1. 2010
Caring for Creation
Conference
“The Present State of the O.C.
Sustainability Community”
By Montgomery Norton
Saturday, October 30, 2010
St. Mark Presbyterian Church,
2200 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Beach, CA
2. “The city is first a holy place.”
– Kevin Lynch & Lewis Mumford
3. Indigenous
Knowledge
• Alternative or intervention strategy for
mitigating, if not solving, our ecological
and economic problems?
• American Indian Resource Program - UC
Irvine
– http://www.airp.uci.edu/index.php
• The OC Native American Sacred Sites
Task Force
– http://angeles.sierraclub.org/ocosc/sacred_sites.htm
Asking the Right Questions - Native Perspectives on Sustainability
Nikishna Polequaptewa
Orange HillsSaddleback Canyons
4. The founding of Western
Sustainability
• “In 1789, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter
to James Madison arguing that a federal
bond should be paid within one generation
of the debt, because, as he put it, the earth
belongs to the living. No man can by
natural right oblige the lands he occupied,
or the persons who succeeded him in that
occupation, to the payment of debts
contracted by him. For if he could, he
might, during his own life, eat up the
usufruct of the lands for several
generations to come, and then the lands
would belong to the dead, and not to the
living.”
Source: Braungart, M. & McDonough, W. (2002). Cradle to Cradle:
Remaking the way we make things.
NY: North Point Press, pp. 185-186.
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
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es%20madison%20image.gif
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
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10/03/thomas_jefferson_by_charles_wills
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5. Sustainability
• "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs
of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two
key concepts:
– the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's
poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and
– the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social
organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future
needs.”
• Our Common Future,
the Brundtland Report -
UN World Commission on
Environment and Development,
1987
6. The three E’s
• Ecology, Economy, Equity
– “Ecology (from Greek: οίκος, oikos, "household"; and
λόγος, logos,"knowledge The term ecology or
oekologie was coined by the German biologist Ernst
Haeckel in 1866, when he defined it as "the
comprehensive science of the relationship of the
organism to the environment.”
– “The word ‘Economics’ has its origin in the Greek
‘Oikonomikós’ (relating to household management),
from ‘Oikos’ (house). A household was the unit of
economy, literally. The family worked the farm, grew
its own food, cooked its own meals, and took out its
own trash. Sound economy meant sound
management of the household.”
– Social Equity / Equity and the Common Interest
Source: Retrieved November 29, 2010 from
http://www.eoearth.org/files/111501_111600
/111577/300px-
Sustainable_development_triangle.gif
7. Social Justice
• “CEQA requires only an
analysis of the physical
environmental effects, not
the social impacts, of a
given action” (Waterman,
2007)
• Access to affordable
housing and employment
opportunities
(jobs/housing balance)
Source:http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/CEO/Do
cs/2009%20Community%20Indicators.pdf
8. EPA: Environmental Justice
• "Environmental Justice is the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect
to the development, implementation,
and enforcement of environmental
laws, regulations, and policies.
• (This) will be achieved when everyone
enjoys the same degree of protection
from environmental and health hazards
and equal access to the decision-
making process to have a healthy
environment in which to live, learn, and
work."
Source: Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Environmental Justice.
Retrieved May 13, 2009 from http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
Source: Retrieved November 1, 2010 from
http://www.pe.com/imagesdaily/2010/08-
19/20100819_gfx_toxic_400.jpg
9. Environmental
Justice
• “No group of people,
including racial, ethnic, or
socioeconomic groups,
should bear a
disproportionate share of the
negative environmental
consequences resulting from
industrial, municipal, and
commercial operations or the
execution of federal, state,
local, and tribal programs
and policies” - EPA
Cited in Bullard, R.D., (2005). The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human rights and the politics of pollution. San Francisco: Sierra Club
Books.
Source: Retrieved November 1, 2010 from
http://sciencedude.ocregister.com/files/2010/07/toxictracts.jpg
10. The Limits to Positivism
• Rather than attachment to linear progress of scientific and technological
advancement based on historically outdated assumptions about human
nature, an evolutionary wise method of adaptation would recognize
inappropriate belief systems and values that threaten to destroy the
environment and thus the cradle of civilization (Clarke & Gaile, 1997).
