1. One Planet OPC is about creating better places to live
evidence for example from BedZED that over 2/3rds of people report that they have a higher quality of life compared to where they lived previously
Not about doing without or a ‘hairshirt’ existence – it is about how we will live in the 21st century making the most of green technologies and the latest thinking in community development and placemaking
One Planet

2. Vision for One Planet Living
Creating places, products, services
which make it is easy, attractive and affordable
for people to lead happy and healthy lives
within the environmental limits of the planet.
OPC is about creating better places to live
evidence for example from BedZED that over 2/3rds of people report that they have a higher quality of life compared to where they lived previously
Not about doing without or a ‘hairshirt’ existence – it is about how we will live in the 21st century making the most of green technologies and the latest thinking in community development and placemaking

3. New office becomes eco-village
We needed a new office and wanted an eco-office. This led to BedZED eco-village in south London, a project which BioRegional initiated and were co-developers with Peabody. Architects Bill Dunster and Arup emgineers. BioRegional’s London office is here and many of the team live here.

4. Green lifestyles Car sharing, local food, electric vehicles

5. Neighbourliness: Average BedZED resident knows 19 neighbours by name

6. Looking at the big picture: metrics of our planet
We know from satellite imaging that there are 12.6 billion hectares of productive land and sea there is on the planet
We know how much can be produced renewably from this area and how much carbon dioxide the planet can asborb from burning fossil fuels
if we leave 10% of productive land and sea for wildlife, we have a budget of 11.2 billion hectares from which to meet our needs.
For each country we can work out how much productive land and sea it takes to support that country’s level of consumption – the country’s ecological footprint
Adding the ecological footprints together of all countries we see that we exceed the carrying capacity of the planet in the mid 1980s and we are currently exceeding the planet’s ability to regenerate naturally-renewing resources by 50% per year
We are maintaining this level of consumption by eating into the natural reserves of the planet – eg 70% of global fisheries are fully or over-exploited, we are losing forests at a rate of 70 million hectares per year and we are releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere faster than the planet can absorb it
Humanity is no longer living off nature’s interest, but drawing down its capital.
- Approximately 50% of the ecological footprint is carbon – or you can say that our carbon footprint is half our problem”

7. Our Ecological Budget 7
1.6

8. Footprints of different countries
Global target hectares per person
Mozambique 0.6
China UK
Sweden 5.7
Australia 7.0
USA

9. If everyone on earth lived like the average European we would need 3 planets to support us.

10. 10 One Planet Principles

12. In practice - One Brighton
At BioRegional, Quintain and Crest’s One Brighton apartment development near Brighton city centre, we found that setting very high sustainability standards can generate faster sales, higher prices and higher rental income compared to similar housing nearby.
Sold 50% faster than benchmarks
Now commands about a 10% premium on sales and rental values over surrounding apartments
Measured post-occupancy carbon saving of 70% over existing housing stock average
It was built Within the normal range of build cost
two residents lost 25kg between them in a year
In 2013 Brighton and Hove commmitted to become a One Planet City

13. One Planet Construction – culture change

14. Other outcomes Probabilities play out
“My husband and I moved into One Brighton, sold our cars and adopted a healthier lifestyle. In 18 months we lost 35kg between us.’

15. Elmsbrook, Bicester, A2 Dominion
Town centre location
School will use some of the facilities

16. Grow Community - Seattle
Town centre location
School will use some of the facilities

17. Grow Community
We were stunned by the market response. With minimal advertising we have presold 80% of the for sale units and have a waiting list for the rental units.’
Marja Preston, Former President Asani
Town centre location
School will use some of the facilities

18. Sonoma Mountain Village – 5 minute living

19. Zibi
Town centre location
School will use some of the facilities

20. Zibi
Town centre location
School will use some of the facilities

21. Villages Nature, France

22. Villages Nature, under construction

23. Cross-sector application Individuals, companies, communities, local government

24. Changing the municipality

25. Linking systems

26. Some things to look out for
Sustainable Development Goals
One planet digital platform
Social and environmental capital accounting

27. Creating quality of life
Aim though to ‘create places where it is easy, attractive and affordable for people to lead happy and healthy lives within a fair share of the earth’s resources’
Tom and Janette (pronounced ‘Yanetta’) moved into a 1 bed flat within BedZED and as their family grew, waited until 3-bed became available and bought this rather than move out of BedZED
Number of others have done the same
No point creating sustainable places unless people are happy