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Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Wayne Feiden, FAICP (via videoconferencing• Planning Director, Northampton, MA USA• Assessing Local Government Sustainability, American
Planning Association, PAS Report
ASSESSING LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY
RIO+20 UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY
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 Environment PlanetPlanet
EquityEquityPeoplePeople
EconomyEconomyProfitProfit
BLISS?BLISS?
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Environment Environment PlanetPlanet
EquityEquityPeoplePeople
EconomyEconomyProfitProfit
Development CONFLICT
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CONFL
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Resou
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TPlanners mediateScott Campbell, 1996ons of Sustainable Development.” JAPA
First do no harm.links and trade-offsHecht, 2007
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Three way Ying Yang?
Economy
Environment
Equity
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 TermsGood Planning Stuff
Balance (first do no harm)Healthy urban centersPlacemaking
Source: Urban Edge Studio
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Operation TermsResiliency
Beichuan, Wenchuan, Sichuan Earthquake
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Operation TermsDurability
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Community Conversation matters
OPERATION TERMSTRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Assessment ChallengesWhat is sustainability in local contextAccountability to local communityNational or international normingWhose agenda?Assessment resources
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Indicators (story telling time)Easy to understandTells a storyEngages
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Indicators
White SneakersMinneapolis Sustainability IndicatorBoston Indicator ProjectGenuine Progress IndicatorUN Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentUN Habitat Urban IndicatorsUS 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
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 and ecosystems 15%
Use natural resources wisely 5%
Promote clean energy 8%
Make transportation choice 6%
Advance equity 4%
Other sustainable development actions 8%
Massachusetts Commonwealth Capital(2003-2011)
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 calculatorsEducationalIdeally test scenariosClinton Climate Initiative (40 megacities)
Greenhouse gas emissions Social cost one ton CO2=$43
New house in Houston $500> than San FranciscoSuburban Boston $200> Central BostonSource: Glaeser and Kahn, 2008
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Comprehensive Instruments
Multiple criteriaLEED Neighborhood Development
Who decides
Assessing Local Government Sustainability Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Comprehensive Instruments
ICLEI Star Communitiesaims to be the gold standardthird party, credible, and market acceptancenational standard and comparisonsNot 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
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