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Energizing Sustainable Cities: Energizing Sustainable Cities: The Power of Planning & Design The Power of Planning & Design N N E E C C S S C C Presented by Doug Newman Presented by Doug Newman National Energy Center for

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Energizing Sustainable Cities: Energizing Sustainable Cities: The Power of Planning & Design The Power of Planning & Design

Presented by Doug Newman Presented by Doug Newman National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA

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N N E E C C S S C C

National Energy Center National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities for Sustainable Communities

  • Mission:

Mission:

The pursuit of research, demonstration & capacity The pursuit of research, demonstration & capacity-

  • building initiatives

building initiatives that enable development professionals to build sustainable commu that enable development professionals to build sustainable communities nities

  • Founding Entities:

Founding Entities:

U.S. Department of Energy; City of Chula Vista, California; U.S. Department of Energy; City of Chula Vista, California; San Diego State University; & the Gas Technology Institute San Diego State University; & the Gas Technology Institute

  • Research Focus:

Research Focus:

– – Technology optimization & integration Technology optimization & integration – – Community planning & public policy Community planning & public policy – – Economic, market & behavioral studies Economic, market & behavioral studies

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Presentation Content Presentation Content

International Competition for International Competition for Sustainable Urban System Design Sustainable Urban System Design Challenges to & Solutions for Challenges to & Solutions for Urban Sustainability Urban Sustainability U.S. U.S.-

  • Mexico Design Entry

Mexico Design Entry & Follow & Follow-

  • On Initiatives

On Initiatives

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International Competition for International Competition for Sustainable Urban System Design Sustainable Urban System Design

Generate new approaches to Generate new approaches to urban design & development to accommodate urban design & development to accommodate future economic growth & social progress future economic growth & social progress without degrading the local or global environment without degrading the local or global environment

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IC IC-

  • SUSD Expectations

SUSD Expectations

  • A design for an existing city that by 2103, would result in the

A design for an existing city that by 2103, would result in the sustainable sustainable use of all resources & the practical elimination of global green use of all resources & the practical elimination of global greenhouse gases house gases

  • Description of a

Description of a “ “Total Energy System Total Energy System” ”, in which all aspects of production, , in which all aspects of production, consumption and waste disposition are environmentally compatible consumption and waste disposition are environmentally compatible

  • A roadmap defining the institutional, economic, technological

A roadmap defining the institutional, economic, technological and social developments necessary to reach sustainability by 210 and social developments necessary to reach sustainability by 2103 3

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IC IC-

  • SUSD Competitors

SUSD Competitors

  • Argentina

Argentina

  • Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

  • Canada

Canada

  • Vancouver

Vancouver

  • China

China

  • Changshu

Changshu

  • Germany

Germany

  • Berlin

Berlin

  • India

India

  • Goa

Goa

  • Japan #1

Japan #1

  • Tokyo

Tokyo

  • Japan #2

Japan #2

  • Mishima

Mishima

  • Russia

Russia

  • Vologda

Vologda

  • United States

United States

  • San Diego

San Diego

  • Mexico

Mexico

  • Tijuana

Tijuana

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IC IC-

  • SUSD Jury & Expertise

SUSD Jury & Expertise

  • Dr. Shigeru Ito, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr. Shigeru Ito, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan

– – Urban Planning Urban Planning

  • Dr. Ismail Serageldin, World Bank & Curator, Alexandria Museum,
  • Dr. Ismail Serageldin, World Bank & Curator, Alexandria Museum, Egypt

Egypt

– – Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

  • Dr. Ernst U. von Weizsacker, Member of the German Parliament,
  • Dr. Ernst U. von Weizsacker, Member of the German Parliament,

Germany Germany

– – Global Environment Global Environment

  • Dr. Stephen Graham, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Stephen Graham, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

– – Information Technology Information Technology

  • Mr. Casio Taniguchi, Mayor Curitiba City, Brazil
  • Mr. Casio Taniguchi, Mayor Curitiba City, Brazil

– – City Management City Management

  • Ms. Haikyung Shin, Correspondent, Joong
  • Ms. Haikyung Shin, Correspondent, Joong-
  • Ang Ilbo, Korea

Ang Ilbo, Korea

– – Culture & Lifestyle Culture & Lifestyle

  • Mr. Gary Neale, Chairman, President, CEO, Nisource, Inc., United
  • Mr. Gary Neale, Chairman, President, CEO, Nisource, Inc., United States

States

– – Energy Energy

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Common Challenges Common Challenges

  • Urban Sprawl

Urban Sprawl

  • Energy Consumption Impacts

Energy Consumption Impacts

  • Material Resource Depletion

Material Resource Depletion

  • Transportation Congestion

Transportation Congestion & Air Quality Impacts & Air Quality Impacts

  • Water Quality Degradation

Water Quality Degradation

  • Affordable Housing Scarcity

Affordable Housing Scarcity

  • Government Fragmentation

Government Fragmentation

  • Marketplace Dysfunction

Marketplace Dysfunction

  • Public Ignorance

Public Ignorance

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  • Environmentally insensitive development

