Participation as an adaptive social system for circular spatial agency: A critical review towards a multi-aspect ontology
58th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, ASA 2025, Melbourne, Avustralya, 3 - 05 Aralık 2025, ss.818-827, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Doi Numarası: 10.65388/zsqu5476
- Basıldığı Şehir: Melbourne
- Basıldığı Ülke: Avustralya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.818-827
- Anahtar Kelimeler: architecture, Circular economy, participation, systems thinking
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study presents an Adaptive Social System for participation in Circular Spatial Agency. Adaptive Social Systems consist of dynamic networks of relationships where both individual and collective behaviour may shift in a resilient manner. Circular Spatial Agency understands Architecture Design and the built environment within a multidisciplinary approach in the creation of buildings and spaces as social, dynamic, and political products whilst reaffirming circularity in all its dimensions (social, economic, environmental). Proposing an Adaptive Social System for participation may set the foundations for addressing the issues concerning the socioeconomic dimension of the Circular Economy (CE) agenda, in general, and its application in the Architecture practice, in specific settings. That said, this paper has two main objectives: a) To present the first out of four levels of an in-progress conceptual framework that proposes to establish Participation in Circular Spatial Agency across 4 different levels - 1. Systems level; 2. Socio-political level; 3. Built environment level; 4. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) level; b) To launch the foundations of a multi-scale ontology to interrelate and organize the fragmented knowledge around Participatory Design (PD), Circular Economy and Architecture, creating a shared vocabulary for interdisciplinary collaboration. Through a systems-based approach, the study uses a critical literature review method to interweave the complex theoretical background. The expectation is that the framework may guide collectives, NGOs, and companies on developing future applied research and projects looking for alternative circularity standards based on participation in Architectural Design.