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/positivism.gif
11. Remarks by Bill Moyers
UCI – November 14, 2005
Sponsored by the School of Social Ecology
12. Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
http://telmacriartesaquarema.blogspot.com/2010_07_01
_archive.html
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://www.allbestpictures.com/travel_and_holiday-
corcovado_overlooking_rio_de_janeiro,_brazil_picture.html
13. Nature’s Laws
• Nature uses only the energy it needs
• Nature runs on sunlight
• Nature fits form to function
• Nature recycles everything
• Nature rewards cooperation
• Nature banks on diversity
• Nature demands local expertise
• Nature curbs excesses from within
• Nature taps the power of limits
Source: Benyus, J.M. (1997). Biomimicry: Innovation inspired by nature. NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. pp.7.
http://www.cairnsunlimited.com/images/i/lush_rainforest.jpg
15. Community Indicators
• Orange County is the third largest county in
California, and the fifth largest county in the nation,
with more residents than 22 of the country’s states.
• Within the U.S., OC is the 15th top producing
economy in the nation.
• Over the past 10 years, OC’s growth rate (75%) has
outpaced the state (69%) and the nation (70%).
• OC’s pop. Continues to diversify both racially and
ethnically.
Source: Retrieved October 18, 2010 from http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/CEO/Docs/2010%20Community%20Indicators.pdf
16. OC Sustainability Indicators
• In 2010, the OC Community Indicators Report
added two particular Sustainability indicators
measuring Renewable Energy and Green
Jobs.
• Green Jobs: are in industries that provide
products and services related to alternative
energy, resource conservation, and pollution
reduction.
17. Quality of Life
• “In order to maintain an economic edge over its
peers, OC must address the high costs
associated with conducting business or work
diligently to preserve other quality of life assets
that make it a desirable place to live and work;
such as high-quality educational institutions, low
crime, and cultural and recreational opportunities.”
- Orange County Community Indicators: A decade
in review, pp. 11
18. Police Power:
The purpose of local government
• The authority conferred upon
the states by the Tenth
Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution and which the
states delegate to their political
subdivisions to enact measures
to preserve and protect the
safety, health, welfare, and
morals of the community.
19. Core Green Economy Segments
According to Next 10’s report: “Many Shades of Green:
Diversity and distribution of California’s Green Jobs”
• Advanced Materials
• Air and Environment
• Agriculture
• Business Services
• Energy Infrastructure
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Storage
• Finance and Investment
• Green Building
• Research and
Advocacy
• Manufacturing and
Industrial
• Recycling and Waste
• Renewable Energy
Generation
• Green Transportation
• Water and Wastewater
Source: Retrieved October 18, 2010 from http://www.nextten.org/next10/pdf/Many_Shades_of_Green_1209.pdf
20. Federal Stimulus Funding
U.S CA OC
Population 304,059,724 36,756,666 3,010,759
Total recovery funding $355,821,708,578 $41,658,121,612 $1,494,626,566
Funding per Capita $1,170 $1,133 $496
Unemployment 2008 5.8 7.2 5.3
2009 +3.59.3 +4.211.4 +3.79.0
April 2010 9.9 12.3 9.5
Median Household
Income
$50,007 $58,361 $71,601
Poverty Rate 13.3% 13.0% 9.3%
Source: Retrieved October 18, 2010 from http://projects.propublica.org/recovery/locale/california/orange
21. County Differences
• Why the disparage?
– Some say because of the federal representation
from the Bay area…
– Others say because of our federal representation
here in OC…
Location Total Per capita
Sacramento $11.18 billion $8,021
Los Angeles County $6.68 billion $687
San Diego County $1.68 billion $558
Orange County $1.29 billion $439
Source: Retrieved October 18, 2010 from http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/03/16/was-o-c-shortchanged-on-stimulus-aid/29215/
22. Business Ranking by Region
According to Forbes magazine’s “2009 Best Places for Business”, based
on rankings of the 200 largest metro areas across the country.
Ranking by Component (chosen by report) Rank
Educational Attainment 29
Job Growth 123
Cost of Doing Business 184
Overall 107
Overall Rank 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
OC 27 58 70 92 107
Source: Retrieved October 18, 2010 from http://www.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/CEO/Docs/2010%20Community%20Indicators.pdf
Ranking compared to 200 largest metro areas across the country.
23. California Environmental
Legislation
• AB 32 (2006)
• SB 375 (2008)
• SB 97 (2009)
• AB 1881 (2009)
• AB 939 (1989)
• CA Green Building
Code (2010) Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010
from http://www.planete-et-
co.com/images/green_california.jpg
24. Retrieved November 1, 2010 from
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/images/CE
QA_process_chart.gif
CEQA: the
California
Environmental
Quality Act
(1970), relies
on public
litigation for
enforcement.
25. Water and Energy
• Water, (Food), and Energy are interdependent although rarely
integrated in policy (Moresco, J., 2009).
