PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR

A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities

2013

sustainability is a journey not a destination

Current Stateof Our Cities

TraditionalDevelopmentModels

A New Blueprintis Needed

CityCraft is theNew Blueprint

Historyof

CityCraftThe Process

misdirectedPLANNINGefforts

CURRENT STATE OUR

C IT I ES

OF OUR CITIES

sociallyBROKE

deteriorating & outdatedINFRASTRUCTURE

DISCONNECTED

EcologicallyDISTRESSED

Demographics Changes and Resource Constraintsare Changing the Rules of the Game

Silo-Based Decision-Making

Abandonment of Long-Term Thinking

TRADITIONALDEVELOPMENT MODELS

ARE FLAWED

Shortsighted gains over long-term value

Results in disconnection & loss of efficiency

Generation Y, energy, carbon & water will drive the way we plan & build

A NEW BLUEPRINT

WANTED:A Restorative development model that•encompasses long-term, holistic thinking;

•respects our social and ecological systems

•embraces our changing 21st century culture, economy and conditions.

IS NEEDED

CITYCRAFT IS THE NEW BLUEPRINT

100+ Years in the

making

CityCrafting...

Baltimore

Dewees Island, SC (1.0)

Noisette, N Charleston, SC (2.0)

NOISETTE CONDITIONS IN 2001

✘ Flat or Declining Property Value ✘ High Crime Rates✘ Aging Population✘ Unhealthy Buildings✘ Schools Failing and District Disinvestment✘ Distressed Ecological Systems✘ Condemned Neighborhoods✘ Industrial Brownfields✘ Abandoned Naval Facility✘ No Plan✘ Lack of Jobs and Economic Opportunity✘ Negative Stigma✘ No Public Access to Waterfront

Cultural Change1

2 PhysicalRe-planning

Implementation

Long-Term Thinking

Triple-Bottom Line Sanborn Principles

Previous Community Development Experience

Values of Place

The

New American City

After the Turnaround✘ Flat or Declining Property Value✘ High Crime Rates✘ Aging Population✘ Unhealthy Buildings✘ Schools Failing and District Disinvestment✘ Distressed Ecological Systems✘ Condemned Neighborhoods✘ Industrial Brownfields✘ Abandoned Naval Facility✘ No Plan

✘ Lack of Jobs and Economic Opportunity✘ Negative Stigma✘ No Public Access to Waterfront

✔ Increasing Property Values✔ Decreasing Crime Rates✔ X & Y Generation Moving In

✔ Highest Concentration of Green Bldgs in SC✔ $200 Million in new school reinvestment✔ Restoration of Noisette Creek Underway✔ Neighborhoods Being Rebuilt✔ Brownfield Cleanup in Progress✔ Navy Yard under redevelopment✔ Plan Recognized as National Model

✔ 8,000 new jobs on the former naval base

✔ Area considered cool, hip place to be✔ 15-Acre Riverfront Park Complete

THE VISION

CityCrafting... •Restore the Long-Term Economic, Social, & Environmental Health of our Cities

•Centers controlled locally, wealth & value creation is retained locally

•Build local capacity within the respective bioregion

THE VISION

CityCrafting... •University research center to document the evolution & network with peers across continent to learn & share research

•Utilize integrated job training centers to prepare workforce for 21st Century Economy

•15-20 CityCraft centers in N. America in next 10-15 years representing variety of bioregions & economies

cont.

THINKING AND PROCESSES

SYSTEMS &INTEGRATION

We cannot arrive at truly sustainablesolutions unless we address problemsat the systems level.

COMMUNITIES

SOCIALLYDURABLE EACH MEMBER

understands the unique heritageand history of their physical andsocial community

holds in common a vision forthe future to which they contribute

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REQUIRED FOR PROGRESS

RESEARCH &VERIFICATION

Set Baseline

Measure

Learn

Report

Transfer KnowledgeLocallyNationallyto the next generation

CAPITALMAPPING

Undervalued Assets

➡ Human

What % of a city or regions total capital is

?

➡ Natural➡ Physical

➡ Financial

CAPITAL MAPPING

Undervalued Assets

FINANCIAL

NATURAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL

MOST IGNORED CAPITAL

HUMANCAPITAL

Traditional Master Developer Model

CityCraft Regeneration Model

-make the disenfranchised a part of the solution

-address root causes of why people are disenfranchisedFails To...

Displace

Grow

SPOTLIGHT ON WATER

NATURALCAPITAL

WASTEWATER SYSTEM

POTABLE WATER SYSTEM

STORMWATER SYSTEM

INTEGRATION

COLLABORATION

REGENERATION

OPERATES AS A BIO-WATER SYSTEM

= ESSENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY

+

+

INFRASTRUCTURE and

EXISTING BUILDINGS

PHYSICALCAPITAL

NATURAL STRUCTURES & ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES

Energy

PHYSICAL & NATURALCAPITAL

POWER SYSTEMS & SOURCES OF POWER

‣Appropriate to respective bioregion‣Invest in region, don’t export‣Create continuous loop of capital in region‣Connect across NGO, public, private sectors to maximize & integrate efficiencies

‣Need to shift towards well-integrated, distributed systems based on sustainably partnered resources.

‣Recycle and re-use byproducts

Case Study•Urban utility out of capacity

•High youth crime rate

•Low education attainment rates

•Volatile construction industry

•Value Human & Natural Capital

CURRENT STATE

UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Large scale utility & distribution networks

Fundamentally consuming mass amounts of energy that we don’t need to use

WHAT NEXT?

BUILDINGS

Need to: design,retrofit, restore, upgrade, buildings; - to a much reduced resource standard- recapture 40-50% of resources lost from the building itself

WHAT NEXT?

UTILITYINFRASTRUCTURE

Systems need to be redesigned under district energy level strategies

•Smaller scale generation & distribution systems specifically designed for climate•Get rid of waste on grid/ infrastructure side

WHAT NEXT?

RESOURCE HARVESTING

Shift focus to concentrate on harvesting natural resources

•Less resources needed because system is more efficient•Generate a new economy around utilities with all 4 integrated capital sources

CAPITAL WORKING TOGETHER

CREATING A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

SC STRONG

Americorps VISTA HUB Academy Lowcountry Local First

SC Reentry Initiative

Metanoia

Energy Conservation Corps

Lowcountry Orphan Relief

Environment Human Health Economic Development Social Justice Education Arts & Culture

Community Grants

Endowments

National Advisory Board Sustainability Institute

The Noisette Foundation

TAKINGPLANS TO ACTION

Problem:Lack of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Culture

Create a non-profit focused on empowering communities and residents to transform homes and workplaces to conserve energy and reduce environmental impact

EXAMPLE #1

Solution:

Human Capital

Physical Capital

Financial Capital+ +

TAKINGPLANS TO ACTION

Problem:High Rate of Recidivism

Foster a set of progressive programs dealing specifically with re-entry

EXAMPLE #2

Solution:

Human Capital

Physical Capital

Financial Capital+ +

OF THE PLANEVOLUTION

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assure the long term health of the economic, social and environmental systems of our cities

teach the values and principles that build the capacity to grow a sustainable culture

see that a plan and value system is lived over time and becomes deeper and richer than the plan itself conceived

Who is responsible to...

“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no

path and leave a trail.”Ralph Wando Emerson

PRESENTED BY JOHN L KNOTT JR

A BETTER WAY Restoring the Economic, Environmental and Social Health of our Cities