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Sustainable Development: Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization Cecília Rocha
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Sustainable Development: Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization
Cecília Rocha
INTERNATIONAL WEEK 8th March 2021
Cecília Rocha
Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization
Learning outcomes:
1. to acknowledge the present situation; 2. to assess and evaluate new strategies and urban investments;3. to assist the development and implementation of new solutions
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We need … Criteria
what do we intend to achievedepends on the purpose Standards Legal framework International, national-regional or local strategies…
Indicatorshow do we measure the accomplishment of criteria
Scale (like a ruler…or a rating…)to know if we are getting thereto compare with other citiesto discover where and what to improve to define new strategies
How good/bad is the present?
Monitoring• Important to understand if the city is
moving in the intended direction• Important to understand which sectors
contribute… (or not!)
Important to change the course of action!
08/03/2021
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Cecília Rocha
Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization How good/bad is the present?
Monitoring• Important to understand if the city is moving in
the intended direction• Important to understand which sectors
contribute… (or not!)
Important to change the course of action!
08/03/2021
INTERNATIONAL WEEK 8th March 2021
Cecília Rocha
Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization How good/bad is the present?
Monitoring• Important to understand if the city is moving in
the intended direction• Important to understand which sectors
contribute… (or not!)
Important to change the course of action!
10 key dimensions: human capital, social cohesion, the economy, [public management + governance], the environment, mobility and transportation, urban planning, international projection, and technology.
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization How good/bad is the present?
Monitoring• Important to understand if the city is moving in
the intended direction• Important to understand which sectors
contribute… (or not!)
Important to change the course of action!
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization How good/bad is the present?
Monitoring: Smart city
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• new strategies and urban investments: how to assess? Territorial Impact Assessment procedure to evaluate the likely impact of policies, programmes and projects on the territory highlighting the importance of the geographic distribution of consequences and effects contribute to better understanding of spatial impacts of policies support the decisional process towards the selection of the best options
SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment
EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment
Related… but
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization new strategies and urban investments: how to assess?
As in all studies…should be performed the following main steps:• Quantification of the issue at stake• Definition of the "Territorial Baseline Scenario"• Evaluation of options and proposals vs. baseline• Involvement of experts and stakeholders
Decarbonizing transportation aims to reduce, mitigate, and even eliminate carbon emissions by adapting transportation infrastructures, conveyances, and operations.
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Cecília Rocha
Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization new strategies and urban investments: how to assess?
As in all studies…should be performed the following main steps:• Quantification of the issue at stake• Definition of the "Territorial Baseline Scenario"• Evaluation of options and proposals vs. baseline• Involvement of experts and stakeholders
Create synergies with and between existing European climate initiatives and stakeholders – such as the Covenant of Mayors, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its relevant Knowledge and Innovation Communities, the Green City Accord, the European Green Capital Cities, the Strategic Energy Technology Plan and its ‘100 Positive Energy Districts’ initiative and the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities
creation of a “100 climate neutral cities by 2030 - by
and for the citizens” mission
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization new strategies and urban investments: how to assess?
an example in the case of nature based solutions…• Are they always a good option?• Which are the related demands and consumption?• Will they change infiltration patterns?• Will they influence water quality?• Will they provide carbon sequestration?• Will they improve biodiversity?• Will they improve air quality?
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development and
implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization• (CC mitigation)
on the path for resilience• (CC adaptation) On the path for
urban sustainability
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• Holistic planning Land use Mobility Buildings Economic activitiesdevelopment and implementation of
new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
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• Holistic planning Land use Mobility Buildings Economic activitiesdevelopment and implementation of
new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
https://urban.jrc.ec.europa.eu/thefutureofcities
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• Holistic planning Land use Mixed uses Green infrastructure Blue infrastructure
• “(…) essential to guiding and shaping the built form of cities, relationships between infrastructural systems and land uses, and the quality of the public realm, which encompasses streetscapes, parks, waterfronts, amenities and other elements that provide a complete framework for the public experience of moving through and living in a city. (…)”
in The New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat, 2020
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
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• Holistic planning Land use Mixed uses Green infrastructure Blue infrastructure
in Te New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat, 2020
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
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• Holistic planning Mobility New trends Soft modes Electrification Commuting Logistics
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
Source: EUROSTAT, 2016
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization
• Holistic planning Buildings Economic activities
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
The New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat, 2020
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• Holistic planning Buildings Efficiency - NZEB Electrification
Economic activities Improved efficiency Changes in primary energy From fossil fuel into… New gases Gases with low carbon content Gases like green hydrogen, produced with renewable energy sources
When possible, electrification
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for descarbonization(CC mitigation)
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Development and implementation of new solutionson the path for resilience
The New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat, 2020
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• Holistic planning Built environment Biodiversity and ecosystems
development and implementation of new solutions
on the path for resilience(CC adaptation)
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Development and implementation of new solutionson the path for resilience
The New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat, 2020
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Development and implementation of new solutionson the path for resilience
The New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat, 2020
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Development and implementation of new solutionson the path for urban sustainability
The New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat, 2020
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Urban Planning and Monitoring in City Descarbonization
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• Never forget about the power of soft measures!
Culture Education Health Urban safety
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Thanks for your attention
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