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Planning for sustainable places

Explore the significance of well-designed places in driving economic growth amid global changes and challenges. Discover key principles and examples for creating sustainable communities at the sub-regional level.

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Planning for sustainable places

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  1. Planning for sustainable places West of England Partnership Conference ‘Meeting the challenges, Achieving our ambitions’ Paul Lavelle 27 November 2009

  2. Planning for sustainable places • What are the attributes of a good place? • Why should plan for this at the sub-regional scale? • Example: Cambridge Futures SITE CITY/TOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD REGION SUB-REGION NATION

  3. … people want ‘place’ Valuing sustainable urbanism(Savills research for Prince’s Foundation)

  4. Places that are connected, overlapping and distinctive command greater value(economic, social, environmental) Regression Plot

  5. Broad purpose Maximise opportunity for exchange Maximise choice Overarching values  Equal opportunities / social justice Cultural identity/diversity Environmental sustainability Economic prosperity Principles of a ‘good place’ well-made decently-proportioned easy to walk around gardens, parks and squares adaptable Quality of life

  6. Placemaking ‘Place’ is becoming more important as a driver of economic growth and prosperity. As technology and other changes enable labour, capital and information to move between countries with increasing ease, the particular characteristics of places, and their flexibility to respond to economic trends, become even more crucial to economic prosperity and resilience. Local Government White Paper

  7. Drivers of changePopulation and household growth

  8. Cities consume 75% of all resources and produce 75% of all waste 96 months till we reach a tipping point on climate change We have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, and 50% are related to the built environment The International Energy Agency predicts an oil crunch as soon as 2012 Drivers of changeAdapting places to environmental change

  9. Drivers of changeHealth and well-being sustainable transport green infrastructure accessible and efficient services therapeutic environments adaptable accommodation ...quality of place

  10. functional urban areas increasing in size disintegration of employment and residential locations high mobility increase in dual career households Drivers of change:The way the economy works Source: Hall P and Pain K (2006) The Polycentric Metropolis no. of travel to work areas TTW areas year 642 1981 3081991 Source: RTPI (2006) Uniting Britain • increasing emphasis on place • people + firms + physical environment • effects of globalisation and the move towards knowledge economies 10

  11. A placemaking approach at the sub-regional scale A process of creating and managing socially, environmentally and economically successful places by... working across sectors including housing, health, transport, employment and education, to... achieve well planned, well designed and well managed cities, towns and neighbourhoods.

  12. Understanding the components of place and the role of spatial planning • a clear and engaging ‘story of change’ • an urban design/spatial framework for delivery of strategic objectives / projects • drawing on strategic themes • a way to resolve issues around sub-regional working within the planning system 12

  13. Drawing on examples from the UK and beyond • New generation policy model / Statutory / Top-down Montpellier SCOT Strategic urban design: Introduction

  14. Integration model / Non-statutory to statutory / Bottom-up and top-down Example – predictive analysis model:Cambridge Futures 14

  15. Cambridge Futures 15

  16. Cambridge Futures 16

  17. Cambridge: Alternative Futures 17

  18. Cambridgeshire Quality Charter Community Places where people live out of choice... Connectivity ...with easy access for all to jobs and services Climate Places that anticipate climate change in ways that advance the desirability of development Character Places with distinctive neighbourhoods... 18

  19. Lessons from CambridgeshireUsing design in planning: generating positive options • Facilitating decision making and aligning interests among many stakeholders and communities • Modelling and testing options – eg. exploring options for urban extensions informally, outside the planning system • Giving confidence to challenge assumptions 19

  20. Thank you Paul Lavelle plavelle@cabe.org.uk www.cabe.org.uk

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