Spatial Planning and Climate Change

Wilson, Elizabeth; Piper, Jake

doi:10.4324/9780203846537

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“…An underlying reason to 'future-proof' buildings is that design choices cannot be easily revised and that the cost of inaction significantly outweighs the cost of timely action [14][15]. Futures thinking should be systematically integrated into the early planning and design stages, thus avoiding social, economic, and environmental costs associated with modifying settlements once they have been built.…”

Section: The Need For Futures Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Future-Proofed Design for Sustainable Urban Settlements: Integrating Futures Thinking into the Energy Performance of Housing Developments

Georgiadou

Hacking

2011

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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This paper investigates sustainable building and low energy housing at a neighbourhood or city district scale. In particular, it examines how futures thinking on the energy performance can be integrated into the selection of building components, materials and low or zero carbon technologies. A multiple case study is undertaken in European housing developments that represent sustainable communities of 'best practice'. A literature review on the need for long-term thinking in the built environment research is followed by the definition of 'future-proofed design' and its application to the energy performance of housing developments. The extent to which building strategies in selected urban settlements have been 'future-proofed' is assessed. The analysis of the case studies includes a set of identified trends and drivers affecting the energy performance of buildings by 2050. The building strategies that explicitly accommodate these future aspects in these projects are also examined. Results suggest that the vast majority of building decisions focus predominantly on cost-effective solutions, such as energy efficiency measures. The use of renewable energy technologies, low embodied energy components, and new methods of construction relate to a demonstration project or any specific regulatory requirements. It is shown that 'best practices' accommodate predictable trends and drivers rather than exploring a wider spectrum of plausible futures. This reveals the tendency to neglect long-term thinking due to the complexity of dealing with uncertainty and the short-term mindset of the building industry. It is concluded that building strategies need to be more flexible to adapt to climate change, accommodate future changes and follow the increasingly stringent building regulations. A new generation of decision-support tools that combine futures techniques with mainstream sustainability assessment methods should also be developed.

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Future-Proofed Design for Sustainable Urban Settlements: Integrating Futures Thinking into the Energy Performance of Housing Developments

Georgiadou

Hacking

2011

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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“…The potentially facilitative role of spatial planning in adapting to climate change more broadly has been highlighted by a number of authors (including: (including: [15][16][17][18][19][20]). While there has been recent analysis of the potential role for spatial planning to facilitate SUWM (e.g., [21]), work has been limited to date.…”

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Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Hurlimann

Wilson

2018

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Abstract:The provision of a sustainable supply of water is an increasingly difficult task to achieve in many urban environments. This arises because of pressures related to population growth and increased per capita demand for water. Additionally, climate change is impacting the natural cycle of water in many locations, with a significant impact projected for the future. Many scholars advocate 'sustainable urban water management' (SUWM) as an approach that can address the root causes of these challenges. Yet the implementation of SUWM and adaptation to climate change in the urban water sector remains limited. This paper argues that spatial planning provides tools and processes that can facilitate the full implementation of SUWM goals, and adaptation to climate change. The potential of spatial planning to achieve SUWM, including sustainable urban water supply management through both supply and demand end initiatives, in light of climate change, is discussed. A framework is developed to consider a broad range of spatial planning interventions that can facilitate adaptation to climate change and SUWM concurrently. The paper provides information and tools to assist water planners achieve SUWM and a well-adapted water sector and urban environment, in an integrated, holistic and comprehensive manner, to meet future water supply needs. Achieving these goals will need collaborative activities across multiple built environment disciplines. Future research activities to advance these goals are outlined.

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“…The new discourses of ecology have influenced a shift of planning paradigms, incorporating new knowledge and imperatives [1][2][3]. Consequently, the ecosystem approach to planning emphasizes the importance of human well-being in the context of an integrated socio-ecological system.…”

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Building the Green Infrastructure of Belgrade: The Importance of Community Greening

2017

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Due to its important role in increasing human well-being and providing space for ecosystem services, green infrastructure has gradually become an integral part of urban development strategies. Focusing on the activities of community greening, the article considers this approach toward the application of urban green infrastructure as a part of a broader strategy related to the resilience of cities. The neighborhood/district level will be emphasized and the analysis will be conducted in two areas of the Serbian capital Belgrade-Block 45 in New Belgrade and the Savamala neighborhood in the historical city core. Representing two different epochs of Belgrade's development, they are characterized by different typologies, while the characteristics of community greening also differ in several aspects, including purpose, model of organization, and involved stakeholders/participants. The green space of the identified typical morphological units has been cultivated and maintained in two different ways-institutional (provided by the public company) and non-institutional (community greening)-and their impact on the quality of the local GI will be compared. The analysis intends to provide data on the level of biodiversity, multi-functionality, and maintenance of green spaces which will show the effect of both applied approaches. Particular attention will be given to the tensions and challenges of the local context: the adoption of plans and regulations that are in accordance with contemporary trends, as well as the drawbacks in their implementation. Furthermore, the possibilities of community greening will be elaborated, as future steps for achieving the formal green infrastructure (hereinafter GI) standards at the neighborhood/district scale.

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Spatial Planning and Climate Change

Cited by 127 publications

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Future-Proofed Design for Sustainable Urban Settlements: Integrating Futures Thinking into the Energy Performance of Housing Developments

Future-Proofed Design for Sustainable Urban Settlements: Integrating Futures Thinking into the Energy Performance of Housing Developments

Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Building the Green Infrastructure of Belgrade: The Importance of Community Greening

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