Energizing Sustainable Cities: Energizing Sustainable Cities: The Power of Planning & Design The Power of Planning & Design N N E E C C S S C C Presented by Doug Newman Presented by Doug Newman National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
National Energy Center National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities for Sustainable Communities • • Mission: Mission: The pursuit of research, demonstration & capacity- The pursuit of research, demonstration & capacity -building initiatives building initiatives that enable development professionals to build sustainable communities nities that enable development professionals to build sustainable commu • • Founding Entities: Founding Entities: N N U.S. Department of Energy; City of Chula Vista, California; U.S. Department of Energy; City of Chula Vista, California; San Diego State University; & the Gas Technology Institute E San Diego State University; & the Gas Technology Institute E C C S S C C • • Research Focus: Research Focus: – Technology optimization & integration – Technology optimization & integration – Community planning & public policy – Community planning & public policy – Economic, market & behavioral studies – Economic, market & behavioral studies
Presentation Content Presentation Content International Competition for International Competition for Sustainable Urban System Design Sustainable Urban System Design N N E E Challenges to & Solutions for Challenges to & Solutions for C C Urban Sustainability Urban Sustainability S S C C U.S.- -Mexico Design Entry Mexico Design Entry U.S. & Follow- -On Initiatives On Initiatives & Follow
International Competition for International Competition for Sustainable Urban System Design Sustainable Urban System Design N N E E C C S S C C Generate new approaches to Generate new approaches to urban design & development to accommodate urban design & development to accommodate future economic growth & social progress future economic growth & social progress without degrading the local or global environment without degrading the local or global environment
IC- -SUSD Expectations SUSD Expectations IC • • A design for an existing city that by 2103, would result in the sustainable A design for an existing city that by 2103, would result in the sustainable use of all resources & the practical elimination of global greenhouse gases house gases use of all resources & the practical elimination of global green • Description of a “ “ Total Energy System Total Energy System ” ”, in which all aspects of production, , in which all aspects of production, • Description of a N N consumption and waste disposition are environmentally compatible consumption and waste disposition are environmentally compatible E E C C • A roadmap defining the institutional, economic, technological • A roadmap defining the institutional, economic, technological S S and social developments necessary to reach sustainability by 2103 3 and social developments necessary to reach sustainability by 210 C C
IC- -SUSD Competitors SUSD Competitors IC • Argentina Argentina - Buenos Aires Buenos Aires • - • Canada Canada - Vancouver Vancouver • - • China China - Changshu Changshu • - N N • Germany Germany - Berlin Berlin • - E E • India India - Goa Goa • - C C S S • Japan #1 Japan #1 - Tokyo Tokyo • - C C • Japan #2 Japan #2 - Mishima Mishima • - • Russia Russia - Vologda Vologda • - • United States United States - San Diego San Diego • - • Mexico Mexico - Tijuana Tijuana • -
IC- -SUSD Jury & Expertise SUSD Jury & Expertise IC • • Dr. Shigeru Ito, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan Dr. Shigeru Ito, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan – Urban Planning Urban Planning – • • Dr. Ismail Serageldin, World Bank & Curator, Alexandria Museum, Egypt Dr. Ismail Serageldin, World Bank & Curator, Alexandria Museum, Egypt N N – – Sustainable Development Sustainable Development • Dr. Ernst U. von Weizsacker, Member of the German Parliament, • Dr. Ernst U. von Weizsacker, Member of the German Parliament, E E Germany Germany C C – Global Environment Global Environment – S S • Dr. Stephen Graham, Newcastle University, United Kingdom • Dr. Stephen Graham, Newcastle University, United Kingdom C C – Information Technology Information Technology – • Mr. Casio Taniguchi, Mayor Curitiba City, Brazil • Mr. Casio Taniguchi, Mayor Curitiba City, Brazil – City Management City Management – • • Ms. Haikyung Shin, Correspondent, Joong- Ms. Haikyung Shin, Correspondent, Joong -Ang Ilbo, Korea Ang Ilbo, Korea – – Culture & Lifestyle Culture & Lifestyle • • Mr. Gary Neale, Chairman, President, CEO, Nisource, Inc., United States Mr. Gary Neale, Chairman, President, CEO, Nisource, Inc., United States – – Energy Energy
Common Challenges Common Challenges • Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl • • Energy Consumption Impacts Energy Consumption Impacts • • Material Resource Depletion Material Resource Depletion • N N • Transportation Congestion Transportation Congestion • E E & Air Quality Impacts & Air Quality Impacts C C • Water Quality Degradation Water Quality Degradation • S S C C • Affordable Housing Scarcity Affordable Housing Scarcity • • Government Fragmentation • Government Fragmentation • Marketplace Dysfunction Marketplace Dysfunction • • Public Ignorance Public Ignorance •
Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl Challenge Challenge • Environmentally insensitive development • Environmentally insensitive development practices and uncontrolled/unregulated practices and uncontrolled/unregulated growth that consume prime agricultural, growth that consume prime agricultural, forests and wetlands, stress natural resources forests and wetlands, stress natural resources N N & threaten biodiversity & threaten biodiversity E E Potential Solutions Potential Solutions C C S S • Urban containment or growth boundaries • Urban containment or growth boundaries C C • • Mixed- Mixed -use, transit oriented development use, transit oriented development & optimization of existing urban footprint & optimization of existing urban footprint • Concentration of growth in self- -sufficient sufficient • Concentration of growth in self urban cells/clusters or villages urban cells/clusters or villages
Japanese Team - - Cellular Dynamic Cellular Dynamic Japanese Team N N E E C C S S C C
Energy Consumption Impacts Energy Consumption Impacts Challenge Challenge • Over- -reliance on fossil fuels & associated reliance on fossil fuels & associated • Over local & global environmental degradation local & global environmental degradation • Lack of public awareness & concern • Lack of public awareness & concern N N for energy efficiency & conservation for energy efficiency & conservation E E C C Potential Solutions Potential Solutions S S • Renewables (solar, wind, hydro., biogas, • Renewables (solar, wind, hydro., biogas, C C geothermal, waste- -energy systems, etc.) energy systems, etc.) geothermal, waste • Net- -zero energy buildings, combined cooling zero energy buildings, combined cooling- - • Net heat- -power systems & distributed generation power systems & distributed generation heat • • Community- Community -based resources management based resources management
U.S. Team – – Resource Management Center Resource Management Center U.S. Team N N E E C C S S C C
Material Resource Depletion Material Resource Depletion Challenge Challenge • Growing solid waste disposal dilemma • Growing solid waste disposal dilemma • • Single- Single -purpose use of materials purpose use of materials in transportation, buildings & commodities in transportation, buildings & commodities N N E E • High embedded energy cost of materials • High embedded energy cost of materials C C Potential Solutions Potential Solutions S S C C • Waste minimization via “ “Cradle Cradle- -to to- -Cradle Cradle” ” • Waste minimization via design, manufacturing & commodity leasing design, manufacturing & commodity leasing • Adaptive reuse of existing structures • Adaptive reuse of existing structures using green building guidelines & controls using green building guidelines & controls • Utilization of alternative recyclable materials • Utilization of alternative recyclable materials
Canadian Team - - Material Resource Scheme Material Resource Scheme Canadian Team N N E E C C S S C C
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