Environmentally insensitive development practices and uncontrolled/unregulated practices and uncontrolled/unregulated growth that consume prime agricultural, growth that consume prime agricultural, forests and wetlands, stress natural resources forests and wetlands, stress natural resources & threaten biodiversity & threaten biodiversity

Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl

Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Urban containment or growth boundaries

Urban containment or growth boundaries

  • Mixed

Mixed-

  • use, transit oriented development

use, transit oriented development & optimization of existing urban footprint & optimization of existing urban footprint

  • Concentration of growth in self

Concentration of growth in self-

  • sufficient

sufficient urban cells/clusters or villages urban cells/clusters or villages

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Japanese Team Japanese Team -

  • Cellular Dynamic

Cellular Dynamic

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Energy Consumption Impacts Energy Consumption Impacts

Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Over

Over-

  • reliance on fossil fuels & associated

reliance on fossil fuels & associated local & global environmental degradation local & global environmental degradation

  • Lack of public awareness & concern

Lack of public awareness & concern for energy efficiency & conservation for energy efficiency & conservation

  • Renewables (solar, wind, hydro., biogas,

Renewables (solar, wind, hydro., biogas, geothermal, waste geothermal, waste-

  • energy systems, etc.)

energy systems, etc.)

  • Net

Net-

  • zero energy buildings, combined cooling

zero energy buildings, combined cooling-

  • heat

heat-

  • power systems & distributed generation

power systems & distributed generation

  • Community

Community-

  • based resources management

based resources management

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U.S. Team U.S. Team – – Resource Management Center Resource Management Center

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Material Resource Depletion Material Resource Depletion

Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Growing solid waste disposal dilemma

Growing solid waste disposal dilemma

  • Single

Single-

  • purpose use of materials

purpose use of materials in transportation, buildings & commodities in transportation, buildings & commodities

  • High embedded energy cost of materials

High embedded energy cost of materials

  • Waste minimization via

Waste minimization via “ “Cradle Cradle-

  • to

to-

  • Cradle

Cradle” ” design, manufacturing & commodity leasing design, manufacturing & commodity leasing

  • Adaptive reuse of existing structures

Adaptive reuse of existing structures using green building guidelines & controls using green building guidelines & controls

  • Utilization of alternative recyclable materials

Utilization of alternative recyclable materials

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Canadian Team Canadian Team -

  • Material Resource Scheme

Material Resource Scheme

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Transportation Congestion & Air Quality Transportation Congestion & Air Quality

Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Congestion across the metropolitan region,

Congestion across the metropolitan region, particularly along city particularly along city-

  • suburban thoroughfares

suburban thoroughfares

  • Air emissions (ground

Air emissions (ground-

  • level ozone) & noise

level ozone) & noise

  • Limited availability of appealing public transit

Limited availability of appealing public transit

  • Efficient transit & transit

Efficient transit & transit-

  • oriented development
  • riented development
  • Surface light rail, trolley, flexi

Surface light rail, trolley, flexi-

  • bus and mono

bus and mono-

  • rail

rail

  • Alternative fuels & propulsion systems

Alternative fuels & propulsion systems (compressed & liquid natural gas, ethanol, (compressed & liquid natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells & electric motor engines) hydrogen fuel cells & electric motor engines)

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Russian Team Russian Team -

  • Sibstream/TOD Scheme

Sibstream/TOD Scheme Indian Team Indian Team’ ’s s Smart Material Transport System Smart Material Transport System

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N N E E C C S S C C Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Inadequate drinking water supplies

Inadequate drinking water supplies

  • Urban & agricultural non

Urban & agricultural non-

  • point source

point source pollution & wetlands losses pollution & wetlands losses

  • Inadequate control of municipal effluents

Inadequate control of municipal effluents

  • Comprehensive watershed protection

Comprehensive watershed protection controls & stewardship programs controls & stewardship programs

  • Natural wastewater filtration utilizing

Natural wastewater filtration utilizing wetlands & sanitary solids recycling wetlands & sanitary solids recycling

  • Water reclamation and reuse

Water reclamation and reuse

Water Quality Degradation Water Quality Degradation

MWD 84% Surface Water 11% Groundwater 3% Recycling 2%

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Chinese Team Chinese Team -

  • WEI System

WEI System Indian Team Indian Team -

  • Residential WQM System

Residential WQM System

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N N E E C C S S C C Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Cost of home ownership &

Cost of home ownership & “ “fuel poverty fuel poverty” ”

  • Substandard housing w/ inadequate sanitation

Substandard housing w/ inadequate sanitation

  • Adaptive reuse of the existing

Adaptive reuse of the existing building stock to satisfy demand building stock to satisfy demand

  • Building energy efficiency a priority

Building energy efficiency a priority

  • Targeted mortgage qualification

Targeted mortgage qualification programs for reconstructed housing projects programs for reconstructed housing projects

Affordable Housing Scarcity Affordable Housing Scarcity

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U.S. Team U.S. Team Sustainable Single Family Residence Sustainable Single Family Residence

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N N E E C C S S C C Challenge Challenge

