World Population Trend

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World Population Trend
World population increased as much between 1980
1990 as it did in the 200 years between 1700 and
1900
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Las Vegas, Nevada May, 1973 Population 358,400
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Las Vegas, Nevada June, 1991 Population 937,261
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Las Vegas, Nevada May, 2000 Population
1,563,282
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Las Vegas, Nevada February, 2006 Population
2,013,267
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Concerns about resource use Transportation

• U.S. represents 5 of the worlds population but
  uses 26 of the worlds oil.
• U.S. has 34 of the worlds motor vehicles. 66
  of oil used in the U.S. goes to transportation.
• Motor vehicles cause more air pollution than any
  other single human resource use.
• U.S. rate of growth in automobiles is more than 3
  times the rate of growth in the population.
• 30-50 of urban land is dedicated to auto
  transport

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Questions

• How much can we grow?
• How should we develop?
• Are we able to develop in a way that can be
  sustained?

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What is sustainable development?

• Bruntland Commission 1987 meets the needs of
  the present without compromising the ability of
  future generations to meet their own needs.
• Recognition of limits
• Maintenance
• Lasting, enduring

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Three principles of sustainable places

• Strive to maintain and ecological/biological
  balance in a place
• ?attempt to balance between open space for
  habitat, flood control, filter air, filter water
  and infrastructure transportation, buildings
• ?encourage behaviors and adopt technologies that
  conserve resources
• Strive to create or maintain a sense of place
• ?history/culture (meanings to citizens and
  visitors)
• ?visual images (images created and their
  meanings)
• Strive to provide equitable access to process and
  decisions regarding place
• ?including citizens in change
• ?equitable access to places

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Ecological - Land Use Issues Conceptual
Greenway System Benefits wildlife
habitat/biodiversity flood control water air
quality alternative transportation fitness and
recreation
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Green infrastructure in Columbus Ohio
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Ecological - open space issues -
building design considerations
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Mass transit Building design Permeable
pavement Solar lighting
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Houston
Ecology - Transportation
Anchorage
Plano
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -
LEED

• Certification program that is administered by the
  U.S. Green Building Council
• Awards points for green building practices
• Different point levels allow projects to achieve
  different certification levels Certified
  Silver Gold Platinum

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Sense of Place - Muir Woods, CA
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Sense of Place Design with nature
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Sense of Place - Denver
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Denver Convention Center
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Dallas Convention Center
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Sense of Place History/Culture
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Sense of Place A River as focal point
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Water
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Sense of Place Transportation
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Old bridge design influenced the new
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Planning and design processes have traditionally
reflected only the ideas of experts
design
client
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Public design should include ideas of many -
guided by experts
Livable design
Desire for change
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Example creating one facility for multiple user
groups
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Skate park design team included important
user groups
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People need to understandwhat they have
Trail planning field trip
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Hearing from many - regional stakeholders provide
input for national park transportation
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Summary

• Earth is changing rapidly
• Sustainability concept can help guide change
• Good planning/design of parks and tourism places
  should contribute to sustainable communities.
• Ecology of place (behaviors, land uses,
  technologies)
• Sense of place (visual quality, history,
  identity)
• Equity in place (including many perspectives and
  offering many opportunities)

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