the city of ridges 2050
Peta MiskovitchStephen Smith
Stephanie BaileyClaira Kratochvil
Meredith PatersonMicheal Polifrone
Natasha PolozenkoWil Whitfield
Tony ChallitaSally Bryant
Larissa CarpenterJon Murray
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Climate change2
Sydney 2050 – the future
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33Peak Oil
Sydney 2050 – the future
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Sydney 2050 – the future
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• 6 Major corridors• Activity centers located along corridors• Urban Agriculture• Natural Water Supply
the city of ridges - concept
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biodiversity
0%
13%
25%
38%
50%
Percentage of Sydney's Land that is Green Space 201020302050
•Green belt•Corridors of native vegetation between transport lines•Growth of native plants for food and medicine
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built form
• High density 60+ dwellings/ha• Medium density 25-60 dwellings/ha• All new developments must provide 50% affordable housing• Update BASIX to include higher standards of insulation,
shading and window glazing
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Medium and High density housing
built form
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culture and education• High activity centres create community• Educational facilities better connected to public and
active transport
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economy• Main industries: - agriculture - retail -green energy -innovation
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• Solar 60%• Wind 40%• Renewable
energy
energy
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food•Food produced in urban agricultural land
•Predominantly native Australian plants
•Food transported along rail lines
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governance• Simplify local government
areas (38 reduced to 6)• Legislate• Regulate• incentives• Re-zone: densify
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• Polyclinics located in each activity centre• Minimum of 1120 polyclinics in Sydney • Native Australian plants used for medicines
Polyclinics grow their own pharmaceuticals
health
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pollution•100% renewable energy by 2020•Urban plantings to reduce noise pollution
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• Growth consolidated around Sydney’s transport corridors• High speed train for domestic travel• Offshore airport for international travel• Electric trolley buses• Active transport, walking cycling
transport
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transport
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Chatswood-Transport services transport
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water• Wetlands• Recycling• Desalination• Water efficiency• Water restrictions
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2020
rivers
wetlands
dams
desalination
water
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• Centralised centres: - process local
waste - process primary
waste - education facility
for sustainable practices
• Waste land filled the end of rail lines
• Food waste used for compost on local farms
waste
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Chatswood-Waste centreswaste
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Peta MiskovitchStephen Smith
Stephanie BaileyClaira Kratochvil
Meredith PatersonMicheal Poliferone
Natasha Polozenko
Wil WhitfieldTony Challita
Sally BryantLarissa Carpenter
Jon Murray
The City Of Ridges It’s Where You Want To Live
Tuesday, 19 October 2010