Prof. dr. ir. Rob Roggema is Professor of Regenerative Culture at TEC de Monterrey, Mexico. He is a Landscape Architect and an internationally renowned design-expert on regenerative design, sustainable urbanism, climate adaptation, energy landscapes and urban agriculture. He has previously held positions at universities in the Netherlands and Australia, State and Municipal governments and design consultancies. Rob developed the Swarm Planning concept, a dynamic way of planning the city for future adaptation to climate change impacts. Rob is principal consultant and founder of Cittaideale, office for Adaptive planning and design research. He worked on concepts such as a Nature-rich Netherlands, the Moeder Zernike climate adaptive landscape, and the plan for a free Meuse.
Rob has designed and led over 30 design charrettes around the world, involving communities, academics, governments and industries in design processes for more resilient communities. He is the series editor of the
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