• Considering energy and water together could offer substantial
economic and environmental benefits
• Water-related energy use “consumes about 19 percent of the
state’s electricity, 30 percent of its natural gas, and 88 billion
gallons of diesel fuel every year (Krebs, 2007, p. 3).
26. Water Element
• Recommended inclusion by Office of
Planning & Research’s 2003 General Plan
Guidelines
• Water management covered by 5/7
mandatory elements, but disconnect
between the land use and water planning
functions - water supply nor quality, only
flooding
• Collaboration with water agency’s Urban
Water Management Plan
28. Description Electricity Use (million
kWh)
Natural Gas (milliion
Therms)
Agricultural Production-
Crops
2,996 140
Agricultural Production-
Livestock
1,107 16
Agricultural Services 1,068 38
Source: The California Energy Commission. (2009). http://www.energy.ca.gov/research/iaw/industry/agri.html
Agriculture and Energy
Why is the production crop sector the biggest energy consumer?
Agriculture is the 3rd largest consumer of electricity & natural gas in CA by
industry.
29. Local Sustainability
Policies
• Environmental and Sustainability
Programs Survey
• Gaps:
– Sustainability Element
– Water Element
– Community Sustainable Food
Policy/Program
– Comprehensive Inclusive Process
– Green Jobs Ordinance/Program
– Green Roofs Program
30. Plans vs. Policies
• Environmental / Climate Action Plans
• Energy Plan
• General Plans
• Zero Waste Resolution
• Construction and Demolition Ordinance
• Implementation Tools/Programs
– Building Code
– Zoning Ordinance
– Housing Regulations
– Development Agreements
31. Source: Retrieved October 27, 2010 from http://orangecounty.uli.org/Initiative%20Councils/~/media/DC/Orange%20County/OC
%20Documents/ClimateChange3.ashx
32. General Plans
• “Identify the community’s land use, circulation, environmental,
economic, and social goals and policies as they relate to land
use and development.”
Source: Office of Planning and Research. (2003). General Plan
Guidelhttp://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/publications/General_Plan_Guidelines_2003.pdfines.
33. General Plans
• The general plan also
serves to: Provide citizens
with opportunities to
participate in the planning
and decision-making
processes of their
communities.
34. Recommendations
• Process for Product
– Collaboration, Education, Engagement,
Stewardship
• Youth and Planning
• Web-based General Plan (i.e. Ontario)
• Sustainable Food Policy
• Green Assessment Districts
• Water Element
• Collaborative Resources, Best Practices
• Regional Cooperation & Planning
• Green Jobs
35. Source: Retrieved October 27, 2010 from http://orangecounty.uli.org/Initiative%20Councils/~/media/DC/Orange%20County/OC
%20Documents/ClimateChange2.ashx
36. OCCOG
• Orange County Council of
Governments
– SubRegional Metro Planning
Organization
– Public meetings 4th Thursday of the
month 10:30-12:00
• SB 375 - Sustainable Community
Strategy (OC - SCS)
– LSA Associates, inc. consulting
– BMPs
– www.oc-scs.org
• “High Risk” designation lifted - $2M
in grants available (Caltrans)
SB 375
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37. SB 375 - A Developers PerspectiveB
• “Since the 1950s more than 90% of all growth in US
metro areas has been in suburbs-with CA leading the
way!”
• Europe’s transit village form encourages car-free
urban living (TOD)
• SB 375 incentives: TOD, Infill, Mixed-Use
• “90% of Americans want to live in communities where
people can walk more and drive less”
• OC’s 1M proj. growth could be accommodated if only
50% of 700 existing commercial sites converted to
TOD
38. • “CEO Will Kempton recently signed the
American Public Transportation
Association’s Sustainability Commitment” -
OCTA Website
• “OCTA Challenges Local Corporations to Go
Green” - OC Business Journal
Source: Retrieved October 19, 2010 from http://www.octa.net/weeklyupdate/weekly_update_071210.html
39. E-Waste Research at UCI
• National Science Foundation
• Research and Education in Green Materials
• SB 1397: Electronic Device Recycling
Research and Development Act
• AB 1879 & SB 509: CA Green Chemistry
Initiative (2008)
UCI's E-waste expert
40. The Urban Land Institute
- OC / IE
• Initiative Councils:
– Edge Development - “Principles of Edge
Development: A new vision for designing
on the edge”
– Sustainable Communities - “Truecost
pricing for sustainable development;
Finding the real bottomline in sustainability”
41. Green Development Survey
- The Concord Group
• The Concord Group’s survey was to measure the near- and long-term outlook of
green development practices in commercial real estate in the context of today’s
recessionary climate.
