Sydney 2050 | city of ridges | biocity studio

the city of ridges 2050

Peta MiskovitchStephen Smith

Stephanie BaileyClaira Kratochvil

Meredith PatersonMicheal Polifrone

Natasha PolozenkoWil Whitfield

Tony ChallitaSally Bryant

Larissa CarpenterJon Murray

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

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Climate change2

Sydney 2050 – the future


33Peak Oil



44Sea Level Rise



• 6 Major corridors• Activity centers located along corridors• Urban Agriculture• Natural Water Supply

the city of ridges - concept


biodiversity

0%

13%

25%

38%

50%

Percentage of Sydney's Land that is Green Space 201020302050

•Green belt•Corridors of native vegetation between transport lines•Growth of native plants for food and medicine


built form

• High density 60+ dwellings/ha• Medium density 25-60 dwellings/ha• All new developments must provide 50% affordable housing• Update BASIX to include higher standards of insulation,

shading and window glazing


Medium and High density housing

built form


culture and education• High activity centres create community• Educational facilities better connected to public and

active transport


economy• Main industries: - agriculture - retail -green energy -innovation


• Solar 60%• Wind 40%• Renewable

energy

energy


food•Food produced in urban agricultural land

•Predominantly native Australian plants

•Food transported along rail lines


governance• Simplify local government

areas (38 reduced to 6)• Legislate• Regulate• incentives• Re-zone: densify


• Polyclinics located in each activity centre• Minimum of 1120 polyclinics in Sydney • Native Australian plants used for medicines

Polyclinics grow their own pharmaceuticals

health


pollution•100% renewable energy by 2020•Urban plantings to reduce noise pollution


• Growth consolidated around Sydney’s transport corridors• High speed train for domestic travel• Offshore airport for international travel• Electric trolley buses• Active transport, walking cycling

transport


transport


Chatswood-Transport services transport


water• Wetlands• Recycling• Desalination• Water efficiency• Water restrictions


2020

rivers

wetlands

dams

desalination

water


• Centralised centres: - process local

waste - process primary

waste - education facility

for sustainable practices

• Waste land filled the end of rail lines

• Food waste used for compost on local farms

waste


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Chatswood-Waste centreswaste


Peta MiskovitchStephen Smith

Stephanie BaileyClaira Kratochvil

Meredith PatersonMicheal Poliferone

Natasha Polozenko

Wil WhitfieldTony Challita

Sally BryantLarissa Carpenter

Jon Murray

The City Of Ridges It’s Where You Want To Live


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