2008 Washington City/County Management Association Summer Conference Land Use Planning and Environmental Sustainability

2008 Washington City/County Management Association Summer Conference

Land Use Planning and Environmental Sustainability



Define Sustainability




Provide a Global Perspective




Provide a Global Perspective

Provide a National Perspective



“…development that meets the needs

of the present without compromising

the ability of future generations to

meet their own needs."

The Brundtland Commission,

“Our Common Future,” 1987

Sustainability is….



“Improving the economic and social

quality of human life while limiting

our impacts on the environment to

the carrying capacity of nature”








Construction Industry Research and Information Association, England




Griffith University, Queensland Australia




Landcom, New South Wales




Green City Blue Lake, Ohio



Is sustainability a fad?



Are the underlying principles going to change in the future?



Why Implement Sustainability?




Climate Change (man-made affects)




Climate Change (man-made affects)Climate Change (natural affects)




Climate Change (man-made affects)Climate Change (natural affects)National Security




Climate Change (man-made affects)Climate Change (natural affects)National SecurityGood Business




Climate Change (man-made affects)Climate Change (natural affects)National SecurityGood BusinessChanging Market Conditions




Climate Change (man-made affects)Climate Change (natural affects)National SecurityGood BusinessChanging Market ConditionsTheological Values



Global Perspective



United Arab Emirates



United Arab EmiratesAbu Dubai - Masdar



United Arab EmiratesAbu Dubai – Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort



United Arab EmiratesAbu Dubai – Estidama



England - BREEAM

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method



England



England 2012 Summer Olympics



Japan - CASBEE

Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency



New Zealand



China - Dongtan

Drawing from Word Architecture News



China - Qingdao



China - Qingdao



National Perspective





National Institute of Standards and TechnologyBuilding for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)





New York City



Massachusetts



Minnesota



Minnesota



Chicago

Chicago was chosen as a winner of the first annual Urban Land Institute/Financial Times Sustainable Cities Award

Chicago has more green-roof projects than most cities in the world, with more than 450 projects in various stages of development that total over 4.5 million square feet.

More than 260 building permits issued through the green permitting process.

Chicago also has the largest number of LEED projects in the United States with 210 LEED-registered or -certified buildings.

A total of 26 green alleys have been constructed and 40 are scheduled to be built in 2008.



Chicago



California



Thank You

Documents

2008 Washington City/County Management Association Summer Conference Land Use Planning and Environmental Sustainability