1. Why Sustainability ? Louis V. Mills, A.S.L.A., Ph.D Dept. of Landscape Architecture Texas Tech University – September 15, 2010

2. Origins- Resource Shortages Energy conservation- 1972 Arab oil boycott Water conservation- Since the 19 th Century and John Wesley Powell – water west of the 100 parallel Food shortages- 1968 Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich(Stanford) and Norman Borlaug (Univ. of Minnesota) 1970 Nobel Prize Green Revolution Garbage/Landfill crisis- 1970’s Environmental Crisis of 1969- Santa Barbara Oil Spill Woodstock generation Fear of Dick Cheney

6. Responses NEPA 1969- Environmental Review Ian McHarg- 1969 Design With Nature Whole Earth Catalog Jerry Ford/Jimmy Carter Energy Conservation Plan- USDA, EPA, Hoover Dam- 1930’s Coastal Zone Management Plan National Land Use Planning early 1970’s New Urbanism Sustainability Initiative, Leeds, Breeam

7. Methodologies/Strategies/ Environ. Impact Statements & Review Recycling, Reduction, Reuse Government Action Cost Effectiveness- bottle returns 1971, and the 1920’s-1960’s for returnables, milkman Local gardening effort- WW2 and Woodstock generation Fresh Food, American Nouveau Cuisine/North Californian cooking school(Napa Valley) Gates Foundation Rockefeller Foundation

8. Professional Landscape /Environmental Planners response Call to action Methodologies Green industry Recycling companies Green design Diverse Recycling plans

12. New Alchemy Institute Cape Cod

13. Mohonk Preserve- New Paltz, NY

16. Comparative Criteria for Sustainability Qualitative Frameworks- Andropogon Associates, Urban Design Foundation, Principles of Smart Growth: – Participatory design process – Preserve/reestablish landscape patterns – Natural infrastructure – Conserve resources – Biodiversity – Socially just – Beautiful – Walkable neighborhoods/mixed land use – Preserve open space

17. Sustainability Criteria- Quantitative Frameworks(Dinep & Schwab) LEED –New Construction v 2.2 – Sustainable sites – Water efficiency – Energy and atmosphere – Materials and Resources – Innovation and Design process LEED- Neighborhood Development – Smart location – Neighborhood pattern – Green construction – Innovation and Design process ASLA Sustainable Sites Initiative – Water waste & pollution – Biodiversity – Resource waste – Energy – Soil – Air

18. Sustainable Sites Initiative ASLA partnership with Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and US Botanical Garden - 2007

19. ASLA Sustainable Sites Initiative Rating System(250 Points Total) * 100 **125 ***150 ***200+ PREREQUISITES/ CREDITS Site Selection21Human Health 32 Pre-Design Assessment 4Construction 21 Water 44Operation and Maintenance 23 Soil & Vegetation 51Monitoring and Innovation 18 Materials 36

20. Breeam British Leeds System – most widely use environ. Assessment for bldgs. – over 100,000 bldgs. – Straightforward scoring – Influence design construction, and management – Robust technical standards, best practices, scientifically based.

23. Sustainability in Action John Lyle’s Cal Poly- Regenerative Design Center -1992 Vancouver Convention Center- 2008-2009 San Francisco California Museum of Science- 2009 Center for Appropriate Technology(David Eisenberg) - Tucson

24. Lyle Center- Cal Poly Pomona, California

25. Center for Appropriate Technology

26. Vancouver Olympics & Convention Ctr

27. Vancouver Olympic Village Housing

28. California Academy of Sciences Museum- San Francisco- Architect Reinzo Piano

30. Why Sustainability ? Cool architecture and landscape design Environmentally responsible Cheaper in the long run The right thing to do Futuristic and optimistic theme Working with Laws of Conservation of Energy Political imperative Economic vitality