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1 WHAT MAKES A SUSTAINABLE CITY? CITIES OF THE FUTURE CONFERENCE, DRAMMEN, 2 NOVEMBER 2010 Mark Watts, Director, Arup mark.watts@arup.com

2 OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LTD

3 THE C40 Chicago Toronto New York Los Angeles Houston Philadephia Mexico City Caracas Bogota London Madrid Berlin Moscow Warsaw Paris Beijing Seoul Istanbul Delhi Rome Athens Shanghai Tokyo Cairo Karachi Hong Kong Dhaka Ho Chi Minh Lagos Mumbai Bangkok Addis Ababa Lima Rio Sao Paulo Johannesburg Jakarta Sydney Buenos Aires Melbourne

4 (CO 80%) 2 Human Ecological Development Footprint (CO = 80%) GHA/Capita 2050 Ecological Age GHA/Capita Index Increase Human Development Index Ecological Footprint Increase = 2050 Ecological Age

5 TARGETS AND WHY WE NEED THEM 25,00 20,00 Melbourne (Met) Emissions per capita 15,00 10,00 Toronto New York Berlin London 5,00 Madrid Warsaw Sao Paulo 0, Year

6 Co2 per kw/h NATIONAL ENERGY SUPPLY IS A CRITICAL FACTOR Australia United States United Kingdom Canada Brazil

7 BUT IT S NOT JUST ABOUT THE GRID LGEPR

8 WHAT CAN CITIES INFLUENCE?

9 THE NEED TO PLAN

10

11 More people, more cars - 2 billion vehicles by 2020? Historical & projected increases in global motor vehicle numbers Motorcycles & Scooters Trucks & Buses Cars Car Ownership per 1,000 population of driving age 2007 Morgan Stanley Number of motor vehicles - Billions

12 CARBON PRICING

13 ROAD PRICING CAN BE POPULAR

14 HAVE TO INVEST IN ALTERNATIVES

15

16 RETURN OF THE BIKE

17 AND FOR THE VERY BRAVE..

18 tonnes CO 2 e ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE ALREADY A CLEANER OPTION Electric Vehicle (EV) Electric Vehicle (EV) 2020 Disposal Phase In-Use From Electricity In-Use From Liquid fuel Production Phase Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Hybrid- Electric Vehicle (HEV) Gasoline Diesel

19 INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER

20 RETROFITTING BUILDINGS The average UK home could cut energy use 30% without reducing comfort

21 ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING

22 FUNDING RENEWABLE ENERGY

23 WASTE AS A RESOURCE Flickr francisco antunes

24 IMAGE OF HOSPITAL Biological & mechanical Incineration Landfill

25 C40 UrbanLife Workshops Arup/C40 Partnership

26 C40 UrbanLife Workshops Arup/C40 Partnership

27 FOOD SUPPLY IS A CITY ISSUE Worldwatch Institute, Washington DC, United States

28 FOOD SUPPLY IS A MAJOR CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE

29 FOOD MILES IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM

30 FARMING IN THE ECOLOGICAL AGE CITY

31 ECO-CITIES COMBINE BUILDING DENSITY WITH LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION

32 MULTIPLE BENEFITS FROM URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION

33 THE ROLE OF ICT Instrumentation Measure, collate, store Control devices Network Connecting devices and systems Management Process, analyse, core, overlay Feedback Behaviour, motivation, leadership Integration Enterprise architecture ERP, CMS, KM, 2.0

34 Melbourne: Smart City Melbourne: Information technology Arup/C40 Partnership

35 USING TECHNOLOGY TO CUT CONGESTION: SAN FRANCISCO

36 Visualising energy Nuages Vert, Helsinki

37 ENGAGING CITIZENS: HELSINKI

38 CARBON BUBBLES: SEEKING A GOOD HOME

39 TOTAL TOWN RETROFIT CITY AUTHORITY Concessions JOINT VENTURE Shareholders: City Authority./ University / Hospital Private sector delivery agent / investor Buildings Transport Energy Infrastructure Smart grid and Communications University Hospital Schools Council offices Low-e buses Freight consolidation Cycle hire Low Emission Zone Car clubs Biomass fired CHP plant Remote wind farm Low energy street lighting Smart grid Smart metering Data & comms network Parking sensors Smart ticketing

40 LEADERSHIP

41 Arup/SOM/dbox Arup/SOM/dbox ECOLOGICAL AGE CITIES WILL BE PLANNED rather than evolve JupiterImages UK Ltd JupiterImages UK Ltd

42 How to connect sustainability to citizens aspirations

43 THANK YOU Mark Watts, Director, Arup

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