THE PARADOX OF CITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT MATTI SIEMIATYCKI INTERIM DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOL OF CITIES 1
AN URBAN WORLD 2
AN URBAN WORLD 3
CITIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS “Today, cities cover less than 2 percent of the Earth’s surface but they consume 78 percent of the world’s energy output and collectively they produce 60 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. Within the next 15 years, a mere 500 cities will be responsible for most of the global growth in both gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon emissions.”
ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS COMING INTO FOCUS 5
WHICH PARTS OF CITIES ARE GROWING FASTEST? 6
URBAN FORM-TRANSPORTATION-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION 42% increase in transport emissions from 1990-2015
THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGE: SPRINTING TO STAND STILL? $45 billion capital investment program over 25 years
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRANSIT INVESTMENT
TRANSIT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
HIGHWAY BUILDING ACROSS CANADA
MIXED RECORD USING EVIDENCE TO INFORM DECISIONS
THE ‘WAR ON THE CAR’: ROAD SPACE REALLOCATION FOUGHT PROJECT-BY-PROJECT
CITIES AND BIO DIVERSITY 14
CITIES AND DANGEROUS AIR QUALITY
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT ** According to Airbnb
USER FEES: IMPLEMENTABLE POLICY?
URBAN RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 18
URBAN INTENSIFICATION POLICY
URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY Land use • intensification/complete communities; Waste reduction • Building standards: green • buildings; energy performance standards; energy retrofits; green roofs Sustainable transportation • Urban design towards • walkability and transit oriented communities
CHANGING SUBURBS 21
CITIES AS CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERS 22
AUTOMATED, CONNECTED, ELECTRIC, SHARED 23
NEW FINANCING TOOLS 24
ADDRESSING GROWING INEQUALITY ALONGSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 25
ADDRESSING URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES? MEGA + HUMAN SCALE: Innovative + connected + resilient + equitable 26
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