1 sustainable cities: an oxymoron? mr.b – ss10 mr.b – ss10
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Sustainable Cities: Sustainable Cities: An Oxymoron?An Oxymoron?
Mr.B – SS10 Mr.B – SS10
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Sustainable City: An Oxymoron?Sustainable City: An Oxymoron?
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SustainabilitySustainabilityWhat is Sustainability?What is Sustainability?
Latin Latin sustineresustinere. being to “maintain", "support", or "endure”.. being to “maintain", "support", or "endure”.
Since 1980s Since 1980s sustainabilitysustainability is used more in the sense of human sustainability on planet Earth is used more in the sense of human sustainability on planet Earth
Concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ developed from the United Nation Brundtland Commission of 1987Concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ developed from the United Nation Brundtland Commission of 1987
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SustainabilitySustainability
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First Peoples & Sustainability
Seven Generations Concept
- to live sustainably and work for the benefit of the seventh generation into the future.
- From Iroquois & their Great Law
-Would the decisions made
today benefit their children
seven generations into the future.
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What does Sustainability What does Sustainability look like? look like?
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Sustainable CitiesSustainable Cities
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Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture
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Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture
Local Food - Less Carbon producedLocal Food - Less Carbon produced
Absorbs heat from sun – city is coolerAbsorbs heat from sun – city is cooler
Lowers AC cost & energy use (carbon)Lowers AC cost & energy use (carbon)
Produces OxygenProduces Oxygen
Food!Food!
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Sustainable TechnologySustainable Technology
Sustainable technologies use less energy, Sustainable technologies use less energy, fewer limited resources, do not deplete fewer limited resources, do not deplete natural resources, do not directly or natural resources, do not directly or indirectly pollute the environment, and can indirectly pollute the environment, and can be reused or recycled at the end of their be reused or recycled at the end of their useful life.useful life.
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Sustainable technologiesSustainable technologies
Energy – least is bestEnergy – least is best
Water – just enoughWater – just enough
Waste – reductionWaste – reduction
In homes & industryIn homes & industry
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Renewable Energy
What are renewable energy sources?What are renewable energy sources?
SolarSolar
Wave PowerWave Power
WindWind
GeothermalGeothermal
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Wave Power
NATURE INSPIRING DESIGN
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Geothermal Energy
VIDEO LINK
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Wind Power
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ATTAINING SUSTAINABILITYATTAINING SUSTAINABILITYBig city x Small townBig city x Small town
Solutions for 1.000.000 people are different than solution Solutions for 1.000.000 people are different than solution for 10.000 peoplefor 10.000 peopleLarge area might apply a combination of energy sourcesLarge area might apply a combination of energy sources
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Small town solutions are greenSmall town solutions are green
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Corporate Green LeadershipCorporate Green Leadership
TECHNOLOGY PREVENTING POLLUTIONTECHNOLOGY PREVENTING POLLUTION
Communication availabilityCommunication availability
Internet accessInternet access
Zero WasteZero Waste
Cradle to Grave MentalityCradle to Grave Mentality
& Life Cycle Assessment& Life Cycle Assessment
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Sharing Decision MakingArnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation
DEGREE OF CITIIZEN PARTICIPATIONDEGREE OF CITIIZEN PARTICIPATION
8. Citizen control8. Citizen control
7. Delegated power7. Delegated power
6. Partnership6. Partnership
DEGREES OF TOKENISMDEGREES OF TOKENISM
5. Placation5. Placation
4. Consultation4. Consultation
3. Informing3. Informing
NON-PARTICIPATIONNON-PARTICIPATION
2. Therapy2. Therapy
1. Manipulation1. Manipulation
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URBAN PLANNING:URBAN PLANNING:SURBURBIASURBURBIA
Mass private suburbia
• This housed a widening middleclass in a more individualizedsprawl landscape, lacking inspatial coherence or communitylife• It met private needs but created public problems for environment and social development
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Communal DesignCommunal Design
The New Urbanism movement returns to many aspects of a ‘garden city’ as a more ordered, communal and sustainablealternative to mass suburbia
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Get Creative!LILLY-PAD FLOATING CITY
Palm Jumeirah – Dubai