  • No existing institutional arrangements

No existing institutional arrangements for ecosystem for ecosystem-

  • wide sustainable development

wide sustainable development

  • Lack of local control over local issues

Lack of local control over local issues

  • Regional form of governance for

Regional form of governance for regional resources and functions regional resources and functions

  • Region

Region-

  • wide resources management

wide resources management & development strategy & development strategy

  • Neighborhood/village management councils

Neighborhood/village management councils & local autonomy to reach regional goals & local autonomy to reach regional goals

Government Fragmentation Government Fragmentation

Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

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All Team All Team’ ’s Propose a Regional/ s Propose a Regional/ Eco Eco-

  • Systems Approach to Community

Systems Approach to Community Governance & Development Governance & Development

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N N E E C C S S C C Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Cost of environmental & social externalities

Cost of environmental & social externalities excluded from commodity pricing & markets excluded from commodity pricing & markets

  • Government subsidies for unsustainable

Government subsidies for unsustainable practices continue practices continue

  • Integration of an ecological footprint

Integration of an ecological footprint approach to urban design & development approach to urban design & development

  • Introduction of full

Introduction of full-

  • cost accounting &

cost accounting & pricing within commercial market segments pricing within commercial market segments

  • Consumer education & empowerment

Consumer education & empowerment initiatives to build sustainable markets initiatives to build sustainable markets

Marketplace Dysfunction Marketplace Dysfunction

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N N E E C C S S C C Challenge Challenge Potential Solutions Potential Solutions

  • Most individuals are simply unaware of the

Most individuals are simply unaware of the impact their lifestyle choices have on the impact their lifestyle choices have on the sustainability of local and global resources sustainability of local and global resources

  • Belief that science & technology

Belief that science & technology will save the day, no matter the hour will save the day, no matter the hour

Public Ignorance Public Ignorance

  • Awareness building & educational initiatives

Awareness building & educational initiatives

  • Product sustainability certification & labeling

Product sustainability certification & labeling

  • Citizen engagement in resources management

Citizen engagement in resources management

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N N E E C C S S C C

U.S. Design Entry

18 - Minute DVD Presentation

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N N E E C C S S C C

… …Accept Responsibility for Creating More Accept Responsibility for Creating More Sustainable Communities Sustainable Communities

Promote Their Integration in Community Development Projects, Wor Promote Their Integration in Community Development Projects, Worldwide! ldwide! Develop Cleaner Energy Technologies & Efficient Distribution Sys Develop Cleaner Energy Technologies & Efficient Distribution Systems tems Consider Energy Impacts Across All Community End Consider Energy Impacts Across All Community End-

  • Uses

Uses

Jury Jury’ ’s Challenge to the Global Energy Industry s Challenge to the Global Energy Industry… …

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Global Energy Network Global Energy Network for Sustainable Communities for Sustainable Communities

Network of Energy Technology, Public Policy Network of Energy Technology, Public Policy & Urban Development Research Institutions Collaborating to & Urban Development Research Institutions Collaborating to Advance Energy Advance Energy-

  • & Resource

& Resource-

  • Efficient Community Development

Efficient Community Development

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Global Energy Network Global Energy Network for Sustainable Communities for Sustainable Communities

Yellow = Existing Affiliates Red = Emerging Affiliates

  • Existing affiliates in Australia,

Existing affiliates in Australia, China, Israel & the United States China, Israel & the United States

  • Emerging affiliates in Denmark,

Emerging affiliates in Denmark, Japan, Mexico & United Kingdom Japan, Mexico & United Kingdom

  • NECSC serves as the secretariat (www.globalenergynetwork.or

NECSC serves as the secretariat (www.globalenergynetwork.org) g) (www.necsc.us) (www.necsc.us)

  • Information exchanges

Information exchanges

  • Collaborative research

Collaborative research

  • Education & training

Education & training

  • Community exchanges

Community exchanges

  • Demonstration projects

Demonstration projects

  • Financial intermediation

Financial intermediation

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Dedicated NECSC / GEN Facility Dedicated NECSC / GEN Facility

  • A 5

A 5-

  • acre site at the center of

acre site at the center of a new 6,000 a new 6,000-

  • acre green community

acre green community development for 70,000 residents development for 70,000 residents in Chula Vista, California in Chula Vista, California

  • Site located within a shared

Site located within a shared university & research university & research campus & adjacent to a campus & adjacent to a regional technology park regional technology park

  • To include a 45,000 sq. ft.

To include a 45,000 sq. ft. facility for technology, facility for technology, planning & policy planning & policy research with training research with training & conference space & conference space

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For More Information Contact: For More Information Contact: Doug Newman, Director Doug Newman, Director National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities 619 619-

  • 476

476-

  • 5323

5323 doug.newman@necsc.us doug.newman@necsc.us www.necsc.us www.necsc.us The NECSC is the U.S. Affiliate to the The NECSC is the U.S. Affiliate to the Global Energy Network for Sustainable Communities Global Energy Network for Sustainable Communities www.globalenergynetwork.org www.globalenergynetwork.org

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