1. CREATING LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
CREATING LIVABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE CITIES

2. Managing growth in portland, oregon
What is an urban growth boundary (UGB)?
What is the purpose of UBGs?
What are the pros and cons of UBGs?
What are “urban reserves”?
What are “rural reserves”?

3. Scale of urbanization
Does most of the world live in rural or urban areas?
What drives the shift from rural to urban living?
What is the shift from rural to urban living changing the fastest?
What type of factors influence the location and growth of cities?
What is are “suburbs”?
Figure 13.1 page 346

4. Factors influencing urban growth

5. 21 Megacities Home to 10 million residents or more

6. Suburban sprawl 6. What is the definition of “sprawl”?
Two main causes of sprawl – human population growth and each person takes of more land
Why is the per capita land consumption increasing? ( page 349)
Impacts of sprawl:
Transportaion
Pollution
Health
Land use
Economics .

7. Creating livable cities
10. What is involved with city (urban) planning? 11. How is regional planning different from city planning? 12. What is “zoning”?
Figure 13.8 Page 355

8. Smart Growth and New urbanism

9. Do we have any places in Charlotte like this?

10. Transportation
13. Why has the U.S. not invested in more mass transit? 14. What are the advantages of using mass transit?
Figure Page 358

11. Urban Parks
15. What are the benefits of urban parks? (page 359) 16. What are “greenways”? 17. What are the ecological benefits of having greenways? 18. What are “greenbelts”?

12. Urban sustainability 20. Cons…. 19. Pros…. Resource sinks Efficiency
More consumption
Export waste and pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Light pollution
Urban heat island effect
19. Pros….
Efficiency
Land preservation
Fosters innovation
Figure Page 362

13. Ecosystem-Centered Model
Maximize efficient use of resources
Recycle as much as possible
Develop environmentally friendly technologies
Account fully for external costs
Offer tax incentives to encourage sustainable practices
Use locally produced resources
Use organic waste and wastewater to restore soil fertility
Encourage urban agriculture

14. Green Buildings
21. What are features of a green building design? 22. What is the LEED program?
Table 13.4 Page 366

15. Green Roof on Chicago’s City Hall