Transcript SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY - APDesign | Kansas State University

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Developing America
What is Sustainable?
Essentially, being sustainable means balance
and the effective use of all resources to meet
today’s needs while ensuring that an
adequate stock of resources is available for
future generations
Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainable Community
The sustainable community is a model –
an ideal type comprised of a set of
goals that we may work towards
Changing Community
Before local areas can provide the
sustainable quality of life that will be
demanded by communities in 50 years,
we will need to change our perception
of “community” and translate these
perceptions into practical methods
A Vision
Alice Asks the Cat: “would you tell me please
which way I ought to go from here?”
“It depends a good deal on where you want to
go”
“I don’t much care” – says Alice
“Then it does not matter which way you go”
“As long as I get somewhere”
“You are sure to do that – if you only walk
long enough”
A Few Discussion Points
Where are the sustainable societies?
What is the CHARACTER of
community?
What is Fine Grained Planning?
What is a DISTINCTIVE community?
What is a Compact Community?
Characteristics
A place that is in population balance
A place where the quality of life is
recognized and capable of definition
A place that has a sense of itself
Recognizes and acts on our relationship
to the natural environment
Uses technology as a means – not an
end
Characteristics - 2
Optimizes its resources
Maintains capacity to function as a living
place
A place that is responsive
Place that preserves heritage
A place that “grows smart”
Ideas
"Sustainability is the [emerging] doctrine that economic
growth and development must take place, and be
maintained over time, within the limits set by ecology in the
broadest sense - by the interrelations of human beings and
their works, the biosphere and the physical and chemical
laws that govern it . . . It follows that environmental
protection and economic development are complementary
rather than antagonistic processes." -- William D.
Ruckelshaus, "Toward a Sustainable World," Scientific
American, September 1989.
Just a Thought
"The net worth of the 358 richest people in the world now equals the combined income of the poorest 2.3 billion,
who comprise 45 percent of the world's population. "
(UNDP Choices)
The depreciation of education, health care, environmental
protection and other services diminish the well-being and
resilience of human communities. The fear of job loss is
destabilizing and unemployment leads to a wide range of social
ills.
Selling Sustainability
This location is a town of over 6,000 people.
It was first called Poplar Grove, later InnisVail, then Innisfail.
The town's name comes from the Gaelic to mean "Isle of Destiny".
Its people are hard workers with a positive attitude.
Today, Innisfail, is one of the most desirable places in
the wild rose province of Alberta, if not all of great Canada,
to live, love and linger.
Selling Environment
Mayor Pat Newman beamed with pride
as she uttered, "the facilities we have in
Innisfail for recreation and leisure
enjoyment make us an attractive place
for people to live." People moving to
Innisfail are very impressed with the
recreation facilities available.
Selling Location
Local Balance?
SUSTAINABLE IMAGERY
Of Remote Places
And Small Places
Or Open Spaces
And Panoramas
And Idyllic Lives
Sometimes a Place Under
Assault
A Place of Poverty of the Spirit
Incomes
Decline
Age Structure
Tourism
Land Use
Resources
KEY ISSUES
Health Care – Elderly – Green Cities
World Metro Engine
100
80
60
40
20
0
More Developed Regions
1950
Less Developed Regions
2040
1950
2040
Sustainable Metro’s?
1970
1985
2000
25
20
15
10
5
0
5 - 10 Million Persons
10 - 15 Million Persons
15 Million Or More
The Real Story
The real story of the rural
area is the elderly. In U.S.
communities under 5,000
– one in three persons will
be aged 65+ by 2020.
Growth in Elderly
22
78
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Growth Has Limits
Growth Occurs within
some limits – the
ultimate limit is the
carrying capacity of
the environment
THERE IS A COMFORT ZONE IN ALL GROWTH
PLANNING
Values Cultural Diversity
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IS ECLECTIC IN APPROACH. IT
PLACES AN EXTRAORDINARY
VALUE ON THE MAINTENACE
AND CREATION OF REAL –
AUTHENTIC CULTURAL
VALUES AND ICONS
Respect For Other Life
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OD
SHARED SPACE IS AN OVERARCHING CONCEPT
Adherence to Historic
Features
The Planning Form
ALL PLANNING SHOULD BE
A COMPLETE INTEGRATION
OF COMMUNITY
CONTAINING HOUSING,
SHOPS, WORK PLACES,
SERVICES AND CIVIC LIFE.
Neighborhoods
Scale
Communities Must Have A
Center Focus
Pedestrians Must Be Part of
the Center System
Maintain The Green
Well Defined Edge
Local Focus
THE MOST VALUABLE
ASSETS OF A COMMUNITY
ARE THE ONES THEY
ALREADY HAVE
HUMAN INVESTMENT