Sustainable Cities Flashcards
Sustainable development WCED 1987
A development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainable city UNEP, 2001
Is achieved when a development is made to last-
It has a lasting supply of environmental resources on which its development depends, using them sustainably.
Security from environmental hazards that have potential to damage the development
BROWNHILL AND CARPENTER 2009
Sustainable communities
Places where people want to live and work now and in the future
ACKER ET AL 2001 brownfield sites
Land that has been previously developed included derelict and vacant plots
Eco towns- new towns comprising of substantial settlements in the countryside of up to 20000 homes each. Abiding by green regulations such as 70% reductions in carbon use and community heat and power sources. E.g. Bicester
McCarthy 2008
Sustainable communities BROWNHILL AND CARPENTER year
2009
Joseph rowntree foundation
Sustainable urban neighbourhoods
2012
JRF SUSTAINABLE URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD
1 a wide choice of housing and facilities
2 well connected to jobs and services
3 places of different character
4 designed to save resources
5 hands on management and long term stewardship
Roberts 2000
Three pillars of regeneration
Roberts 2000 3 pillars of regeneration
1 strategic vision
2 partnerships
3 sustainability
Jones and Evans tripartite definition of sustainability
2013
Tripartite def. of sustainability
Economic
Social
Environmental