• In the short-term, municipalities will be one of very few groups involved in
sustainable development. During the downturn the public sector will look to pass
new green legislation and retrofit public buildings with green features.
• During the economic recovery, there will likely be a sharp increase in green
property acquisitions as investors and financiers try to position themselves for a
long-term future in real estate, undoubtedly filled with green development
opportunities.
• As capital markets unfreeze during the economic recovery, investors will look to
position themselves for a green development-driven future by acquiring
sustainable properties. This will lead a sudden, momentary rise in the sale price
premium.
• In the long-term, sustainable development will become an industry standard,
with a continued emphasis on real cost savings and government-imposed
environmental benefits associated with green technology.
Source: Retrieved October 27, 2010 from
http://orangecounty.uli.org/Initiative%20Councils/~/media/DC/Orange%20County/OC%20Documents/ConcordGroupGreenDevelopmen
42. USGBC - OC
• LEED - Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
• Green Campus program
• Environmental Nature Center - Platinum
• Increase productivity, improve health,
conserve natural resources, and cost
less to operate and maintain
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.usgbc-oc.org/index.php
43. Waste
Management
• CA AB 939 (1989)
– Integrated Waste Management Act
• Waste Management of OC
– CA IWMB’s Waste Reduction Award
• TVI, Irvine
– e-waste recycling, greenwaste, composting
• Goodwill of OC
– E-waste collection
• OC Waste & Recycling - County of Orange
– E-waste, OC Grand Jury “Going Green” award
44. E-Waste
• Fastest growing municipal
waste stream in the U.S.
• 68% of consumers stockpile
used or unwanted computer
equipment in their homes.
• It is estimated that the world
generates over 40 million
tons of e-waste every year.
That’s almost 12 pounds for
every man, woman and child
on the planet, every year!
Ecollective by ECS Refining
Source: Retrieved October 26, 2010 from http://www.myecollective.com/
eRecycle.org
45. League of CA Cities
OC Division
• The mission of the Orange County League of Cities is
to restore and protect local control for cities through
education and advocacy to enhance the quality of life
in Orange County.
• Targets elected officials to address current economic
challenges
• Educates on Best Practices with regard to
sustainability initiatives, regional planning efforts, and
new regulations and programs
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
http://sellingorangecounty.com/images/265px-
OrangeCountyCA_Map.gif
46. • CleanTech OC Conference & Expo
(9/27/10)
• Renewable Energy Generation
• Resource Conservation
• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Green Buildings & Green Chemistry
CleanTechOC
47. Sustainability
Businesses
• 497 Businesses listed in the Green
Guide Network for OC
• Headings: Eat (78), Home (44),
Services (82), Get Involved (14), House
& Construction (57), Travel (0), Energy
& Technology (49), Recycling (90),
Shopping & Goods (40), Health &
Beauty (24), Parks & Recreation (19)
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.greenguidenetwork.com/orangecounty/your-city/
48. Hyundai Motor Co.
Hyundai Facilities Across Orange County:
• Costa Mesa - Logistic Operations
• Fountain Valley - Regional Sales Office
• Fountain Valley - Hyundai Motor
America, U.S. Headquarters
• Huntington Beach - Innocean
Worldwide Advertising
• Irvine - Design and Technology Center
• Irvine - Hyundai Capital
49. OC Green Team 2010
Source: http://www.ocmetro.com/topiccategoryarchived.aspx
Source: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4g8WE-
VtHn4/THLHn9uLQOI/AAAAAAAABW4/5-
GdbQEtVBE/S350/NV+OC+Metro+062010+Cover.jpeg
Source:
http://www.ocmetro.com/images/Topic
/medium/topic_med_3557.jpg
50. Local Political Support
• Irvine Mayor, Suhkee Kang
• Councilmember, former Mayor, and Congressional Candidate Beth Krom
• Costa Mesa Councilmembers Katrina Foley and Linda Dixon
• CA Assemblywoman Candidate, Melissa Fox
• Santa Ana Mayor, Miguel Pulido - Chair U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Energy
Committee, Co-Chair CleanTech OC, & Board Director of OCTA
• Orange County Supervisor, Bill Campbell
54. UC Irvine Research Centers
~ 30 relevant to Sustainability
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
http://www.chem.uci.edu/airuci/
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://cfse.ps.uci.edu/
Source: http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/2/default.aspx
Source: http://www.uwrc.uci.edu/#
55. • The Green & Gold Plan (1995)
• 8 LEED Gold Buildings & 7 more in the portfolio
process
• 1 MW Solar Installation
• 100% Biodiesel Bus Fleet
• 12 Sustainability Student Groups
• “Global problem, local response” - Diane Pataki
• Sustainable Dining Program
• Climate Action and Sustainability Plan (2008)
• Sierra Club's Cool Schools Ranking
• UC Policy on Sustainable Practices (2009)UCI Sustainability Video
56. Local Colleges and Universities
• OCC - Added Sustainability as a value to their
Academic Master Plan 2008-2011
• Irvine Valley College - Environmental
Sustainability Task Force
• CSU Fullerton - Center for Sustainability
• UCI Extension -
Sustainability Leadership Certificate Program -
5 Course areas
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57. Center for Sustainable Living
• Focused exclusively on
Orange County
• The goal of the CSL is to
promote the development of
green education, jobs and
public policies
• The CSL works to provide
– high quality research
– train future “green” leaders
and managers
– educate the public
58. Sustainability Leadership Pipeline
• Experience working with campus entities and community stakeholders is
of significant value to students’ confidence, experience, resume-building,
and practical job-skills.
