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Improving Urban Resilience in Coastal Eco-Cities: System Integration The “A” Team Vera Novak, Koichiro Shiraishi, Nieves Fernandez, Ziad Morsy, Sang Jin Kim
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Improving Urban Resilience in Coastal Eco-Cities: System Integration. The “A” Team Vera Novak, Koichiro Shiraishi , Nieves Fernandez, Ziad Morsy , Sang Jin Kim. Coastal Eco-Cities. People and Planet. Climate change impact CO 2 threatens environment - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Improving Urban Resilience in Coastal Eco-Cities:
System Integration
The “A” Team Vera Novak, Koichiro Shiraishi,
Nieves Fernandez, Ziad Morsy, Sang Jin Kim
Coastal Eco-Cities
People and Planet
Where are we now?
Climate change impact CO2 threatens environment Increased complexity of problems Social structures weakened Quality of Life deteriorating
Urban Poor1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
RESILIENCE
Building resilience
Regenerative Design Carbon Capture Collaborative Planning Process Strong Social Foundations Improved Urban Quality of LifeGAP
Our approach
• Systems thinking• Bottom up & top down• Improve resilience• Economically viable
Existing tools
Social Foundations Quality of Life IndicatorPlanetary BoundariesVitruvian Qualities
Quality/ Value Research
HQI (Housing Quality
Indicator)
DQI(Design Quality
Indicator)Developer/ Designer
Constructorr
BREEAM(Environmental
Impact Assessment)
City Planner
PROCESSGAP
Implementatio
nSocial
FoundationsPlanetary BoundariesValues / Resilience Indicators
Vitruvian
Quality
Sustainability ImprovementActivities
Exterior EnvironmentBuilt EnvironmentEnergy/ WasteSocio-EconomicCoastal/ Climate
Index matrix
Food
secu
rity
Water
ShelterJobeconomy
Safety
Transport
Health
Ener
gy
Energy
saving
Social EquityGender
equality
Politicalvoice
Value indicators
Sustainability activities
Exterior Environment Built Environment
Socio-Economic Needs
Energy/WasteCoastal/ Climate Issues
Developing the tool
Value Indicators
ActivitiesObjective DataQualitative
Subjective DataImpact Magnitude assigned by User
Impact Significance assigned by Tool DevelopersSInRG
Sustainability Innovation and
Resilience Generator
Scaling-weighting methodology
Significa
nce
Guidelines
Aggrega
tionPublic
input
Research
Trea
tmen
t of s
igni
fican
ce
Significance handled distinct from magnitude
Dee et al (1973); Soloman et al (1977), Odum et al (1971) Ross (1976);
Krouskopfet et al (1972)
Explicit guidelines Yes No
No
Yes
No No
No guidance No No
Yes No
No
Yes
Yes No
No No
Trea
tmen
t of s
igni
fican
ce
Significance handled distinct from magnitude
Some guidance
YesStover (1972) Sondheim
(1978)Crawford
(1973)
Dee et al (1973); Soloman et al (1977), Odum et al (1971) Ross (1976);
Krouskopfet et al (1972)
Significance not considered explicitly
Soil Cons Service (1977); Fischer and Davis (1973)Multiagency (1972); Environmental Impact Center
(1973)
McHarg(1969); Loran (1975); Adkins and Burke (1974)
Vertinsky et al (1973); Environment Canada (1974); Keeney and Robiliard (1977); Sorensen (1971)
Hill (1966)
Clark et al (1983)
Leopold (1971)
Significance not
distinct from magnitude
Some guidance No
Walton and Lewis (1971)
Standard deviations
CO2 emissions
Safety infrastructure
Shelter
Political voice
Energysaving
SocialEquity
Gender Equality
Correlation analysis
Cluster analysis
Social Spaces and TransportationWalking path Bicycle pathOutdoor amphitheatre Book crossingCo-working Urban barterEducation space Bike kitchen / storageCommunity kitchen Public transportation
Case study – Weston Towers
Solving for the criteria
Indicators / Values:From Southampton City
Selected Activities
Solid / DurableWaterJob/ Income/ EconomySafety InfrastructurePersonal HealthEnergy savingSocial EquityFreshwater useCO2 EmissionsBiodiversity lossImpact of climate change
Energy efficiencySolar energyElectrical – upgradeImprove thermal skinReplace windowsBicycle pathWalking pathOffshore power Public transportationPort / harbourSea wallCoastal forest
Cluster analysis
Protection climate events: Coastal forest
Social Spaces and TransportationBike path Publix TransportationWalking path Outdoor amphitheatreBook crossing Co-workingUrban barter Education spaceBike kitchen Community kitchen
Innovative thinking...
GAP
Umi Farm - Inspiration
Port, People and Nature in Harmony
Research institute
Coastal forest & vegetation
Market
Port
Seawall
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Port & Market
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Coastal forest & vegetation, Umi-
farm
SymbioticCoastal Village
Port (Economy)
Nature (Marine)
People (QoL)
Future Work
Integrate with BREAAM
Prepare for public release
Research on Resilience Indicators
Case study application of Symbiotic Coastal Village for
2020 Olympics in Japan
The Team
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Coastal Vegetation (Carbon capture)
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50
100
150
200
250
Rate
of c
arbo
n se
ques
trati
onin
sedi
men
t (g
Cm-2
y-1)
Carbon sequestration rates in coastal ecosystems
Coastal Forest
Damage reduction mechanismof coastal forests
Without coastal forest With coastal forest
Tsunami reduction effect by coastal forest
Conditions for the simulation
Ave.78%
Ave.72%
Ave.49%
Ave.27%
Results of the simulation
Bike Kitchen
How is this different?
Community Kitchen
Single User
KitchenUrban Garden
Flowers
with
Food Security
