Brian D. Lee, Ph.D. Department of Landscape Architecture

1. Viva! Vancouver: A Global Sustainable City Brian D. Lee, Ph.D. Department of Landscape Architecture College of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky

2. The Inspiration Shifting Population • Rural to Urban Population Shift • 2008 - 50%+ Human population lived in urban area • 2030 - 60% of people will live in urban centers • Professionals to design quality urban environments Sustainability • Global Ecological Overshoot • High quality of life recognition • Vancouver examples in existing courses • 2020 – 10 Goal Greenest City Action Plan North Vancouver Source: Brian D. Lee Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada Source: Brian D. Lee Comparisons and Contrasts • Courses’ Major Pedagogical Approach • Lexington (~300K) to Vancouver (~600K) • UK (~29K) to University of British Columbia (~57K) Vancouver Convention Center Source: Brian D. Lee

3. The Conceptual Focus Global – Regional – City – Campus - Personal • Systems Thinking across Geographic and Temporal Scales • Ecological • Cultural/Social • Economic Sustainability • What is it? • What does it look like? • What does it feel like? • What is it like to live in the mindset? • How might you know when you have it? • Or on Target? • How to you plan for it? • How do you design for it? 2010 Olympic Cauldron Source: Brian D. Lee First Nations – Big House Source: Brian D. Lee Pacific Spirit Park – UBC Campus. Source: Brian D. Lee UBC Campus Promotional Poster. Source: Brian D. Lee

4. The Course Details Summer I - 2014 • May 12-15 – Lexington • May 15-June 3 – Vancouver (19 Days) • Live on UBC Campus • Only Public Transport, Bicycle, and Walking • Credits = 3 • Enrollment Expected = 15 • UK Majors = All • Resident Student Budget = ~$3,500 Total University of British Columbia Campus Source: Brian D. Lee Point Atkinson Lighthouse Source: Brian D. Lee Living Accommodations Source: Brian D. Lee

5. The Destination Highlights • UBC Museum of Anthropology • UBC Botanical Garden • Beaty Biodiversity Museum • Nitobe Memorial Garden • Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden and Park • VanDusen Botanical Garden • Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine • Others Nitobe Memorial Garden Source: Brian D. Lee Blue Whale Skeleton Source: Brian D. Lee Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects Source: Brian D. Lee Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Source: Brian D. Lee UBC Botanical Garden – Canopy Walk Source: Brian D. Lee

6. The Learning through Service Partners “Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” (National Service-Learning Clearinghouse - www.servicelearning.org) Green Forests Work • Lexington based nonprofit • Re-establish forests on reclaimed coal mines in Appalachia • 1, 017,337 Trees Planted • Plane Flight Carbon Offset • Personal Carbon Debt – Plant Trees (~11 Acres – 5 Years) Stanley Park Ecology Society • Vancouver based nonprofit • Urban Park – Education, Research, Conservation • Current Challenges Seminar • Participate in ecological restoration project

7. The Professional Development • Office Visits/Site Tours with firms • Bicycle Tour with Vancouver Bike Share Program designers • UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) • UK Sustainability Office • Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine • LEED, SITES, Living Building Challenge • The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education – STARS • Vancouver Convention Center Nitobe Memorial Garden Source: Brian D. Lee Blue Whale Skeleton Source: Brian D. Lee Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects Source: Brian D. Lee Designed by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Source: Brian D. Lee Vancouver Convention Center Source: Brian D. Lee UBC Botanical Garden – Canopy Walk Source: Brian D. Lee

8. The Projected Costs Undergraduate Resident Non-Resident $50 $50 UK EA Application Fee $100 $100 UK EA Administrative Fee $844 $1305 UK Sponsored Program Fee & ISP 599 Tuition $994 $1,455 Expenses billed to UK Student Account $750 Airfare + Luggage Fee $100 Local Transportation $60 Entry Fees & Field Trips $597 Canada Lodging (Single room $33/night + tax) $135 Passport (No Visa Required) $850 Meals ($50/day for 17 days) $2,592 Expenses not billed to UK Student Account $3,486 $3,947 Projected Costs Based on 10 Students No Financial Aid Assumed No Departmental Support Included Here Remember we have a four days in Lexington for course activities before we depart for Vancouver.

9. The Conclusion • May-June, 2014 • Open to students in good standing • 15 Student Capacity • Resident Student Budget = ~$3,500 Total • All of my expenses covered by other funding • Transformative learning opportunity provided • Focused on toughest design problems Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden and Park Source: Brian D. Lee Thank You! Vancouver, Canada Source: Brian D. Lee Rice Lake – Lower Seymour Watershed Source: Brian D. Lee

10. Viva! Vancouver: A Global Sustainable City Brian D. Lee, Ph.D. Department of Landscape Architecture College of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky