Ecological Belt as
Complex Adaptive System

A reflective article on“ Contextualizing Complex Adaptive Systems as a Field of
Inquiry for Urban Planning and Urban Design” by Prof. Diego Sepulveda Carmona ,
a lecture from the Water Morphology and Design Lecture Series 2025-2026

04/12/2025

Figure 1 Adaptation and Transformation introduced by Carmona in his Lecture (Redman, 2014)
Figure 2. Four Types of ecological belts

Figure 3 & 4 Natural ecological belts: Haizhu Wetland Ecological Belt & Yuejiang Road Ecological Belt

This newsletter is coordinated and edited by Yanyu Sun, as part of the CU-ASK programme at the Faculty of Social Science, CUHK. It builds on the discussions and reflections contributed by students responding to the 2025–2026 Water Morphology and Design Lecture Series. For more information about the programme, please visit our Teaching Page.

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