What is this course all about? - Environmental Science & Policy · 2016-03-29 · What is this...
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What is this course all about? ESP171 Urban and Regional Planning Professor Susan Handy 3/29/16
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What is this course all about?
ESP171 Urban and Regional PlanningProfessor Susan Handy
3/29/16
Who are you?
Why are you here?
Natural Environment
Landmarks
Built Environment
Why is it so different there?
Built Environment – East Coast Style
Why is it so much better here?
How can I get back to California?
Why are cities the way they are?
Why are cities the way they are?
• Who decides what gets built where?• When someone says, “I’ve got a plan,” what
do they mean? • What happens if we don’t plan?• Why are we willing to accept restrictions on
what we can do with our own land?• How do we ensure that environmental
impacts are adequately considered?
Why are these questions especially important for California?
Why are these questions especially important for California?
How many people live in California?About 38.8 million in 2015
How many more people live in California each year?
About 311,000 more each year
Another Riverside every year!
Bay Area’s population grows by more than 90,000 in a yearSF Chronicle 3/25/16
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-population-grows-by-more-than-90-000-in-7096552.php
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http://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/publications/urban_strategy.pdf
“How to meet the needs of more people in California, while at the same time respecting fundamental limits on our tax dollars and natural resources is one of the inexorable challenges we face.”
- Governor Jerry Brown, 1978
How do we plan for and manage this growth, in such a way as to preserve
and protect all that is good about California?
Where is growth going?
http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/state_census_data_center/census_2010/documents/2010_Map2_NumChange.pdf
http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/state_census_data_center/census_2010/documents/2010_Map1_PctChange.pdf
What form is it taking?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/245/454715295_0f87587673.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/phot
os/22421801@N00/2581488338
What is the scientific term for this?
Sprawl is… “the process in which the spread of development across the landscape far outpaces population growth.”
– “Measuring Sprawl and Its Impacts”
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/05/4033576_a4033640/sprawls-spread-speeds-up.html
Sacramento BeeNovember 5, 2011
http://www.lao.ca.gov/2000/calfacts/2000_calfacts_demographics.html
Density = persons per square mile
“The landscape Sprawl creates has four dimensions: a population that is widely dispersed in low density development; rigidly separatedhomes, shops, and workplaces; a network of roads marked by huge blocks and poor access; and a
lack of well-defined, thriving activity centers, such as downtowns and town centers.”
– “Measuring Sprawl and Its Impacts”
Land Use Street Network Design Qualities
http://www.lydiaheard.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=7&tag=Belltown&limit=20
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Why worry about sprawl?
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California’s Agricultural Lands
Habitat for California’s Endemic Species
http://chrisschnurr.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/phoenix.jpg http://irvinehomes.free
domblogging.com/files/2009/06/minnesota252-300x227.jpg
Social Equity for California’s People
Health of California’s People
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/28/1373015/-Water-shortages-and-water-solutions
Why worry about sprawl?
Sprawl
Less walking
More driving
More pavement
More energy consumption
More built space
More pollution
Less exercise
Less green space
Worse Quality of Life
But is it all bad…?
Where do you want to live?
• In a city?• Suburb near a city?• Suburb farther out from city?• Rural community?
Source: National Survey on Communities conducted for Smart Growth America and National Association of Realtors; available http://www.aolnews.com/2010/03/17/opinion-america-in-2050-where-and-how-well-live/19402312/?icid=main|welcome|dl9|link3|http%3A%
Where do you want to live?
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In a city Suburb close to city Suburb farther outfrom city
Rural community
Why do we have sprawl?
Sprawl
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Planning
How do we slow sprawl?
More generally, how do we make better places?
How do we make better places?
Preferences
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Planning Not Sprawl
Planners call thisSMART GROWTH
“Smart growth” is… “Well-planned development that channels growth into existing areas by investing in cities and older suburbs, while preserving green space and protecting the environment.”
- State of Maryland
http://sorinplaton.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/sustanaible-1.jpg
… or SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AB (Assembly Bill) 32The California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 200680% reduction of GHG from 1990 levels by 2050
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/meetings/070808/slides_julyspworkshops.pdf
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SB(Senate Bill) 375Redesigning Communities to Reduce
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Targets for GHG emissions reduction from cars and trucks for metropolitan areas, by reducing vehicle-miles travelled (VMT)
February 3, 2012
Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations-led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/activists-fight-green-projects-seeing-un-plot.html?pagewanted=all
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DOIN THIS CLASS?
Course Objectives
Knowledge law, policy, and practice of local and regional
Skills using census data, professional writing
Thinking critical assessment of planning practice, planning-related debates
Course Content
Part I: The Fundamentals Basis for planning Who does what General Plans Implementation tools Zoning Others
CEQA
Course Content
Part 2: Strategies Growth management Encouraging growth within boundaries Matching infrastructure to growth Using infrastructure to manage growth Preserving ag land Preserving wildlife Managing the human-
nature interface
Assignments - Graded
4 exercises 1 five-page demographic report 1 five-page “white paper” Midterm Final Discussion activities
Assignments - Ungraded
Readings: textbook, articles Lectures: powerpoints Guest speakers
But you need to do these to do well on your graded assignments!
On-reserve, plus E-book and rental options available!
TA Dream Team
Calvin Thigpen 2142 Wickson Fri 11:00 – 1:00Dillon Fitch 2140 Wickson Thurs 2:00 – 4:00Jamey Volker 2140 Wickson Tues 2:00 – 4:00
My office hours:2130 Wickson (through the door of 2132 Wickson)Mon 3:00 – 4:30
Notetakers needed
• Especially sections A01, A04• Apply at https://sdc.ucdavis.edu/notetakers
To do
Get textbook – Fourth Edition! Check out website Read for today and Thursday Sign up for Planetizen newswire Go to section tomorrow Set aside time for Exercise 1 – due 4/5
Planning is everywhere!
