LARC444/553GreenNetworkPlanning

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OUTLINE1. Introduction2. Greennetworksmeaning3.Coursetopics4.SyllabusandProject1

BlackbirdArchitects

INTEGRATINGENVIRONMENTALANDURBANSYSTEMS

“Urbandevelopmentbecomesaparticipantintheworkingsofnatural

systems”MichaelHough1984

1994 2005

elementslab.ca

Cynthia’soffice

Room3131CIRSbuilding

LARC444/553GreenNetworkPlanning

SEALEVELRISE

EXTREMEWEATHER

FLOODING+WATERSHORTAGES

CHANGINGECOSYSTEMS

FOODSECURITY

21stCENTURYCHALLENGES

TheVulcanProjectcarbonintensity/gridcell/year

(millionsofmetrictons/yr)

URBANGREEN/GREENINGPLAYSAROLE

Many,manyotherexpertsconcur...

SUSTAINABLEURBANISM(DouglasFarr)

COREATTRIBUTESof

SUSTAINABLEURBANISM

“...anintegrationofwalkable,transit-servedurbanismwithhighperformancebuildingsandhighperformanceinfrastructure.”

Compactcommunities

Completecommunities

Connectedcommunities

Biophilia(accesstonature)

+

Highperformancebuildings

Highperformance(green)infrastructure

2005

THEMES:compact,complete&diverseneighborhoods

connectivity&accessibilityforpeople

reconnectthecity’secologicalstructure

“working”greeninfrastructure

waterhealth&balance

GRAYFABRIC GRAYNETWORK GREENNETWORK&FABRIC

Villebois,Wilsonville,OR2003

servingprimarilyecologicalfunctions

servingprimarilyurbanfunctions

spatialcorridorsandsystems

residualspaces‘within’networks

GREEN

GRAY

NETWORK

FABRIC

VOCABULARY

GREENvsGRAY—Landcover

Cam

bie

Stre

et

SW Marine Drive

0 250 500m

Enhancing Green Networks and Fabric FINAL REPORT - Site 13

4

Cover Type

Share of Green and Grey Cover

Green and grey conditions in Site 13

Grey coverGreen cover Building footprints

60% Grey

40% Green

N

Existing Green and Grey ConditionsThere is a sharp visual difference between grey and green landscapes within Site 13. Green cover includes private backyards and frontyards, street boulevards, and public green space. Grey cover includes the building footrpints, roads, and large cement surfaces (i.e., parking lots).

Private lawns significantly contribute to the grey cover due to the dominance of low-density land uses

The majority of grey space is

attributed to the industrial area.

Street trees

Typical green (left) and grey (right) landscapes within SIte 13

GREENCOVER—servingprimarilyecologicalfunctions?Total Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver Extracted from Infrared Airphoto Analysis

DAVIE ST

DAVIE ST

PACIFIC ST

PACIFIC ST

CAMBIE ST

CAMBIE ST

BURRARD ST

BURRARD ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

RICHARDS ST

RICHARDS STGRANVILLE ST

GRANVILLE ST

PENDER ST W

PENDER ST W

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

±0 250 500 750 1,000125 m

Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver

Rowan Arundel, Cindy Wong, Erin ChanGeography 376 December 15, 2006

Source: City of Vancouver 2001, UBC Dataset 2001

Project Study Area Limit

Vegetation Cover

GREEN—servingecological+humanfunctions

BryantPark,NYC

NETWORKS—spatialcorridorsandsystems

GREEN GRAY

EastClayton,BC

VillageHomes,CA

Stapleton,CO

GREEN+GREYNETWORKS

FABRIC—residualspaces‘within’networks(…howthelandisused)

GRAY

EastClayton,BC

VillageHomes,CA

Stapleton,CO

FABRIC—residualspaces‘within’networks

GRAY

EastClayton,BC

VillageHomes,CA

Stapleton,CO

GREEN

GREEN=networks+fabric

GREENFABRIC—theurbanforestALLurbangreencoverfunctioningasasystem

Cam

bie

Stre

et

SW Marine Drive

0 250 500m

Enhancing Green Networks and Fabric FINAL REPORT - Site 13

4

Cover Type

Share of Green and Grey Cover

Green and grey conditions in Site 13

Grey coverGreen cover Building footprints

60% Grey

40% Green

N

Existing Green and Grey ConditionsThere is a sharp visual difference between grey and green landscapes within Site 13. Green cover includes private backyards and frontyards, street boulevards, and public green space. Grey cover includes the building footrpints, roads, and large cement surfaces (i.e., parking lots).

Private lawns significantly contribute to the grey cover due to the dominance of low-density land uses

The majority of grey space is

attributed to the industrial area.

Street trees

Typical green (left) and grey (right) landscapes within SIte 13

Total Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver Extracted from Infrared Airphoto Analysis

DAVIE ST

DAVIE ST

PACIFIC ST

PACIFIC ST

CAMBIE ST

CAMBIE ST

BURRARD ST

BURRARD ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

RICHARDS ST

RICHARDS STGRANVILLE ST

GRANVILLE ST

PENDER ST W

PENDER ST W

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

±0 250 500 750 1,000125 m

Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver

Rowan Arundel, Cindy Wong, Erin ChanGeography 376 December 15, 2006

Source: City of Vancouver 2001, UBC Dataset 2001

Project Study Area Limit

Vegetation Cover

GREENNETWORKS

Allofacity’spublicopenspaceswhichserve

multiplehumanandecosystemfunctions.

SCALE

MetroVancouver“GreenZone”1996LivableRegionStrategicPlan

VANCOUVER’sGREENNETWORKS

VANCOUVER’sTREECANOPY

GREENNETWORKS—SCALEMATTERS

Regionallyimportantgreennetworks Vancouver’sgreennetworks

GREENNETWORKS—PUBLICgreen/openspaces

Total Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver Extracted from Infrared Airphoto Analysis

DAVIE ST

DAVIE ST

PACIFIC ST

PACIFIC ST

CAMBIE ST

CAMBIE ST

BURRARD ST

BURRARD ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

RICHARDS ST

RICHARDS STGRANVILLE ST

GRANVILLE ST

PENDER ST W

PENDER ST W

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

CO

LUM

BIA

ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

BUTE ST

±0 250 500 750 1,000125 m

Vegetation Cover in Downtown Vancouver

Rowan Arundel, Cindy Wong, Erin ChanGeography 376 December 15, 2006

Source: City of Vancouver 2001, UBC Dataset 2001

Project Study Area Limit

Vegetation Cover

publicopenspacesgreenfabric/urbanforest

GREENNETWORKS

Allofacity’spublicopenspaces

Whileideallyinterconnected,theyareinrealityfragmented

Servemultipleoftencompetingfunctions

Providearangeofecosystemservices

Primaryfunctionschangewithscale

THISCLASSFOUNDATIONSDefiningtermsandtypesHistory

PLANNINGComprehensiveplanningofgreennetworksRegionalplanning

MEASURINGEcosystemservicesSpatialmetrics/evaluationofgreenspaces

GOVERNANCEGovernance,jurisdictions,equity

FUNCTIONSBiophiliaBiodiversityplanningGreeninfrastructureActivetransportation

DESIGNDesign,plantingofurbantrees

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