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Environmental Change Institute

People and Places

13 October 2020 Northern Housing Consortium Dr Brenda Boardman

Learning from fuel poverty

Renting Owning Running costs More income, lower fuel prices Capital expenditure Landlord responsible Grants

Capital expenditure crucial – from others Not the responsibility of the fuel poor

Lesson for travel poverty

No car Car owner Running costs Cheap bus fares ? Capital expenditure Local facilities Electric bikes Get efficient car?

No car and poor = travel less, employment difficult, rely on expensive, infrequent (?) buses Capital expenditure crucial – from others Not the responsibility of the travel poor

Who is travel poor?

England 2018:

• 24% of households with no car
• 50% of households in social housing do not own a car
• 25% of those aged 17+ do not have a driving licence
• 2nd adult in a car-owning household
• Poor rural households travel half the distance of better-off rural

households

• Car-owning poor households = budget under stress

How to make a 15-minute neighbourhood

• Main facilities within 15 mins walk of your home (< 1 mile)
• Facilities, to be defined. Access to
• cash
• hair cut
• mobile library, vet and doctor
• primary school
• buy nails and a newspaper
• buy local food
• sit in a green open space
• Locality and household specific

Support the neighbourhood

• Safe routes to secondary school
• new greenways
• comprehensive school bus services
• On demand community transport options
• pick-me-up
• hospital volunteers
• Deliveries of on-line purchases consolidated (less individual

couriers in diesel vans)

• Excellent broadband for working at home, shopping, zooming

Benefits of 15-minute neighbourhoods

• Stronger sense of community
• More people able to work from home
• Supports local economy, creates some jobs (eg food)
• More money spent in local community, less on travel
• Healthier – less air pollution, more walking
• Less use of cars, less congestion in urban areas
• Climate change
• extra energy costs of working at home
• offset by reduced travel at household level
• and closed offices

Thank you Brenda.Boardman@ouce.ox.ac.uk

hamishmoore66@icloud.com hamishmoore66@icloud.com

Integrating scales and thinking in loops as a means of creating more resilient neighbourhoods

Helen Grimshaw, Senior Consultant Sustainability, URBED Catherine Simmons, Project Manager, Homebaked CLT

Overheating: now and in a warmer climate

Heat disadvantage - average vulnerability and mean summer maximum temperatures in 2050. Source: Climate Just (www.climatejust.org.uk/map) 2019: 892 excess deaths from heatwaves

+ health impacts

Overheating: it’s happening now, in new-build and existing homes ! !

Overheating: design principles

LETI Climate Emergency design guide (west facing): 10 - 15%

vs Geography matters The site matters The type of scheme matters Heat gains and ventilation matter

Retrofitting neighbourhoods

Integrating scales and thinking in loops as a means of creating more resilient neighbourhoods

NHC 13 October 2020 Helen Grimshaw Senior Consultant - Sustainability URBED (Urbanism Environment and Design Ltd) Catherine Simmons Project Manager - Homebaked CLT

Flooding: now and in a changing climate

Carlisle 2015 floods: flood extent (green) and flood warning zone (hatched) Source: Environment Agency flood data

Property damage: average £50,000 per home Displacement& mental health Environmental impact

Flood reinstatement Like for like Resistance

Air brick covers Door and window barriers Flood doors and windows Non-return valves Waterproofing etc…

Resilience

Moving electrical circuits Floor finishes Lime plaster Insulation type Kitchen design and materials Heating appliance locations Easily moved fittings etc…

Opportunities for retrofit and energy efficiency?

Dominant approach

Flood resilience: beyond the building Community level approaches can:

• Improve levels of engagement
• Improve effectiveness of

measures

• Be more pro-active, rather than

reacting to a flood event

• Standardise products/approaches
• Develop street/community level

measures

Bridge Street Close, Cockermouth Willow Park, Carlisle

newground.co.uk/case-studies/bridge-street-close-cockermouth/ newground.co.uk/case-studies/willow-park-carlisle-cumbria- community-flood-scheme/

Flood resilience: beyond the buildings Integrating disciplines Features that deliver multiple benefits

Low energy housing Zero carbon energy (renewables, storage, flexibility) Zero carbon homes + health & wellbeing, resilience, adaptation to a changing climate, biodiversity

Homebaked CLT

Participatory design can drive better

• utcomes!

http://homebaked.org.uk/community_land_trust www.urbed.coop

Thank you

Spatial planning - regional scale Towns and cities Neighbourhoods Streets and buildings

Spatial planning - regional scale Towns and cities Neighbourhoods Streets and buildings

Post-occupancy and Building Performance Evaluation

Homes and Neighbourhoods Design Guide

Stephen Broadbent, Planning Officer (Urban Design), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

BRADFORD

Bradford’s Location

The 5th

th largest urban

local authority in England A very diverse district (population, culture, landscapes, settlements, prosperity…) Some key challenges:

• Health (including child health)
• Aging population
• Air quality
• Inequality
• Climate change

An example of a great neighbourhood

Connected network of streets High street with local shops, cafes, bars etc Local facilities (e.g. health centre, schools, community buildings) Train station and bus services Parks, playgrounds, sports clubs Access to nature and the countryside Employment opportunities Variety of housing (type, size, tenure) Distinctive character / sense

• f place

Examples of recent housing development

Examples of recent housing development

Some Challenges

• Development viability in parts of the district
• Local authority budgets (e.g. for maintenance)
• Accommodating the car
• Design skills
• Provision of neighbourhood facilities & public transport
• Covid-19 (the home & neighbourhood as a workplace?)