Busan Boosters – Designing with ecological footprints

‘Busan Boosters’ brings together regenerative design, urban metabolism mapping, and data-driven planning to reimagine urban life. It examines the future of climate-resilient and carbon-neutral cities through the lens of Busan, a city facing population decline, industrial transition, and urgent environmental challenges. Designing for the future means working with different levels of certainty, from precise data and analysis to forecasts and speculative “what if” scenarios. The book shows how to move between intuitive, creative ideas and measurable responses grounded in data, presenting scalable strategies for shrinking cities, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable land use.