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Sustainable CitiesSustainable Cities
By Emily RossBy Emily Ross
The Sustainable City
By Emily Ross
www.zastavki.com/eng/ Cities/wallpaper-5128-2.htm
The old cityThe old city
Designed for cars Urban Sprawl
Long commuting time Rush hour traffic
Inefficient water usage one flush = 4 gallons!
Poor public transportation Lighting, heating and cooling
Designed for cars Urban Sprawl
Long commuting time Rush hour traffic
Inefficient water usage one flush = 4 gallons!
Poor public transportation Lighting, heating and cooling
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How can we greenifygreenify our cities?
How can we greenifygreenify our cities?
Extend public transportation Encourage biking and walking Driving taxes Update plumbing/ purchase
efficient appliances BREEAM & USGBC Vertical farming
Extend public transportation Encourage biking and walking Driving taxes Update plumbing/ purchase
efficient appliances BREEAM & USGBC Vertical farming
Public TransportationPublic Transportation
BRT Allows for fast transport Relatively cheap Flexible routes
DC metro extensions Purple line Silver line
Zipcars
BRT Allows for fast transport Relatively cheap Flexible routes
DC metro extensions Purple line Silver line
Zipcars
Driving TaxesDriving Taxes
London Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are
charged to enter city Increased public transit usage Decreased congestion
U.S. cities are considering congestion tax
London Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are
charged to enter city Increased public transit usage Decreased congestion
U.S. cities are considering congestion tax
Pedestrians & BikersPedestrians & Bikers
Streets are friendlier with fewer cars
SmartBike DC Allows you to rent bikes in 10
locations Yearly subscription Return bike to any station after 3
hours
Streets are friendlier with fewer cars
SmartBike DC Allows you to rent bikes in 10
locations Yearly subscription Return bike to any station after 3
hours
Building ImprovementBuilding Improvement
Update lighting to fluorescent/LED Low flow toilets
~1.6 gallons per flush Waterless urinals
Saves ~20,000 gallons per year Low flow shower heads
<2.5 gallons per minute
Update lighting to fluorescent/LED Low flow toilets
~1.6 gallons per flush Waterless urinals
Saves ~20,000 gallons per year Low flow shower heads
<2.5 gallons per minute
BREEAM & USGBCBREEAM & USGBC
U.S. green building council Established in 1993 LEED certification Score is based on 69 pt scale
BRE environmental assessment method Established in 1990 by the UK Provides a measure for sustainability Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass,
good, very good, excellent or outstanding
U.S. green building council Established in 1993 LEED certification Score is based on 69 pt scale
BRE environmental assessment method Established in 1990 by the UK Provides a measure for sustainability Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass,
good, very good, excellent or outstanding
Vertical farmingVertical farming
Can occur all indoors Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip
irrigation Wastewater could be used for
irrigation Harvests occur year-round Crop waste can be burned for
energy or converted to biofuel
Can occur all indoors Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip
irrigation Wastewater could be used for
irrigation Harvests occur year-round Crop waste can be burned for
energy or converted to biofuel
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are needed to see this picture.
http://www.cityfarmer.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hydroponic.jpg
What can we do?What can we do?
Educate our peers Use public transportation
Bike or walk when possible Carpool if not available
Update our water works and appliances
Buy produce that is locally grown Support our sustainable building
initiatives on campus
Educate our peers Use public transportation
Bike or walk when possible Carpool if not available
Update our water works and appliances
Buy produce that is locally grown Support our sustainable building
initiatives on campus
Works CitedWorks Cited Brown, Lester. Plan B 4.0. New York City: W.W. Nortan & Co, 2009. 143-162. Print. Cruze, Tom. "City dwellers leave small carbon footprint." Sun Times 22 JUN 2009: Web. 2 Mar 2010.
<http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1633071,CST-NWS-ride22.article> Dell, Kristina. "Bike-Sharing Gets Smart." Time International (Canada Edition) 171.25 (2008): 91-93. Business Source
Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Despommier, Dickson. "The RISE of VERTICAL FARMS." Scientific American 301.5 (2009): 80-87. Academic Search
Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Hays, Scott. "Every drop counts. (cover story)." Reeves Journal: Plumbing, Heating, Cooling 78.6 (1998): 22. Business
Source Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Herro, Alana. "More Cars or More Transportation Alternatives: What Will the World Choose?." World Watch 21.2
(2008): 7. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Horwitz-Bennett, Barbara. "Integrating Ceilings and Lighting." Buildings 104.1 (2010): 28. Business Source Complete.
EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Shulman, Matthew. "High-Tech, Easy Ways to Conserve." U.S. News& World Report 142.20 (2007): 44-45. Web. 2 Mar
2010. "Driving More Efficiently." Fuel Economy. Web. 28 Feb 2010.
<http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml>. "What LEED is." U.S. Green Building Counsel. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
<http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988>. "How does a composting toilet work?." Dollars & Sense 235 (2001): 31. Business Source Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2
Mar. 2010. "What is BREEAM?." breeam. 2009. BRE Global Ltd, Web. 2 Mar 2010. <http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=66>. "Campus Infrastructure & Operations." Campus Sustainability. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/campus/green_buildings.php "Learn About Us." National BRT Website. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.nbrti.org/learn.html>. "Dulles Metrorail is coming, next stop Tysons." Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Apr 2008. Web. 9 Mar 2010.
<http://www.dullesmetro.com/pdfs/Dulles-Fact-Sheet.pdf>. "Metro preparing for more people to shift to transit if gasoline prices continue to skyrocket." WMATA. 22 May 2008.
Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2101>. "Program Information." SmartBike DC. Web. <https://www.smartbikedc.com/smartbike_locations.asp>. "Home Improvement." Energy Star. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home.index>. "New York City Moves to Congestion Tax." The Newspaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010.
<http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1715.asp>. "Green Benefits." Zipcar. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.zipcar.com/is-it/greenbenefits>.
Brown, Lester. Plan B 4.0. New York City: W.W. Nortan & Co, 2009. 143-162. Print. Cruze, Tom. "City dwellers leave small carbon footprint." Sun Times 22 JUN 2009: Web. 2 Mar 2010.
<http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1633071,CST-NWS-ride22.article> Dell, Kristina. "Bike-Sharing Gets Smart." Time International (Canada Edition) 171.25 (2008): 91-93. Business Source
Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Despommier, Dickson. "The RISE of VERTICAL FARMS." Scientific American 301.5 (2009): 80-87. Academic Search
Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Hays, Scott. "Every drop counts. (cover story)." Reeves Journal: Plumbing, Heating, Cooling 78.6 (1998): 22. Business
Source Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Herro, Alana. "More Cars or More Transportation Alternatives: What Will the World Choose?." World Watch 21.2
(2008): 7. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Horwitz-Bennett, Barbara. "Integrating Ceilings and Lighting." Buildings 104.1 (2010): 28. Business Source Complete.
EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Shulman, Matthew. "High-Tech, Easy Ways to Conserve." U.S. News& World Report 142.20 (2007): 44-45. Web. 2 Mar
2010. "Driving More Efficiently." Fuel Economy. Web. 28 Feb 2010.
<http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml>. "What LEED is." U.S. Green Building Counsel. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
<http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988>. "How does a composting toilet work?." Dollars & Sense 235 (2001): 31. Business Source Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2
Mar. 2010. "What is BREEAM?." breeam. 2009. BRE Global Ltd, Web. 2 Mar 2010. <http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=66>. "Campus Infrastructure & Operations." Campus Sustainability. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/campus/green_buildings.php "Learn About Us." National BRT Website. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.nbrti.org/learn.html>. "Dulles Metrorail is coming, next stop Tysons." Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Apr 2008. Web. 9 Mar 2010.
<http://www.dullesmetro.com/pdfs/Dulles-Fact-Sheet.pdf>. "Metro preparing for more people to shift to transit if gasoline prices continue to skyrocket." WMATA. 22 May 2008.
Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2101>. "Program Information." SmartBike DC. Web. <https://www.smartbikedc.com/smartbike_locations.asp>. "Home Improvement." Energy Star. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home.index>. "New York City Moves to Congestion Tax." The Newspaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010.
<http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1715.asp>. "Green Benefits." Zipcar. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.zipcar.com/is-it/greenbenefits>.