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Green Urbanism Science of Sustainable Design October 7, 2010

Green Urbanism Science of Sustainable Design October 7, 2010. Goals • Understand principles of green urbanism • Become familiar with urban design history of the U.S. • Understand how sustainable design principles can be applied in the urban environment

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Green Urbanism Science of Sustainable Design October 7, 2010

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  1. Green Urbanism Science of Sustainable Design October 7, 2010

  2. Goals • Understand principles of green urbanism •Become familiar with urban design history of the U.S. •Understand how sustainable design principles can be applied in the urban environment • Understand the impacts of green urbanist projects on the carbon cycle, water cycle, etc.

  3. Green Urbanism Principles • Apply green building principles, processes, and technologies at the neighborhood scale. •Make connections betweenbuildings, infrastructure, and natural systems. • Retrofitexisting urban areas to accommodate green buildings and infrastructure. • Build catalytic projects.

  4. Acros Fukuoaka, Japan green building

  5. Acros Fukuoaka, Japan green building

  6. Green Alleys green building • Water is allowed to enter the soil through the pavement, which consists of permeable concrete or porous asphalt • The water, filtered through stone beds under the permeable surface layer, recharges the underground water table • Water does not end up as polluted runoff in rivers and streams • The cost of construction is offset by what it would have paid for maintenance and sewer improvements for the old ones

  7. Permeable Pavers green building

  8. Permeable Concrete green building

  9. Permeable Concrete green building

  10. Grasscrete green building

  11. Chicago’s Alleys green building • 2,000 miles of small service streets- the paved equivalent of five midsize airports • Prone to flooding • Need to be resurfaced periodically

  12. Emerald Necklace, Boston linkages

  13. Emerald Necklace, Boston linkages • Many sites were connected through a system of green infrastructure • Accessibility by all classes of citizens by all means of transportation • Entire system designed to filter and absorb stormwater • Led to economic development of the surrounding areas

  14. Railways, Europe linkages

  15. Rinstrasse, Vienna linkages

  16. Gas Works Park, Seattle retrofit

  17. Gas Works Park, Seattle retrofit

  18. Urban Agriculture, Detroit retrofit

  19. Urban Agriculture, Detroit retrofit

  20. Urban Agriculture, Detroit retrofit

  21. Green Lanes, New York retrofit

  22. IBA Emscher Park, Germany catalysts • Former German center for industry and production • Emscher River had been channelized and used for the transport of industrial and human waste

  23. IBA Emscher Park, Germany catalysts • Restoration of the river • Creation of seven green corridors to link prominent redevelopment projects • Corridors parallel historical development of the region • “Buffer zone” between the parks acts as riverside recreation space Visible evidence of ecological process stands as a symbol of the improvement of the region

  24. Duisburg-Nord Park, Germany catalysts • Attention to how people can interface with remediation • Creative recreational opportunities • Spaces between building used for new uses

  25. Hudson River Park, New York catalysts

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