City in Crisis

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City in Crisis

38 councils 38 ideas about the environment

Promotes inequalities

Dependence on depleting fossil fuels

Reliance on stability

Irreversible loss of fragile ecosystems

Inefficient and underdevelopedtechnologies creating pollution

Limited desirable real estate

Maintenance and capability of existing water systems

Increased needLimited access to health care

Oil Reliance

Broad scale farming will not be sustainable:Reliance on imports

Build up of waste

Solution

Decentralised hubs

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Future Hub City

Implementation Timeline

Built form 20 min diagram

Scale: Sydney basin

Built form

High Density

Medium Density

Low Density

Retrofit existing buildingsNew Structures max. 10 storeys 6 star rating

3-6 storeys residentialLower level retail and services 184 dwellings per hectare

1-2 storeysSemi residencies34.5 dwellings per hectare

House a greater number of people on a smaller area of land

Scale: Sydney basin

Biodiversity

National Parks

Inner City Green Space

Agricultural

Existing national parks encouraging expansion of natural ecosystems

Multi purpose recreationalGreen corridors

Food production

Protection of ecosystemsEncourage native fauna

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Scale: Sydney basin

Food

Street and Community Planting

Grazing Land

Agricultural

Use of eatable street trees and plantingsBackyard Agriculture

Low impact grazing techniques

Small plot poly-culture farming

Local food sourced from green corridors

Scale: Sydney basin

Governance

Council Hubs

Green Council

NPWS

Larger areas governed by one dynamic council

Separate entity influenced by Sydney water, State energy, Agricultural council and NPWS

More uniform system of government

Transport layers

Scale: Sydney basin

Transport

Tram Lines

Express Train Lines

Major Roads

Electric trams making use of existing roadsConnecting within hubs

Making use of existing train lines Limited stops to decrease travel time between hubs

Connecting agricultural land and hubs

Decrease need for personal vehicles

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Scale: Sydney basin

Energy

Power Lines

Renewable Energy

Substations

Underground HVDC (high voltage direct current) power lines more efficientSupportive grid system

On and off shore wind farms1400 5MW wind turbines3 liquid salt solar harvesters 1 solar harvester would power 90% of Sydney current power use

Boost and store energy

End dependence of fossil fuelsClean, Renewable

Scale: Sydney basin

Economy

International Economy

Local Economy

Agricultural Economy

International to include tourism

Sydney trade by local retailers, tradesman, hospitality

Food sales to hubs

Less reliant on foreign economyLower transportation costs

Water layers

Scale: Sydney basin

Water

Existing and Constructed Hydrology

Services and Treatment Plants

Bio-swales

Constructed wetland and dam systems cleaning water to re-use for grey water and agriculture

Services to link hubs Primary treatment plants

Catching and treating run off

Capture, cleanse and rerelease wateron a local scale

Layer 3

Scale: Parramatta

Education

Primary and Secondary Education and Trade Schools

Major Tertiary

Average of 1000 students per school 25 per classTAFE training facilities

Each major university with secondary campuses connected via internet

EqualityAccessibility

Scale: Parramatta

Pollution

Heat Pollution

Noise Pollution

Green Space

Urban heat islands

By transport system

Integrated through hubs moderating noise and heat pollution

Encourage a more environmental lifestyle

Scale: Parramatta

Health

Major Hospital and Polyclinics

Tram Lines

Green Space

Major hospital with 650-750 beds supported by 260 polyclinics servicing 3000-5000 people per clinic

Tram network supporting clinics and improving accessibility

Green space to grow natural medicines for use in hospitals and clinics

Access to local healthcare for a larger population

Scale: Parramatta

Waste

Express Trains

Tram Network

Transfer Stations and Green Recycling

Trains moving recyclable materials from hubs at night

Trams moving local hub material to transfer stations

Transfer stations sorting materials and distributing to recycling centresGreen waste to be composted on a local scale in medium and low density areas.Green waste From high density areas to be composted and used on agricultural land

Waste as a commodity

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