategy and shaping sustainable development in the context of designing the city’s resilience is associated with shaping spatial policy and urban planning assumptions for the transformation of public spaces and new investments in urbanized areas in crisis. The shaping of waterfronts in the city and green and blue infrastructure significantly shape the parameters of the environment and the regenerative capacity of the urban ecosystem. The aim of this work was to show the relationship between the problem of embankments and the possibilities of developing space in their proximity, including areas exposed to the risk of flooding. The relationships determined by the goal were verified in comparative studies, a repeatable method of collecting, processing, analyzing, and interpreting the obtained data was used. The issue was presented in a broader context of flood risk and water management in the area of Lake Zegrze, collisions and spatial conflicts were analyzed. The results are presented in the context of detailed water management data for the complex of Riva Zegrze facilities, which is a model example regarding the sustainable development of areas on embankments, considering their specific floodplain development possibilities. The effects of the research allowed for the formulation of conclusions, including in terms of implementation, in the field of urban and architectural design for areas associated with an embankment.

Rolnictwo miejskie defi niowane jest jako zabudowa realizowana do produkcji roślin na potrzeby społeczności lokalnej. Prezentowana problematyka dotyczy kształtowania zabudowy wraz z systemami zieleni dla zachowania środowiskowej równowagi przestrzeni miejskich oraz powiązań dotyczących współistnienia architektury i zieleni w mieście. Wskazuje się na możliwość kształtowania synergicznych układów przestrzennych poprzez integrację przestrzeni miejskiej i zabudowy o innowacyjnej funkcji produkcji – farmy miejskiej – stanowiącej uzupełnienie struktury funkcjonalnej miasta w powiązaniu z kształtowaniem przestrzeni publicznych i systemu zieleni. Architektura pro-środowiskowa powiązana z technologiami umożliwiającymi produkcję roślin w budynkach, umożliwia integrację przestrzeni miejskiej uzupełniając strukturę funkcjonalno-przestrzenną miasta. Wdrażanie nowych technologii umożliwia realizację produkcji roślin w budynkach farm hydroponicznych i aeroponicznych. Technologia produkcji oraz program i struktura zabudowy farmy miejskiej stanowią przedmiot badań i analiz, w celu ukształtowania zabudowy zintegrowanej z przestrzenią miejską w kontekście autarkii jednostki urbanistycznej. Wskazuje się na konieczność zwiększenia zakresu produkcji dóbr materialnych i niematerialnych realizowanych w zespole farmy miejskiej. Powiązanie z przestrzeniami publicznymi oraz realizacja zabudowy o funkcji użyteczności publicznej uzasadnione jest kształtowaniem programu zagospodarowania terenu i zabudowy na potrzeby społeczności lokalnej. Farma miejska może stanowić element scalający strukturę miasta. Powinna być realizowana w miejscach węzłowych w powiązaniu z systemami: komunikacji drogowej, przestrzeni publicznych oraz zieleni miejskiej.