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A Centre of Excellence in Tropical Design
(Sustainability & Innovation)www.tropicaldesign.org
Deputy Mayor Cr. Ann BunnellChair of Sustainable Development
Services
www.soe-townsville.orgwww.townsville.qld.gov.au
Sustainability – a Regional Context
“Urban areas will need to perform (some) key functions to support sustainable development”. This includes facilitating “social and institutional change, by improving access to ideas, knowledge, and technology and by creating both the impetus and opportunity for innovation”.
The World Development Report, 2003 (World Bank)
Vision Statement
The “Idea”:
promote, connect and integrate community, business, industry, research/education institutions, local & state government
Supported by UN decade of Education in Sustainable Development (2005-2015)
Vision Statement
Another Key Idea is:
Shared learning, and networking for innovation.
Consistent with virtual learning community.
CSIRO Sustainability Network
Seeking to bring together “leading (local) thinkers from business, economics, technology,
innovation and the environment to tackle the major challenge of the 21st Century –
sustainability”
(Quote by Dr Steve Morton, CSIRO and Group Chair of Environment & Natural Resources).
Perhaps the
Competitive Advantage of Townsville
Coined from Michael Porters The Competitive Advantage of Nations (1998)
New Book “Natural Advantage Of Nations” (2004) www.naturaledgeproject.net
The World Bank argues that in order to obtain the best out of our cities we need to be “building
knowledge and mobilizing dispersed interests as key to creating constituents that act together and even
anticipate problems”
(World Development Report 2003, World Bank).
Sustainability Initiatives In Townsville
First environment project officer - 1988
“Living Today, for Tomorrow”RIKES report
Strand ForeshoreCitiplan
Townsville Healthy Cities Plan Sustainable Townsville
Carbon Neutral Water Recycling
Greening Townsville
Strand Wind Project
Total Water Cycle Management
Sustain – Youth Environment Network
Accelerated SustainabilityAtKisson intensive training and planning May 2004
Draft Sustainable Townsville Plan
Sustainable Development Committee
Networking & Collaboration
Community environmentalist/NRM groups
Business-industry
Development industry
Port-industry
Local Government
5 Day Soil Erosion Planning CoursesAn example of innovative collaborative partnerships
• Accredited by IECA
• One of only 3 in Australia
• Specifically designed for Tropics
•Running for 5 years
Other Significant Sustainability Work
Innovative Building & Design (DPW)
Riverway Project (CoT)
Gough Plastics TCC and Cyberfactory
Digital Dimensions Northern Tree Specialists
Local research institutions (CRC, AIMS, JCU, GBRMPA)
Building Communities (eg. Riverside Gardens)
Defence forces
Other Environmental Collaborationsbetween Local Government State, & Business
International Sustainable Cities
New Orleans style
Orlando: “Disney style”
Pittsburgh: “Smoky renaissance style”
Swaffham, UK (20 000 Homes)
Goa, India
PittsburghPittsburghFrom Smoky City to From Smoky City to Riverlife RenaissanceRiverlife Renaissance
No where to go but No where to go but up…up…
““A smoky Pittsburgh is A smoky Pittsburgh is a healthy Pittsburgh a healthy Pittsburgh – we didn’t mind the – we didn’t mind the smoke so much, for smoke so much, for it indicated it indicated production and it production and it indicated indicated prosperity”prosperity” old old PittsburgherPittsburgher
11:00 a.m. November 5, 1945, Fifth Ave.
Courtesy Allegheny Conference
Stefan Lorant
AtKisson
Swaffam, Norfolk County, Swaffam, Norfolk County, UKUK
Two wind turbines power 20,000 homes Two wind turbines power 20,000 homes
and fully supported by the communityand fully supported by the community
AtKisson
Winner, Special Jury Prize,International Sustainable Cities Competition, 2003
Goa 2100: Goa 2100: Modeling a Full Transition Modeling a Full Transition to Sustainabilityto Sustainability
Reorganize land use Reorganize land use around biosystem around biosystem modelsmodels
““RUrbanism” as RUrbanism” as new organizing new organizing principleprinciple
Intergration of Intergration of agricultural, natural, agricultural, natural, and urban systemsand urban systems
Goa 2100: Goa 2100: Full Transition to Full Transition to SustainabilitySustainability
Models the Models the financial, financial, governance, governance, and planning and planning changes changes necessary to necessary to achieve full achieve full transitiontransition
Winner, Special Jury Prize,International Sustainable Cities Competition, 2003
Goa 2100: Goa 2100: Full Transition to Full Transition to SustainabilitySustainability Energy & transport systems powered Energy & transport systems powered
by mix of wind and regionally sourced by mix of wind and regionally sourced natural gasnatural gas
Involves mixture of traditional culture Involves mixture of traditional culture preservation and high-tech futurepreservation and high-tech future
AtKisson
Visioning the Future
The choice is clear………….
www.tropicaldesign.org