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Northampton SDAT- 2015
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Where It All Begins…
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Sustainability
Meeting society’s current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
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Celebrating Infrastructure
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Celebrating Infrastructure
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Northampton Floods
1869 Flood 1936 Flood
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Northampton Floods
1936 Flood 1936 Flood
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Northampton Metrics
Housing Costs Housing + Transit Costs
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Northampton Metrics
GHG per Acre GHG per Household
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Northampton Metrics
GHG per Acre GHG per Household
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Northampton Metrics
Compact Neighborhood Score Annual VMT
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Alternative Transportation
Walkable Communities Bicycle Infrastructure
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Alternative Transportation
Bus Transit Rail Transit
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Alternative Transportation
Car Sharing Autonomous Vehicles
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Alternative Transportation
Future Technologies
Robot Overlords
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Walkscore
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Walkscore
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Walkscore
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Walkscore
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Walkscore
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Walkscore
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Alternative Work
Incubation Graduation
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Alternative Work
Acceleration Maker Spaces
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climate adaptation
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Δ TemperaturesCausing: Heat waves fitness for some species (e.g. many insects, both
beneficial and harmful)• Altered range of plants and timing of blooms and
pollen production
Δ PrecipitationCausing:• Flood risk•Damage to property and infrastructure •Drought & fire risk• Waterborne diseases, threats to H20 quality
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Community Context: Challenges & Strengths
• Climate change isn’t the only challenge (e.g., limited resources; budgetary constraints; political, economic, social, institutional issues)
• Understanding climate risks and identifying specific responses
• Alleviating disproportionate effects on the most vulnerable citizens
• Generating/sustaining public interest and will over time, especially in relation to other pressing issues and priorities
• Coordinating efforts throughout the city and the Pioneer Valley region and communicating to/engaging the public
• Opportunities– Passionate and engaged community and agents of change– Working with, sharing, and learning from others– Context matters: YOU are an expert on your neighborhood/community
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Northampton’s Sectors
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Responding to Climate Change
Mitigation is what we do to decrease the potential of climate change itself.
Adaptation is how we prepare for and respond to the changes that we are already experiencing/expected to experience– Decreasing negative effects– Taking advantage of potential
opportunities
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Climate Adaptation Planning
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Build and maintain support for action• ID Climate Response Champion/Stakeholder
Advisory Committee – Sign the Compact of Mayors
• Register commitment• Inventory GHG emissions & climate
hazards/risks• Create vulnerability reduction targets • Create action plan with mitigation and
adaptation measures– Include community members
• Scope climate impacts on major sectors & inventory assets– How has it changed already and with what
consequences?– How is climate expected to change?
www.compactofmayors.org/
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Conduct community vulnerability assessment
Climate vulnerability: extent to which a resource, community, or ecosystem process is susceptible to harm from climate change impacts.
•What things are most vulnerable•Why they are vulnerable
Tool that can help:• Prioritize resources and systems for management actions• Develop management strategies to address climate change• Efficiently allocate resources
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Conduct community vulnerability assessment
Vulnerability = exposure + sensitivity - adaptive capacity
Exposure• What climate impacts is Northampton already
experiencing/expected to experience? • Are there non-climate stresses that may affect response to
climate change?
Sensitivity• What aspects of Northampton (people, structures, functions) will be
affected and how?
Adaptive capacity• What resources exist that could be used to address climate change?
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Prioritize impacts to addressResults of the VA•What assets are most vulnerable? Are there issues that are more urgent than others to address?
No-regrets/win-win strategies•Are there current problems that need to be addressed and are expected to get worse with climate change? How can we prioritize actions that benefit the city regardless of how climate change plays out?
– Look for mitigation-adaptation combined win (e.g., open space conservation, green infrastructure).
“Low-hanging fruit”•Are there actions that are particularly low cost and/or quick to implement?
Budget•How much funding is required for adaptation actions? What actions can be integrated into existing program funds?
