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    SUSTAINABLE

    URBAN
    DEVELOPMENTS
    Background

    • The form of the contemporary city has been perceived as the source of
    environmental problems.

    • Urban form directly affects habitat, ecosystems, endangered species and water
    quality through land consumption, habitat fragmentation etc.

    • Prospects of the future are dire unless we collectively change our energy-
    dependent lifestyles
    Cont’d

    • The emergence of sustainable development has provoked scholars and


    practitioners to seeks forms of human settlements that will meet the
    requirements of sustainability to enable built environments to function in a
    more constructive way than at present.

    •
    Sustainable Development & Sustainable
    Cities
    • The most commonly cited definition of sustainable development has been drawn
    from the Brundtland report

    • Its broad concern is that actions taken today should not compromise future
    generations

    • Sustainable Urban Development should aim at producing cities that are user
    friendly, and resourceful in energy as well as in its function as a place for living.
    • Smith et al (1998) draw up a list of principles for a sustainable built
    environment which include: Living off environmental ‘interest’
    rather than ‘capital’, not breaching environmental thresholds,
    developing sense of equity and social justice, forming inclusive
    procedures for decision making.
    • Urban Sustainability requires attention to a range of issues at
    multiple scales, from the micro scale of building materials to the
    macro scale of entire metropolitan areas together with the social and
    economic issues that makes the city.
    Key Factors for the Achievement of
    Sustainable Urban Developments
    • Compactness – fighting urban sprawl.
    • Development patterns that result in sprawl are not in the long-term interest of
    cities, small towns, rural communities, and agricultural lands.

    • Sustainable Zoning (which consider mix of uses)


    • The replacement of conventional zoning codes that control land use with those that
    control physical form can benefit growth and developmen
    • Reusing Brownfields
    • The redevelopment of “brownfield” sites enables communities to reuse
    abandoned areas that are often located in urban centres with existing
    infrastructure.

    • Investing in Downtowns
    • Encouraging businesses, non-profits, governments, and cultural
    institutions to locate their offices and other facilities within the urban
    core as opposed to suburban or fringe locations can support sustainable
    urban development.
    • Preservation of Open Spaces
    • Sustainable Landscapes and Buildings
    • Decreasing impervious pavement areas; providing abundant (usable)
    interconnected greenways and open space; implementing sustainable storm
    water techniques; and planting or preserving vegetation will all help
    mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from urban areas.

    • In addition, siting buildings to maximize passive heating / cooling, using


    energy-efficient building technologies, including green or cool roofs can
    help mitigate building emissions.
    • Passive Design
    • The idea of this design is to reduce the demand for energy and to
    provide the best use of energy in sustainable ways through specific
    design measures.
    • This affects urban form through, for example, the orientation of
    buildings and urban densities
    • Sustainable Transport
    • Sustainable cities should have diminishing mobility and the
    negatives of traffic.
    • Promote walking, efficient public transport to as to minimise
    external costs of movement.

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