Quantitative indicators for sustainable urban development Workshop hosted by La Embajada de la República Federal de Alemania en México and Centro Mario Molina 21 September 2016 Chris Busch http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/16242696/Ciudad-de-Mexico-capital-en-movimiento.html
OUTLINE About Energy Innovation and our work Why metrics matter Some limits Examples Discussion
About Energy Innovation Four programs, including urban sustainability
About Energy Innovation Four programs, including urban sustainability
12 GUIDELINES TRANSPORTATION URBAN FORM ENERGY AND RESOURCES 6. NON-MOTORIZED TRANSIT 7. PUBLIC TRANSIT 8. CAR CONTROL ENERGY AND RESOURCES 9. GREEN BUILDINGS 10. RENEWABLE AND DISTRICT ENERGY 11. WASTE MANAGEMENT 12. WATER EFFICIENCY URBAN FORM 1. URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY 2. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT 3. MIXED-USE 4. SMALL BLOCKS 5. PUBLIC GREEN SPACE Planning Cities for People EI Enlightenment Bible
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To separate what’s real from greenwashing Only 1 in 5 of the 200+ so-called eco-cities in China meets a reasonable definition
To push funders to promise better outcomes and to hold them accountable Over the last decade, World Bank city commitments have doubled to an annual average of $4.11 billion. Example of World Bank Global Platform
OUTLINE About Energy Innovation and our work Why metrics matter Some limits Examples Discussion
SOME LIMITS Indicators focus around physical outcomes. Process is also important! Some topics are not amenable to metrics (i.e. urban growth boundary) Evolving science around optimality in some cases. Still, better to be approximately right than precisely wrong Portland Mexico City
OUTLINE About Energy Innovation and our work Why metrics matter Some limits Examples Discussion
29% = updated and corrected 2016 data from CMM Examples from Planeación Urbana Sustentable para la Ciudad de México Transit-oriented development 29% = updated and corrected 2016 data from CMM
Examples from Planeación Urbana Sustentable para la Ciudad de México Public Transit
Examples from Planeación Urbana Sustentable para la Ciudad de México Car control
Examples from Planeación Urbana Sustentable para la Ciudad de México Access to green space - baseline Highest value Lowest value Mapa de áreas verdes urbanas y áreas de influencia a 350m. Realizado por el Centro Mario Molina, 2016.
Examples from Planeación Urbana Sustentable para la Ciudad de México Access to green space - objectives Mapa de áreas verdes urbanas y áreas de influencia a 350m. Realizado por el Centro Mario Molina, 2016.
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