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Sustaining Places

Sustaining Places. Bruce A. Knight FAICP President American Planning Association. Our Mission:.

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Sustaining Places

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  1. Sustaining Places Bruce A. Knight FAICP President American Planning Association

  2. Our Mission: The American Planning Association provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, and providing the tools and support necessary to effect positive change.

  3. Climate Change and Sustainability

  4. Climate Change and Sustainability Delta Urbanism – Living in Wet Environments, multi-part initiative Planning Climate Change Issue August/September 2007 Dutch Dialogues Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change April 2008

  5. Climate Change and Sustainability EPA 430-R-10-007 April 2010 www.epa.gov/climatechange/indicators.html

  6. Worldwide Focus AquaTerra: Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th World Water Forum: Istanbul, Turkey APA International Symposium: New Orleans, USA

  7. What Can Planners Add? Comprehensive viewpoints Prioritizing people: safety and livability Commitment to equity and inclusive planning processes Long range thinking: development with planning Vision and Leadership

  8. APA’s Sustaining Places Initiative

  9. Examining how sustainability can be incorporated into Comprehensive Plans Sustaining Places Task Force

  10. 1. Introduction to “Sustaining Places”   • Sustainability in Cities and Regions • The Comprehensive Plan • Sustaining Places with the Comprehensive Plan • Sustaining the Plan (Implementation) • 6. Best Practices – Planning for Sustaining Places • 7. Conclusions and Recommendations Sustaining Places Task Force – Draft Report Outline

  11. Includes a wide range of activities : • Rebuilding America • National Centers for Planning • Supertopic • Federal Policy and Program Briefing • Conference Track • Magazine Issue • Blog and Social Media • Sustaining Places Task Force on the Comprehensive Plan Sustaining Places Initiative Sustaining Places Day APA Federal Policy & Program Briefing Washington, D.C. • September 26-28, 2010

  12. APA National Infrastructure Investment Task Force

  13. REBUILDING AMERICA 10 Key Recommendations Create a New National Vision Reconnect Planning & Infrastructure Investment Recognize the connection between land use patterns and the sustainability of infrastructure Promote a Regional Framework for Strategic Investment in Infrastructure Take a Life Cycle Approach and promote research to better understand

  14. REBUILDING AMERICA 10 Key Recommendations Encourage Integrated Planning & Coordinated Investment Planners lead a collaboration across disciplines. Create a ‘Place Based’ and ‘Place Making’ Focus in Investment and Policy Focus Sustainability in Comprehensive Planning Provide New Training, Capacity Building, and Education for Decision-Makers

  15. REBUILDING AMERICA Next Steps: • Engagement of Rebuilding America with other Design Professions • Policy Advocacy • Recommendations in APA’s Sustaining Places Initiative • More information on the Rebuilding America National Infrastructure Task Force Initiative is available on the APA website: • www.planning.org/policy/infrastructure

  16. APA National Centers for Planning: Hazards Planning Research Center Green Communities Research Center Planningand Community Health Research Center

  17. Green Communities Research Center • Priority Issues • Reducing the impact of development on the natural environment • Improving environmental quality for residents

  18. Green Communities Research Center Topics • Sustainable design and green building • Climate change, clean energy, and energy efficiency • Urban parks, greenways, and urban forestry • Wetlands, source water protection, and watershed management • Habitat protection and biodiversity • Riparian corridors and natural stormwater systems

  19. Green Communities Research Center Current Projects • Strategies for Wind Energy Implementation • Wildlife Habitat Protection

  20. Project: Planning for a New Energy and Climate Future • In partnership with the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) • Project Information • Database • Call for Case Studies • Report • Resources • Climate Change Reader

  21. Planners Energy and Climate Change Database

  22. APA Energy and Climate Change Resources • Energy and Climate Resources: • APA Policy Guide on Climate Change (pdf) • APA Policy Guide on Energy • Planning Advisory Service (PAS): • QuickNotes 13: Climate Change and Energy (pdf) • Essential Info Packet 18: Planning and Zoning for Renewable Energy (pdf) • PAS Memo - January/February 2009: Integrating Energy and Climate into Planning • PAS Memo - March/April 2006: The Role of Planning in the New Energy Era

  23. Climate Change Reader - Online

  24. Six Cautions on Sustainability

  25. Beware of fads and embed sustainability in basic practices. 

  26. What’s our evidence base?   

  27. Do we have shared values? 

  28. Garbage in, garbage Out.

  29. Are our solutions scaled to the magnitude of the problem?  http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi

  30. Vested interests.  

  31. Conclusion… • It is time for Planners to step up and lead in this movement. • We need to hone our leadership skills • We need to reinvent our plans to meet the demands of new challenges • Planners should act to establish collaborative efforts among all the design professions • APA is a key link to making this happen

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