PPT 1 Flashcards
Addresses the sustainability imperative
and design strategies to create healthier,
resilient, and more livable built
environments.
“Shaping the Built
Environment”
Tropical forests are shrinking, and the rates of
plant and animal species extinction are
increasing.
Global Environmental
Trends
seeks to meet the needs and aspirations of
the present without compromising the ability of those to meet those of
the future.”
“Sustainable development
seeks to understand the complex dynamics of
interconnected human and environmental systems.
Sustainability Science
The three-dimensional arrangement of
buildings, transportation and utility networks,
and green spaces.
Built Environment
Three Related Development Paradigms
(that focus attention on the physical configuration, or
design, of the built environment)
Smart Growth
New Urbanism
Sustainable
Design
(i.e., diverse housing,
shops, workplaces,
schools, parks, and civic
facilities encompassing
interconnected indoor
and outdoor
environments)
Mixed and Integrated Uses
(i.e., architecture that enriches public
open spaces, especially streetscapes,
and creates neighborhoods and
urban districts with a strong sense of
place)
Clustered, Compact Buildings
(i.e., connected natural areas and
other outdoor places that provide
linear recreational opportunities)
Open Space Systems
(i.e., integrated systems safely
serving pedestrians, bicycle
riders, public transit, and
automobiles)
Transportation networks
for example, may
diminish visual quality and reduce
native plant and wildlife biodiversity.
On-site impacts,
may include traffic
congestion, flooding, or pollution of
local surface waters
Off-site impacts
The capacity to graphically communicate design problems, relevant
contextual information, and potential solutions.
Visual Literacy
Five significant milestones in this transformative process are:
- Smart Growth
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
- LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND)
- SITES TM
- STAR Community Index
Making the built environment more
sustainable and livable – through smarter
land use planning and policymaking –
creates more transportation options,
more housing choices, and more
walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods.
Smart Growth
