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“Earthrise” taken by Apollo 8 crew in 1968
World Population Trend
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World population increased as much between 1980 & 1990
as it did in the 200 years between 1700 and 1900
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Las Vegas, Nevada
May, 1973
Population 358,400
Las Vegas, Nevada
June, 1991
Population 937,261
Las Vegas, Nevada
May, 2000
Population 1,563,282
Las Vegas, Nevada
February, 2006
Population 2,013,267
City of College Station, Texas
Change in City Limits and Development
1938 – 2003 (65 years)
Example of resource use:
Transportation• U.S. represents 5% of the world’s population but
uses ~ 25% of the world’s oil.
• Oil use in 2007: #1 USA used 20.7 million bbl/day; #2 China 7.5 million bbl/day….
• U.S. has 34% of the world’s motor vehicles. 66% of oil used in the U.S. goes to transportation.
• Motor vehicles cause more air pollution than any other single resource use.
• U.S. rate of growth in automobiles is more than 3 times the rate of growth in the population.
• 30-50% of urban land is dedicated to auto transport
Questions
• Is growth sustainable?
• Is development sustainable?
What is sustainable
development?
• Bruntland Commission 1987: “… meets the
needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.”
• Recognition of limits
• Maintenance
• Lasting, enduring
Three principles of
sustainable places
• Strive to maintain an ecological/biological balance in a place
attempt to balance between open space for habitat, flood control, filter air, filter water and infrastructure: transportation, buildings
encourage behaviors and adopt technologies that conserve resources
• Strive to create or maintain a sense of place
history/culture (what’s a place mean to residents and visitors)
visual images (images of place and their meanings)
• Strive to provide equitable access to process and decisions regarding place
including citizens in why and how to change
equitable access to places and services
Ecological -
Land Use Issues
Conceptual Greenway
System
Benefits:
wildlife habitat/biodiversity
flood control
water & air quality
alternative transportation
fitness and recreation
Green infrastructure in Columbus Ohio
Ecological - open space and land use issues
- building design considerations
Mass transit
Building design
Permeable pavement
Solar lighting
Ecology - TransportationHouston
Anchorage
Plano
Design for Alternatives to the CarBike/Ped Bridge, Austin
Austin’s Lady Bird Lake TrailRecreation and Transportation
A Center Piece in Urban Design
Classic Urban Center PieceNYC Central Park – Olmstead and Vaux
Planning an Alternative System
Mixed Land UseSalt Lake City Neighborhood
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design - LEED
• Certification program that is administered
by the U.S. Green Building Council
• Awards points for “green” building
practices
• Different point levels allow projects to
achieve different certification levels:
Certified; Silver; Gold; Platinum
Sense of Place - Muir Woods, CA
Sense of Place –Design with nature
Sense of Place - Denver
First impressions:
Denver International
Airport
Denver Convention Center
REI Denver…
- Historic power plant redeveloped
- Located on Platte River
- Reflects Denver’s history and
Colorado’s outdoor active image
Dallas Convention Center
Sense of Place – History/Culture
Sense of Place –
A River as focal point
Water
Sense of Place –
Transportation
Old bridge design influenced the new
Planning and design processes have
traditionally reflected only the
ideas of experts
client design
Public design should include
ideas of many - guided by experts
Desire for
changeLivable design
Example – creating one facility for multiple user groups
Skate park design team
included important user
groups
People need to understand
what they have
Trail planning field trip
Hearing from many - regional stakeholders provide input for
national park transportation
Summary
• Many of our places are changing rapidly
• Sustainability concept can help guide change
• Good planning/design of parks and tourism places should contribute to sustainable communities.
Ecology of place (behaviors, land uses, technologies)
Sense of place (visual quality, history, identity)
Equity in place (including many perspectives and offering many opportunities)