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Sustaining PlacesBruce A. Knight FAICPPresidentAmerican Planning Association
Our Mission: The American Planning Association provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, and providing the tools and support necessary to effect positive change.
Climate Change and Sustainability
Climate Change and Sustainability
PlanningClimate Change IssueAugust/September 2007
Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change April 2008
Delta Urbanism – Living in Wet Environments, multi-part initiative
Dutch Dialogues
Climate Change and Sustainability
EPA 430-R-10-007April 2010www.epa.gov/climatechange/indicators.html
Worldwide Focus
AquaTerra: Amsterdam, Netherlands
5th World Water Forum: Istanbul, Turkey
APA International Symposium: New Orleans, USA
What Can Planners Add?• Comprehensive viewpoints• Prioritizing people: safety and
livability• Commitment to equity and
inclusive planning processes• Long range thinking:
development with planning• Vision and Leadership
APA’s Sustaining Places Initiative
Sustaining Places Task Force• Examining how
sustainability can be incorporated into Comprehensive Plans
Sustaining Places Task Force – Draft Report Outline
1. Introduction to “Sustaining Places” 2.Sustainability in Cities and Regions3.The Comprehensive Plan4.Sustaining Places with the Comprehensive Plan5.Sustaining the Plan (Implementation)6. Best Practices – Planning for Sustaining Places7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Sustaining Places Initiative
Includes a wide range of activities :•Rebuilding America•National Centers for Planning•Supertopic•Federal Policy and Program Briefing•Conference Track•Magazine Issue•Blog and Social Media•Sustaining Places Task Force on the Comprehensive Plan
Sustaining Places DayAPA Federal Policy & Program Briefing Washington, D.C. • September 26-28, 2010
APA National Infrastructure Investment Task Force
REBUILDING AMERICA10 Key Recommendations
1. Create a New National Vision2. Reconnect Planning &
Infrastructure Investment3. Recognize the connection between
land use patterns and the sustainability of infrastructure
4. Promote a Regional Framework for Strategic Investment in Infrastructure
5. Take a Life Cycle Approach and promote research to better understand
6. Encourage Integrated Planning & Coordinated Investment
7. Planners lead a collaboration across disciplines.
8. Create a ‘Place Based’ and ‘Place Making’ Focus in Investment and Policy
9. Focus Sustainability in Comprehensive Planning
10. Provide New Training, Capacity Building, and Education for Decision-Makers
REBUILDING AMERICA10 Key Recommendations
• Engagement of Rebuilding America with other Design Professions
• Policy Advocacy• Recommendations in APA’s
Sustaining Places Initiative• More information on the Rebuilding
America National Infrastructure Task Force Initiative is available on the APA website:
www.planning.org/policy/infrastructure
REBUILDING AMERICANext Steps:
APA National Centers for Planning:
Hazards Planning Research Center
Green Communities Research Center
Planning and Community Health Research Center
Priority Issues• Reducing the impact of
development on the natural environment
• Improving environmental quality for residents
Green Communities Research Center
Green Communities Research CenterTopics Sustainable design and green
building Climate change, clean
energy, and energy efficiency Urban parks, greenways, and
urban forestry Wetlands, source water
protection, and watershed management
Habitat protection and biodiversity
Riparian corridors and natural stormwater systems
Green Communities Research Center
Current Projects Strategies for Wind Energy
Implementation Wildlife Habitat Protection
Project: Planning for a New Energy and Climate FutureIn partnership with the Environmental and Energy Study
Institute (EESI)
Project Information• Database• Call for Case Studies• Report• Resources• Climate Change Reader
Planners Energy and Climate Change Database
APA Energy and Climate Change Resources
Energy and Climate Resources:• APA Policy Guide on Climate Change (pdf)• APA Policy Guide on Energy
Planning Advisory Service (PAS):• QuickNotes 13: Climate Change and Energy (pdf)• Essential Info Packet 18: Planning and Zoning for
Renewable Energy (pdf)• PAS Memo - January/February 2009: Integrating Energy
and Climate into Planning• PAS Memo - March/April 2006: The Role of Planning in the
New Energy Era
Climate Change Reader - Online
Six Cautions on Sustainability
Beware of fads and embed sustainability in basic practices.
What’s our evidence base?
Do we have shared values?
Garbage in, garbage Out.
Are our solutions scaled to the magnitude of the problem?
http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi
Vested interests.
Conclusion…
• It is time for Planners to step up and lead in this movement.
• We need to hone our leadership skills• We need to reinvent our plans to meet the
demands of new challenges• Planners should act to establish collaborative
efforts among all the design professions• APA is a key link to making this happen