About the Editors ix Contributor Biographies xi Acknowledgements xv Foreword: Resilience as a 'Lens' for Driving the Adaptive Capacity of Cities xvii Chapter 1 The Context for Building Resilience through Sustainable Change of Use Adaptation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Scale of the Problem: From City to Building Scale 4 1.3 Definitions of Key Terms 6 1.4 Background and Scope 8 1.5 The Notion of Urban Resilience 9 1.6 Synopsis 13 1.7 Summary 17 References 18 Chapter 2 PrecinctÂ]scale Innovation and the Sharing Paradigm 21 2.

1 Introduction 21 2.2 The Emergence of the Sharing Paradigm 24 2.3 Potential Benefits of the Sharing Paradigm for Cities and Precincts 25 2.4 How Building and Land Conversions Could Help Enable the Sharing Paradigm 27 2.5 Conclusions: Sharing the City 35 References 36 Chapter 3 Planning Policy Instruments for Resilient Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Office Conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 39 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 Conceptual Planning Policy Instruments 41 3.3 Planning Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 46 3.

4 Classifying and Evaluating Policy Instruments in Rotterdam 51 3.5 Conclusions 54 References 54 Chapter 4 Adaptation and Demolition in a Masterplan Context 57 4.1 Introduction 57 4.2 Literature Review 58 4.3 Methodology 64 4.4 Analysis 67 4.5 Conclusion 75 4.6 Planned Continuation of Research 77 References 78 Chapter 5 Sustainable Design and Building Conversion 83 5.

1 Introduction 83 5.2 Durability: Measuring 'Long Life' 85 5.3 Adaptability: Measuring 'Loose Fit' 86 5.4 Sustainability: Measuring 'Low Energy' 88 5.5 Case Studies 89 5.6 A Framework for Evaluation of Urban Renewal Projects 91 5.7 The Application and Implications of Life Cycle Costing 99 5.8 Conclusion: Implications for Future Practice 100 References 102 Chapter 6 TopÂ]up: Urban Resilience through Additions to the Tops of City Buildings 105 6.

1 Introduction 105 6.2 TopÂ]up Context 105 6.3 TopÂ]up Typology 108 6.4 TopÂ]up and Heritage 109 6.5 Case Studies 111 6.6 Urban Resilience 115 6.7 Conclusion 118 References 118 Chapter 7 Conversion Potential Assessment Tool 121 7.1 Introduction: Why Adaptive Reuse? 121 7.

2 Opportunities and Risks 122 7.3. Conversion Meter 126 7.4 Conversion Meter Case Studies 142 7.5 Lessons Learned from Case Studies 143 7.6 Concluding Remarks 148 7.7 Next Steps 148 References 149 Chapter 8 Rating Tools, Resilience and Sustainable Change of Use Adaptations 153 8.1 Introduction 153 8.

2 Sustainability in Building Adaptation: Drivers and Barriers 154 8.3 Leading Rating Tools and Conversion Adaptation 156 8.4 Resilience Challenges 168 8.5 Conclusions 171 References 172 Chapter 9 Conclusions on Building Resilience through Change of Use Adaptation: A Manifesto for the Future 175 9.1 Introduction 175 9.2 Overview of Resilience Issues, Sustainability and Change of Use Adaptation 175 9.3 Qualities of Resilient Systems in the Context of Conversion Adaptation 182 9.4 Resilience and Sustainable Conversion Adaptation 183 9.

5 The Manifesto for Sustainable and Resilient Conversion Adaptation 184 9.6 Moving Forward 185 9.7 Conclusions 186 References 187 Appendix 9.A Checklists for Building Resilient Cities though Sustainable Change of Use 188 Index 193.