Title: Achieving Sustainability in Niagara: An Evolution
1Achieving Sustainability in Niagara An Evolution
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- Patrick Robson
- Director of Community Integration
- Niagara Region
- April 17, 2007
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- Traveler, there is no path. Paths are made by
walking. - Antonio MachadoSpanish Poet
- Aspirations for importance or significance are
the illusions of the ignorant. All our hopes are
minor, except to us but some things matter
because we choose to make them matter. What
might make a difference to us, I think, is
whether in our tiny roles, in our brief time, we
inhabit life gently and add more beauty than
ugliness. - Interview with James G. March, Harvard Business
Review, Oct. 2006.
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- Strong communities, a clean and healthy
environment and a strong economy are inextricably
linked. Long-term prosperity, environmental
health and social well-being should take
precedence over short-term considerations. PPS
2006
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4Thinking in the Long-term Smarter Niagara
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- Refocusing on Planning Policy
- Linking Infrastructure to Land Use
- Reclaiming Urban Areas
- Protecting Sensitive Resources
- Inspiring Innovation
- Engaging Citizens in Planning
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5Reclaiming Urban Areas
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- Brown/greyfield Redevelopment
- Infill / Intensification
- Offering Incentives Smarter Niagara
- Locating Public Uses Downtown
- Compact Development
- Mixed Use Development
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6Protecting Sensitive Resources
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- Agricultural Land for Agriculture (Ag. Action
Plan) - Water Quantity and Quality (NWQPS and Childrens
Water Festival) - Buffering Environmental Features
- Conserving Heritage Resources
- Alternative Energy Sources - Wind
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7Inspiring Innovation
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- Building Techniques - Green Roof
- Recycling
- Energy Efficiencies - LEEDs
- Mixed Use Facilities / Areas
- Good Urban Design
- Culturally-sensitive design (e.g. Soroti, Uganda)
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8From Smart Growth to Integrated Community
Sustainability
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- Using the Melbourne Principles
- UN-endorsed, based on Cities as Sustainable
Ecosystems (CASE) concept flowing from
Johannesburg - Niagara as one of several pilots
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Melbourne Principles
Principle 1 Provide a long-term vision for
cities based on sustainability
intergenerational, social, economic and political
equity and their individuality. Principle 2
Achieve long-term economic and social
security. Principle 3 Recognize the intrinsic
value of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and
protect and restore them. Principle 4 Enable
communities to minimize their ecological
footprint.
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Principle 5 Build on the characteristics of
ecosystems in the development and nurturing of
healthy and sustainable cities. Principle 6
Recognize and build on the distinctive
characteristics of cities, including their human
and cultural values, history and natural
systems. Principle 7 Empower people and foster
participation. Principle 8 Expand and enable
co-operative networks to work towards a common
sustainable future. Principle 9 Promote
sustainable production and consumption, through
the appropriate use of environmentally sound
technologies and effective demand
management. Principle 10 Enable continual
improvement, based on accountability,
transparency and good governance.
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11Thinking in the Long-term Integrated Community
Sustainability Planning
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- Integrate 1. to combine or form into a
whole 2. to bring or come into equal membership
of a community - The term itself is agreeable to most so what is
holding us back? - It is not a concept its a verb
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12Thinking in the Long-term Integrated Community
Sustainability Planning
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- Community can defy definition or agreement on
who/whats in out - No community is easier to govern than the one
that rejects the very Concept of community
Stephen King - How many different communities of interest are
there to engage in your ICSP process?
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13Thinking in the Long-term Integrated Community
Sustainability Planning
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- Sustainability derived from sustain v. 1.
to support. 2. to keep alive. 3. to keep (a sound
or effort, etc.) going continuously (ital added) - Various definitions from predictable financial
capacity, to social equity to First Nations
Seven Generations
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14Thinking in the Long-term Integrated Community
Sustainability Planning
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- Planning n. making plans, especially with
reference to the controlled design of buildings
and the development of land - Traditional land use policy regulation vs. a
broader application - When we have the Plan are we there? How will we
know?
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15Research Be Creative!
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- Networks PLUS, FCM, LivCom, smart growth (US
and Can.), Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Cities, etc. - Best Practices and Best Failures!
- Scholastic Vancouver Urban Observatory, UBs
Regional Institute and proposed Niagara
Observatory
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16Linking Infrastructure to Land Use
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- Size and Location Meet Needs
- Context Sensitive Design
- Transit Efficient Densities
- Providing for Pedestrians, Cyclists and Transit
(e.g. Greater Niagara Circle Route and Stuttgart
Daimler-Chrysler)
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17Engaging Citizens in Planning
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- Annual Summit events
- Facilitated exploration (e.g. 1812-2012)
- Workshops Charettes (Honolulu, HI -TV and
arena Nieuwlande Council, Netherlands local
tavern Castle Cove, Ireland community suppers)
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18Engaging Citizens in Planning, contd
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- Citizen-centred Governance (e.g. SNSC, Culture
Committee Niagara Neighbors Building
Neighborhoods Rochester, NY) - E-democracy opportunities Websites and
Visualization/3-D applications - Contests and Competitions!
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19The Community Must Own It!
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- when Dialogue is done skillfully, the results
can be extraordinary long-standing stereotypes
dissolved, mistrust overcome, mutual
understanding achieved, visions shaped and
grounded in shared purpose, people aligned on
objectives and strategies, new common ground
discovered, new perspective and insights gained,
new levels of creativity stimulated, and bonds of
community strengthened. - Daniel Yankelovich, The Magic of Dialogue
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