Sarasota Summit 2007 Tim Center
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Transcript of Sarasota Summit 2007 Tim Center
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Sarasota – FloridaUSA
Human Centered Design
Service Innovation and Decision Design
Generational Design
Social Entrepreneurship and the New Philanthropy
Technology, Entertainment and Health
It’s hard to create a space that will not attract people, what is remarkable, is how often this has been accomplished. ─William H. Whyte
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Moving Toward SustainablilityDesigning the Future
Designing for LifeSarasota International Design Summit
November 2007
Remembering Florida
• 1970 – 2000
– Population – 7 million to 16.5 million
– Land use – 5 million agricultural acres lost
– Transportation – miles traveled nearly tripled
– Labor – tripled from 2.6 mil to 7.9 mil
Source: Urban Land Institute
Florida Tomorrow
• 2000 – 2030– Population – 40% increase – 8 million more– Land use – 2.6 mil acres agriculture to urban– Transportation – miles will double
– Most of the built environment that will exist in 2030 has yet to be constructed.
Source: Urban Land Institute
CAN FLORIDA ACCOMMODATE 36 MILLION??
Challenge
1. How to prepare for growth and maintain a sense of community – a sense of place?
2. How to ensure that we are sustainable – that future generations can enjoy a high quality of life, economic opportunities and healthy natural resources?
Alternative 2010
Phase I: Phase I: 20002000Trend Alternative
Phase I: Phase I: 20102010Trend Alternative
Phase II: Phase II: 20202020Trend Alternative
Phase III: Phase III: 20302030Trend Alternative
Phase IV: Phase IV: 20402040Trend Alternative
Phase V: Phase V: 20502050Trend Alternative
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Sustainability
• Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• Balancing environmental quality with economic growth.
• Using, developing and protecting resources so as not to compromise the future.
Process
• An attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future.
• It relates to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society, as well as the non-human environment.
Sustainable Community
From generation to generation it has…
• Healthy and diverse ecological system
• Social foundation providing for– Health– Cultural diversity– Equitable
• Prosperous economy for long-term (within social and ecological limits)
Sustainable Community
• Safe• Healthy• Livable• Inclusive• Participatory• Environmentally
sound• Prosperous
• Green• Walkable• Cultural• Vibrant• Opportunity• Choices
A place where you and your children want to liveA place where you and your children want to live
Where Do We Focus?
• Energy
• Water
• Waste
• Land Use and Green Building
• Purchasing
• Affordable housing
• Historic/Cultural Preservation
Strategic Habitat Strategic Habitat Conservation Conservation
AreasAreas
FNAI Habitat FNAI Habitat Conservation Conservation
PrioritiesPriorities
Ecological Ecological GreenwaysGreenways
Under-Under-represented represented
Natural Natural CommunitiesCommunities
Landscape-sized Landscape-sized Protection AreasProtection Areas
Natural Natural FloodplainFloodplain
Aquifer RechargeAquifer Recharge Trails NetworkTrails Network Sustainable Sustainable ForestryForestry
Surface Water Surface Water ProtectionProtection
Fragile Coastal Fragile Coastal ResourcesResources
Functional Functional WetlandsWetlands
Green Building2006 Best Practices Awards
• No development on 2 – 500-acre natural lakes• 11,000 acres – 70% as open space• Energy Star Homes• Harmony Institute
Green Building2007 Best Practices Awards
Business PartnershipBest Practice Award Winner
H ow Shall W e G row ?
Create Town CentersPreserve Green Areas Develop Transit Corridors
How Do We Design the Future?
• We are linked and must work together• Region - An area of distinct communities,
cities and counties where residents share:– Geographic identity– Social, economic and cultural interdependence– Capacity for planning and function– Capacity to create competitive advantage
• Create a regional vision for how to grow
www.SustainableFlorida.org
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