ASSESSING LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY RIO+20 UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY Wayne Feiden, FAICP (via videoconferencing • Planning Director, Northampton, MA USA • Assessing Local Government Sustainability, American Planning Association, PAS Report Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
How do we assess sustainability if we can’t agree on what it is? …meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations… UN Bruntland Commission, 1983 …where {the environment can} …support no more individuals without a …continuing decline… Aldo Leopold, 1933 (carrying capacity) …we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. Iroquois Nations (date unknown) Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Environment Planet BLISS? Equity People Economy Profit Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Equity People ce ur T so LIC Re NF CO Pr CO o N per FL t IC y T Environment Development Planet CONFLICT Economy Profit Planners mediate Scott Campbell, 1996 ons of Sustainable Development. ” JAPA Assessing Local Government Sustainability First do no harm. links and trade-offs Hecht, 2007 Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Three way Ying Yang? Equity Economy Environment Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
In Operation Terms? Not just Energy and LEED First LEED Gold KFC/Taco Bell (car-oriented non-durable building) Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Operation Terms Good Planning Stuff Balance (first do no harm) Healthy urban centers Placemaking Source: Urban Edge Studio Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Operation Terms Resiliency Beichuan, Wenchuan, Sichuan Earthquake Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Operation Terms Durability Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
OPERATION TERMS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY Community Conversation matters Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Assessment Challenges What is sustainability in local context Accountability to local community National or international norming Whose agenda? Assessment resources Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Indicators (story telling time) Easy to understand Tells a story Engages Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Indicators White Sneakers Minneapolis Sustainability Indicator Boston Indicator Project Genuine Progress Indicator UN Commission on Sustainable Development UN Habitat Urban Indicators US Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Benchmarking and Metrics Santa Monica: Sustainable City Report Card Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Massachusetts Commonwealth Capital (2003 -2011) Plan for and promote livable communities 14% Zone for concentrated development & mixed use 19% Expand housing opportunities 14% Increase job and business opportunities 8% Protect land ecosystems 15% Use natural resources wisely 5% Promote clean energy 8% Make transportation choice 6% Advance equity 4% Other sustainable development actions 8% Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Footprinting Carbon and environmental footprint calculators Educational Ideally test scenarios Clinton Climate Initiative (40 megacities) Greenhouse gas emissions Social cost one ton CO 2=$43 New house in Houston $500> than San Francisco Suburban Boston $200> Central Boston Source: Glaeser and Kahn, 2008 Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Comprehensive Instruments Multiple criteria LEED Neighborhood Development Who decides Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Comprehensive Instruments ICLEI Star Communities aims to be the gold standard third party, credible, and market acceptance national standard and comparisons Not customized or community buy-in Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Unscripted & Ad-Hoc Assessments Isn’t this what most of us do? No formal metrics or assessments Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Context is everything Hopi nation Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Context is everything Austin, Texas Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
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