9.8 Sustainable Urban Development

• ecological footprint - the total area f productive land and water required to produce the resources a population consumes and absorb the waste produced.
• Liveability - the characteristics of a city which improve the quality of life for the people living there
• Sustainable city - a city which provides employment, a high standard a living, a clean, healthy environment and fair governance for all its residence.
• sustainable development - meeting the needs of the present with compromising the ability of futures generations to meet their own needs.
• urban resilience - the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within a city to survive, adapt and grow, no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.
• features of sustainable cities:

  social

  • adequate prevision of schools and health services
  • green houses and buildings
  • clean water and sanitation
  • green public transport

  economic

  • decent employment opportunties
  • production of renewable energy
  • investment in green technology
• features of sustainable cities:

  environmental

  • waste and recycling management
  • energy efficient
  • air quality conservation

  urban governance

  • adoption of green urban planning
  • strategies to reduce inequalities
  • support of local, national, regional and global links
• sustainable city - Freiiburg Germany

  transport

  • strong orientation to walking, biking and public transport
  • restriction of use of cars in certain parts
  • 400km of bike paths

  Energy

  • social dimensions include the provision of affordable energy saving homes and locals are encourages to invest in renewable energy resources
  • creation of 10,000 jobs in environmental businesses and over 1000 employed in solar technologies
• sustainable city - Freiiburg Germany

  water supply

  • harness both rainwater harvesting and wastewater recycling
  • groundwater is the cities most important source of drinking water and has to be protected from pollution
  • Sustainable drainage systems include green roofs, permeable road and pavement surfaces

  Land conservation

  • green spaces are both protected. 40% of the city is forested.
  • excepting floods it is unmanaged and provides natural haitats for flora
• sustainable city - Freiiburg Germany

  waste management

  • MSW is reused and recycled. there are 350 community collection points for recycling. energy for 28000 homes is produced by incineration
• sustainable city - Freiiburg Germany

  pollution management

  • zero emission buildings which is highly efficient and uses only renewable energy
  • they plan to transition to zero emission buildings in all new construction by 2030

  Transport

  • biking and walking are heavily encouraged
  • when Vancouver hosted 2010 winter olympics they were a soire of increased sustainability solution. Providing ease of transpotr and less automotive transport.
• sustainability cities - Vancouver, Canada

  green initiative

  • eco density - refers to building vertically rather than adding to urban sprawl
  • all buildings are mandated to be carbon neutral by 2030
  • made effort to preserve urban green spaces. Over 90% of Vancouvers residents live within 5 minutes walk of green spaces.