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Develop and implement climate response plan
Create the plan– Actions– Timelines– Responsible parties & public involvement– Available and needed resources
Evaluate and implement the plan– Community ground-truthing– Feasibility, equity, effectiveness of proposed actions– Avoiding maladaptation/negative effects on other
sectors or communities– Monitoring over time to adjust activities as needed
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Natural systems recommendations • Targeted land acquisition
– Include climate change (e.g., include vulnerable lands)
– Consider amount and type of land cover (healthy intact forest ≠ soccer field)
– Protect and maintain wetland/riparian buffers– Plant flood-tolerant species
• Encourage climate-friendly gardening (e.g., pollinator-friendly species, recycling yard waste)
• Monitor invasive plants, pests, and diseases
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Public health recommendations• Use “buddy system” to check on elderly
and other vulnerable residents• Public utilities voluntarily refrain from
shutting off service during extreme heat events
• Encourage mass transit use – free rides on low air quality days
• Limit/avoid outdoor burning• Research feasibility of
hypoallergenic trees
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Agriculture/Food supply recommendations• Develop a food security plan
• Review crop planting to accommodate potential extended growing season
• Facilitate research on crop survivability and diversity under changing conditions
• Increase access to places to purchase fresh, local food
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community process
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Climate Adaptation and Environmental Quality Planning
Create a Shared Understanding of the Issues
Identify and Rank Our Vulnerabilities Create a Strategic Action Plan for Climate
Adaptation that can be a model for the region
Pride of Place and Sense of Accomplishment
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Shared Understanding of the Issues: Small Group Discussions
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Identify and Rank Our Vulnerabilities: Vulnerability Assessment Exercise
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Local Tours of Key Resources
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Create a Strategic Action Plan for Climate Adaptation that can be a model for the region:
Climate Adaptability Discussion Sessions
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General Sessions with the Larger Community
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Subcommittees or small group meetings
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Ongoing Strategic Planning Meetings
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Pride of Place and Sense of Accomplishment:
Competition and Recognition
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Next StepsSee this presentation on the AIA website
under the SDAT link – and through Northampton Planning & Sustainability
Consider the following illustrations to address climate planning, urban design, green infrastructure and energy
Sign up to be part of the ongoing leadership and conversation for the Strategic Plan for Climate Adaptation!!
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energy adaptation
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Energy adaptation
• A vision for future energy needs• Analysis of current energy supply• Potential local resources
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Low-Temperature District Energy
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Solar Thermal
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Wastewater as Thermal Energy Source
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Wastewater Map
Heat Transfer Station (Typ.)
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Wastewater Map
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Wastewater Map
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Low-Temperature District Energy
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green infrastructure
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Green Infrastructure: South Gateway
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Green Infrastructure: Main Street Gateway
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Urban Design Options
Shared Streets Shared Streets
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Urban Design Options
Complete Streets
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Source: epa.gov Source: phillywatersheds.gov
Green Infrastructure: Urban Precedents
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Source: sourcewaterpa.org Source: sustainablecitynetwork.com
Green Infrastructure: Urban Precedents
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Green Infrastructure: Main Street
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Green Infrastructure: Main Street
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Green Infrastructure: Farmers Market
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Green Infrastructure: Farmers Market
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Green Infrastructure: Farmers Market
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: ParksPrecedentsFunction with Form
HistoricFourth Ward ParkAtlanta, GA
Source: beltline.org
Source: h4wpc.com
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The Dell SW Pond, UVACharlottesville, VA
Source: asla.org
Green Infrastructure: ParksPrecedentsFunction with Form
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green Infrastructure: Mill River
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Green InfrastructureAdaptation Response
Concern Response Action
Increasing frequency of storm events
Expand stormwater management and flood controls
Increase water storage capacity of watershed. Reinforce/ reinvest in existing infrastructures
Increasing storm intensity
Prepare more rigorous and contemporary design response
Adopt updated design criteria that promote green infrastructure
Climate effects on natural systems
Provide resilient species for expected conditions and promote biodiversity for redundancy
Research species adaptability to create preferred plant palette.
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Adaptation Strategy:Frequency of storm events• Use green infrastructure to increase “water storage”
capacity of watershed (creates less runoff!)• Distribute GI solutions throughout watershed to reduce
overall burden in system• Optimize existing infrastructure investment• Make strategic investments in system upgrades (bang
for the buck)
Source: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/
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Adaptation Strategy:Increasing storm intensityStormwater design today uses rainfall criteria that was
developed in 1961 and derived from 25 years of records. The “100-year storm” was extrapolated from these data!
• Research, evaluate and adopt “rolling” rainwater design criteria that captures most recent time period
• Adopt new volumetric sustainable rainwater design criteria (per LEED® and SITES™)
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Adaptation Strategy:Natural systems• Research, evaluate and adopt urban tree plant species
that are adaptable to future conditions• Assess vulnerability of current tree inventories and
create a priority list for replacement.• Identify and manage invasive species, including current
and future species migration threats
Source: mass.gov
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Green Infrastructure: South Gateway
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Green Infrastructure: South Gateway
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Green Infrastructure: South Gateway
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Green Infrastructure: South Gateway
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Green Infrastructure: Preservation
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now what?
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Recommendations• What Are We Doing Here?• Talk Amongst Yourselves• Waste = Food• Celebrate Green Infrastructure• Go To Zero• Those Who Cannot Remember the Past are
Condemned to Repeat It• Long Life, Loose Fit• Double Duty/Triple Duty/Infinite Duty
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Many thanks to the City of Northampton and to all of the volunteers who worked with the team!