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A Centre of Excellence in Tropical Design (Sustainability & Innovation) www.tropicaldesign.org Deputy Mayor Cr. Ann Bunnell Chair of Sustainable Development Services www. soe - townsville .org www. townsville . qld . gov .au

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Sustainability – a Regional Context

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“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)

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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)

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Vision Statement

Another Key Idea is:

Shared learning, and networking for innovation.

Consistent with virtual learning community.

CSIRO Sustainability Network

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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).

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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

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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).

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Sustainability Initiatives In Townsville

First environment project officer - 1988

“Living Today, for Tomorrow”RIKES report

Strand ForeshoreCitiplan

Townsville Healthy Cities Plan Sustainable Townsville

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Carbon Neutral Water Recycling

Greening Townsville

Strand Wind Project

Total Water Cycle Management

Sustain – Youth Environment Network

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Accelerated SustainabilityAtKisson intensive training and planning May 2004

Draft Sustainable Townsville Plan

Sustainable Development Committee

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Networking & Collaboration

Community environmentalist/NRM groups

Business-industry

Development industry

Port-industry

Local Government

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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

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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

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Other Environmental Collaborationsbetween Local Government State, & Business

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International Sustainable Cities

New Orleans style

Orlando: “Disney style”

Pittsburgh: “Smoky renaissance style”

Swaffham, UK (20 000 Homes)

Goa, India

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PittsburghPittsburghFrom Smoky City to From Smoky City to Riverlife RenaissanceRiverlife Renaissance

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Visioning the Future

The choice is clear………….