The Guide to Greening Cities
Superstorm Sandy sent a strong message that a new generation of urban development and infrastructure is desperately needed, and it must be designed with resilience in mind. As cities continue to face climate change impacts while growing in population, the
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The Guide to Greening Cities
The Guide to Greening Cities By Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, Steven S. Nicholas, and Julia Parzen
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Copyright © 2013 Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, Steven S. Nicholas, and Julia Parzen All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of Island Press/The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The guide to greening cities / Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, Julia Parzen, Steven S. Nicholas, Gloria Ohland. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61091-376-8 (hardback) -- ISBN 1-61091-376-0 (cloth) -- ISBN 978-1-61091-379-9 (paper) 1. Sustainable urban development--North America. 2. Sustainable urban areas-North America. I. Johnston, Sadhu Aufochs. HT243.N7G85 2013 307.1’416097--dc23 2013013812 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Affordable housing, bicycle infrastructure, climate action planning, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), energy efficiency loan funds, green alleys, green building, green infrastructure, green jobs, green streets, greening city fleets, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Living Building Challenge, Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), renewable energy, STAR Community Index, stormwater infrastructure, sustainability indicators, Transit-oriented Development (TOD), Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), triple bottom line, urban sustainability, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)
Contents Foreword by Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Preface and Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Introduction: The New Urban Imperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CHAPTER 1.
Greening from the Inside: Stories from Working within City Government . . . . . . . . . 17 CHAPTER 2.
Leading from the Inside Out: Greening City Buildings and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Case in Point: Assessing Climate Risk and Resilience in Flagstaff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Case in Point: Greening City Fleets in Raleigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 CHAPTER 3.
Leading in the Community: Using City Assets, Policy, Partnerships, and Persuasion . . 81 Case in Point: Returning to Green City Roots and Loving El Paso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Case in Point: Sewer Overflows and Sustainable Infrastructure in Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . 111 CHAPTER 4.
The Green City Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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