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PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR
A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities
2013
sustainability is a journey not a destination
Current Stateof Our Cities
TraditionalDevelopmentModels
A New Blueprintis Needed
CityCraft is theNew Blueprint
Historyof
CityCraftThe Process
misdirectedPLANNINGefforts
CURRENT STATE OUR
C IT I ES
OF OUR CITIES
sociallyBROKE
deteriorating & outdatedINFRASTRUCTURE
DISCONNECTED
EcologicallyDISTRESSED
Demographics Changes and Resource Constraintsare Changing the Rules of the Game
Silo-Based Decision-Making
Abandonment of Long-Term Thinking
TRADITIONALDEVELOPMENT MODELS
ARE FLAWED
Shortsighted gains over long-term value
Results in disconnection & loss of efficiency
Generation Y, energy, carbon & water will drive the way we plan & build
A NEW BLUEPRINT
WANTED: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.
IS NEEDED
CITYCRAFT IS THE NEW BLUEPRINT
100+ Years in the
making
CityCrafting...
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
Cultural Change1
2 PhysicalRe-planning
Implementation
Long-Term Thinking
Triple-Bottom Line Sanborn Principles
Previous Community Development Experience
Values of Place
The
New American City
After the Turnaround✘ 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
✔ Increasing Property Values✔ Decreasing Crime Rates✔ X & Y Generation Moving In
✔ Highest Concentration of Green Bldgs in SC✔ $200 Million in new school reinvestment✔ Restoration of Noisette Creek Underway✔ Neighborhoods Being Rebuilt✔ Brownfield Cleanup in Progress✔ Navy Yard under redevelopment✔ Plan Recognized as National Model
✔ 8,000 new jobs on the former naval base
✔ Area considered cool, hip place to be✔ 15-Acre Riverfront Park Complete
THE VISION
CityCrafting... •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
THE VISION
CityCrafting... •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
cont.
THINKING AND PROCESSES
SYSTEMS &INTEGRATION
We cannot arrive at truly sustainablesolutions unless we address problemsat the systems level.
COMMUNITIES
SOCIALLYDURABLE EACH MEMBER
understands the unique heritageand history of their physical andsocial community
holds in common a vision forthe future to which they contribute
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REQUIRED FOR PROGRESS
RESEARCH &VERIFICATION
Set Baseline
Measure
Learn
Report
Transfer KnowledgeLocallyNationallyto the next generation
CAPITALMAPPING
Undervalued Assets
➡ Human
What % of a city or regions total capital is
?
➡ Natural➡ Physical
➡ Financial
CAPITAL MAPPING
Undervalued Assets
FINANCIAL
NATURAL
HUMAN
PHYSICAL
MOST IGNORED CAPITAL
HUMANCAPITAL
Traditional Master Developer Model
CityCraft Regeneration Model
-make the disenfranchised a part of the solution
-address root causes of why people are disenfranchisedFails To...
Displace
Grow
SPOTLIGHT ON WATER
NATURALCAPITAL
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
POTABLE WATER SYSTEM
STORMWATER SYSTEM
INTEGRATION
COLLABORATION
REGENERATION
OPERATES AS A BIO-WATER SYSTEM
= ESSENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY
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INFRASTRUCTURE and
EXISTING BUILDINGS
PHYSICALCAPITAL
NATURAL STRUCTURES & ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES
Energy
PHYSICAL & NATURALCAPITAL
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?
UTILITYINFRASTRUCTURE
Systems need to be redesigned under district energy level strategies
•Smaller scale generation & distribution systems specifically designed for climate•Get rid of waste on grid/ infrastructure side
WHAT NEXT?
RESOURCE HARVESTING
Shift focus to concentrate on harvesting natural resources
•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
SC STRONG
Americorps VISTA HUB Academy Lowcountry Local First
SC Reentry Initiative
Metanoia
Energy Conservation Corps
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
Environment Human Health Economic Development Social Justice Education Arts & Culture
Community Grants
Endowments
National Advisory Board Sustainability Institute
The Noisette Foundation
TAKINGPLANS TO ACTION
Problem:Lack of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Culture
Create a non-profit focused on empowering communities and residents to transform homes and workplaces to conserve energy and reduce environmental impact
EXAMPLE #1
Solution:
Human Capital
Physical Capital
Financial Capital+ +
TAKINGPLANS TO ACTION
Problem:High Rate of Recidivism
Foster a set of progressive programs dealing specifically with re-entry
EXAMPLE #2
Solution:
Human Capital
Physical Capital
Financial Capital+ +
OF THE PLANEVOLUTION
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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
Who is responsible to...
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no
path and leave a trail.”Ralph Wando Emerson
PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR
A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities