A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities 2013
PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR
Traditional Development Models Current State of Our Cities
A New Blueprint is Needed
sustainability is a journey not a destination History of CityCraft The Process
CityCraft is the New Blueprint
deteriorating & outdated INFRASTRUCTURE
CURRENT STATE
misdirected PLANNING efforts
OUR
DISCONNECTED
CITIES
OF OUR CITIES socially BROKE
Ecologically DISTRESSED
Abandonment of Long-Term Thinking
TRADITIONAL
Shortsighted gains over long-term value
DEVELOPMENT
Silo-Based Decision-Making
MODELS
Results in disconnection & loss of efficiency
ARE FLAWED Demographics Changes and Resource Constraints are Changing the Rules of the Game Generation Y, energy, carbon & water will drive the way we plan & build
WANTED:
A NEW BLUEPRINT IS NEEDED
A Restorative development model that •encompasses long-term, holistic thinking;
•respects our social and ecological systems
•embraces our changing 21st
century culture, economy and conditions.
CITYCRAFT IS THE NEW BLUEPRINT
CityCrafting...
100+ Years in the making
Baltimore
Dewees Island, SC (1.0) Noisette, N Charleston, SC (2.0)
NOISETTE CONDITIONS IN 2001 ✘ Flat or Declining Property Value ✘ High Crime Rates ✘ Aging Population ✘ Unhealthy Buildings ✘ Schools Failing and District Disinvestment ✘ Distressed Ecological Systems ✘ Condemned Neighborhoods ✘ Industrial Brownfields ✘ Abandoned Naval Facility ✘ No Plan ✘ Lack of Jobs and Economic Opportunity ✘ Negative Stigma ✘ No Public Access to Waterfront
Sanborn Principles
Triple-Bottom Line
Long-Term Thinking Values of Place
The
New American City Previous Community Development Experience
1 2
Cultural Change Physical Re-planning
Implementation
After the Turnaround ✔ ✘ Flat Increasing or Declining PropertyProperty Values Value ✘ High Crime Crime Rates Rates ✔ Decreasing ✔ X & YPopulation Generation Moving In ✘ Aging ✔ ✘ Unhealthy Highest Concentration Buildings of Green Bldgs in SC ✔ $200 Million newDistrict schoolDisinvestment reinvestment ✘ Schools Failinginand ✔ ✘ Distressed Restoration Ecological of Noisette Systems Creek Underway ✔ ✘ Condemned NeighborhoodsNeighborhoods Being Rebuilt ✔ BrownfieldBrownfields Cleanup in Progress ✘ Industrial ✔ ✘ Abandoned Navy Yard under Naval redevelopment Facility ✘ No an zed as National Model ✔ Plan PlRecogni ✔ 8,000 ofnew the former naval base ✘ Lack Jobsjobs andonEconomic Opportunity ✔ Area considered ✘ Negative Stigma cool, hip place to be ✔ 15-Acre Complete ✘ No PublicRiverfront Access Park to Waterfront
CityCrafting...
THE VISION
•Restore the Long-Term Economic, Social, &
Environmental Health of our Cities •Centers controlled locally, wealth & value
creation is retained locally •Build local capacity within the respective
bioregion
CityCrafting...
THE VISIONcont.
•University research center to document the
evolution & network with peers across continent to learn & share research
•Utilize integrated job training centers to
prepare workforce for 21st Century Economy •15-20 CityCraft centers in N. America in next
10-15 years representing variety of bioregions & economies
We cannot arrive at truly sustainable solutions unless we address problems at the systems level.
SYSTEMS & INTEGRATION THINKING AND PROCESSES
SOCIALLY DURABLE COMMUNITIES
EACH MEMBER
1 2
understands the unique heritage and history of their physical and social community holds in common a vision for the future to which they contribute
RESEARCH & VERIFICATION REQUIRED FOR PROGRESS
Set Baseline Measure Learn Report Transfer Knowledge Locally Nationally to the next generation
CAPITAL MAPPING Undervalued Assets
What % of a city or regions total capital is ➡ Financial ➡ Natural ➡ Physical ➡ Human
?
PHYSICAL
NATURAL
CAPITAL MAPPING Undervalued Assets
HUMAN
FINANCIAL
HUMAN CAPITAL
Traditional Master Developer Model
Displace
MOST IGNORED CAPITAL Fails To...
-make the disenfranchised a part of the solution -address root causes of why people are disenfranchised
CityCraft Regeneration Model Grow
NATURAL CAPITAL
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
POTABLE WATER SYSTEM
STORMWATER SYSTEM
SPOTLIGHT ON WATER INTEGRATION + COLLABORATION + REGENERATION
OPERATES AS A BIO-WATER SYSTEM
= ESSENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY
PHYSICAL CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE and EXISTING BUILDINGS
NATURAL STRUCTURES & ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES
PHYSICAL & NATURAL CAPITAL Energy
POWER SYSTEMS & SOURCES OF POWER
‣Appropriate to respective bioregion ‣Invest in region, don’t export ‣Create continuous loop of capital in region ‣Connect across NGO, public, private sectors to maximize & integrate efficiencies ‣Need to shift towards well-integrated, distributed systems based on sustainably partnered resources. ‣Recycle and re-use byproducts
Case Study •Urban utility out
of capacity •High youth crime rate •Low education attainment rates •Volatile construction industry •Value Human & Natural Capital
CURRENT STATE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Large scale utility & distribution networks Fundamentally consuming mass amounts of energy that we don’t need to use
WHAT NEXT? BUILDINGS
Need to: design, retrofit, restore, upgrade, buildings; - to a much reduced resource standard - recapture 40-50% of resources lost from the building itself
WHAT NEXT?
Systems need to be redesigned under district energy level strategies
UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
•Smaller
scale generation & distribution systems specifically designed for climate •Get rid of waste on grid/ infrastructure side
WHAT NEXT?
Shift focus to concentrate on harvesting natural resources
RESOURCE HARVESTING
•Less
resources needed because system is more efficient •Generate a new economy around utilities with all 4 integrated capital sources
CAPITAL WORKING TOGETHER CREATING A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
The Noisette Foundation Environment Human Health Economic Development Social Justice Education Arts & Culture
Americorps VISTA
HUB Academy
Lowcountry Local First
Community Grants
Energy Conservation Corps
SC STRONG
SC Reentry Initiative
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
Sustainability Institute
Metanoia
Endowments National Advisory Board
EXAMPLE
Human Capital
#1
TAKING PLANS TO ACTION
+
Physical Capital
+
Financial Capital
Problem: Lack of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Culture
Solution: Create a non-profit focused on empowering communities and residents to transform homes and workplaces to conserve energy and reduce environmental impact
EXAMPLE
#2
TAKING PLANS TO ACTION
Problem:
Human Capital
+
Physical Capital
+
Financial Capital
High Rate of Recidivism
Solution: Foster a set of progressive programs dealing specifically with re-entry
EVOLUTION OF THE PLAN
Who is responsible to... assure the long term health of the economic, social and environmental systems of our cities
? ? ?
teach the values and principles that build the capacity to grow a sustainable culture see that a plan and value system is lived over time and becomes deeper and richer than the plan itself conceived
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.� Ralph Wando Emerson
A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities
PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR