SCUPAD

2008: Planning for the Carbon Neutral World

Challenges for Cities and Regions. The major challenge facing this and the next generation of architects, planners and builders is how to develop land use patterns that respond to the demands of the post-carbon age and provide a high quality of life for future generations.  How our profession adapts to the need for reducing dependency on fossil fuels and contributes to the use of new technologies and approaches to planning and development that foster sustainability is critically important and will be the focus of the SCUPAD Congress 2008.

To date, much has been learned about how global warming will adversely affect our present way of life and many strategies have been developed on how to reduce our ecological footprint.  Specifically, many examples exist on how cities and regions can adjust patterns of consumption, eliminate waste, become more energy-efficient and become independent of fossil fuels. As well, many have been exploring alternative energy sources, ranging from tapping geo-thermal sources of energy to harnessing the ebb and flow of tidal changes, wind and solar energy.  Some corporations have begun to adapt techniques of production and the design of products that both reduce the consumption of natural resources and eliminate the production of waste. We have the knowledge of how to change, but the challenge lies in stimulating political leadership to implement these changes rapidly.

Lectures, Presentations, Reports:

• Carter Strickland (Senior Policy Advisor, Mayor's Office of Sustainability, New York, USA) - "PlaNYC 2030": Presentation (Pdf, 9,7 MB) | Movie (windows media) (, 15 MB)
• Wulf-Heinrich Daseking (Head of Planning and Development, Freiburg, Germany) - "City of Freiburg: Model for Sustainable, Continuous High Quality Development": Presentation (Pdf, 50 MB)
• Benjamin Glahn (Deputy Chief Program Officer, Salzburg Global Seminar) - "Salzburg Global Seminar: Cooperation with SCUPAD and remarks on a project in Linz, Austira": Presentation (Pdf, 4,5 MB)
• Workshop 1: Regional and Urban Economies
  Hans Harms (Germany/England): "Two Perspectives (from India and Europe) on Planning for a Carbon Neutral World,  Focus on Agriculture": Paper (Pdf, 200 KB)
  Ronald Rovers (Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands): "Post Carbon or Post Crash. managing the Orbanism": Presentation (Pdf, 2,5 MB)
  Vera Rovers (BuildDesk Benelux B. V., The Netherlands): "Carbon neutral cities in the Netherlands": Presentation (Pdf, 1,3 MB), Paper (Pdf, 460 KB)
• Workshop 2: Transportation
  Petra Hirschler, Nina Svanda (Vienna University of Technology, Austria): "Current flow in historical structures: a case study on Vienna": Presentation (Pdf, 2,6 MB) | Paper (Pdf, 2,5 MB)
  David C. Prosperi, Jeanette Tavarez (Flordia Atlantic University, USA): "Green Airports: Dimensions & Best Practices": Presentation (Pdf, 3,7 MB)
  Ernst Schriefl (Energieautark Consulting Gmbh), Uwe Schubert (Institute for Regional Development and the Environment, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration), Franz Skala (Institute for Ecological Urban Development), Gernot Stöglehner (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna): "Urban Development for Carbon Neutral Mobility": Presentation (Pdf, 1,7 MB)
  Kris Wernstedt, Aurash Khawarzad (Virginia Tech University, USA): "Public Attitudes toward Integrated Urban Design & Transport Strategies toReduce Carbon Emissions": Presentation (Pdf, 10 MB)
• Workshop 3: Mixed Land Use and Multi-functional Structures
  Wouter Leduc (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), Ferry Van Kann (University of Groningen, The Netherlands): "Synergy between Regional Planning and Energy as a Contribution to a Carbon Neutral Society: Energy Cascading as new Principle for mixed Land-use": Presentation (Pdf, 2,5 MB)
  Nikos Karadimitriou (Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK): "Policies promoting the redevelopment of previously developed land and their effects on developer practices and local communities": Presentation (Pdf, 1,7 MB)
• Workshop Reports:
  Report workshop 1 | Report workshop 2 | Report workshop 3

Slideshow:

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