• Students are increasingly nervous about entering the job market given
current economic conditions.
• Although many academic departments offer internship opportunities in
traditional disciplines, the market is progressing toward hybrid and
interdisciplinary experience.
• Sustainability, systems dynamics, and integrated job skills are in high
demand.
Sourced from:
http://synerg.org/index.php
/about_us/staff/
59. Student Sustainability
Coalition
• Anteaters for Recycling &
Conservation
• AGS
• ASUCI
• CalPIRG
• Clean Education
• Engineers w/out Borders
• Environmental Law Society
• Global Water Brigades
• Green Campus
• Irvine Students Against Animal
Cruelty
• OC Society for Conservation
Biology
• Radical Student Union
• Real Food Challenge
• Students for Sust
• Sust Energy Tech Club
• The Green Initiative Fund
• Worker-Student Alliance
60. The Green Initiative Fund
• Student fee referendum investing in sustainability
initiatives on campus
• Subsidizing capital projects through rotating funds
and income generation
• $110,000/year in grants
TGIF
Source: http://www.asuci.uci.edu/tgif/images/logo.jpg
61. Social Media &
Sustainability
• Creating innovative communication networks through
social media and web-based visual applications
• Building databases of sustainability support, orgs,
events & projects
• OC Green Drinks, OC Green (27) and Sustainability
(17) Meetup Groups, Facebook Groups
Sourced from: http://www.sdialogue.com/images/socmedia-sust-circles.jpg
GWC
62. Media Production & Sustainability
• Student Group sponsored by OCSC
• Student productions on sustainability
• Collaborations w/ community orgs &
events
• Building an archive of footage
• Promoting sustainability best
practices, awareness, education,
research metrics, the message of
the movement
Focus the Nation TGIFFourYearsGo
63. OC Food Sustainability
Collaboration
• There is a profound opportunity to host the collaboration of OC food sustainability stakeholders brought
together to collaborate around regional challenges and impacts.
• UC Irvine has begun to lead other UC campuses regarding Sustainable Foodservice Practices, providing and
sourcing Sustainable food.
• UC Irvine has created comprehensive programs evaluating local food sourcing for the campus, hosting a
campus garden, developing a composting system, and reaching out to key community stakeholders.
Source:
http://ucirealfoodchallenge.weebly.
com/
64. Community-Driven Strategic Planning
• The New Public Service:
– serving citizens instead of customers,
– value rather than just productivity,
– and the citizen as a responsible participant in the government.
(Denhardt and Denhardt, 2000)
• Grand Rapids 2002 Master Plan project: Community-Oriented
Government
• Civic Discovery: citizens are encouraged and empowered to identify
their own challenges and form a deliberative process to devise their
own solutions. (Reich, 1988)
• Transition Towns
Source: Retrieved October 29, 2010 fromhttp://www.goinglocalokc.com/images/tt_map.jpg
65. Community-Driven Strategic Planning
• Create a community-driven, strategic planning process that
brings people together to identify , key issues, develop a
vision, set goals and benchmarks, and determine actions to
improve their community.
(President’s Council on Sustainable Development, 1996)
66. South Coast Ecoregion -
Global Biodiversity Hotspot -
Conservation International
Source: Retrieved October 27, 2010 fromhttp://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1351.cfm
67. Open Space
• Inside the Outdoors
OC Dept of Education
– http://ito.ocde.us/home.htm
• OC Wild
– http://www.orangecountywild.com/
• OC Parks - County of Orange
– http://www.ocparks.com/default.asp
• Santa Ana Mountains Task Force
– http://www.angeles.sierraclub.org/sam/
Source: Retrieved October 27, 2010 from http://www.scwildlands.org/index.aspx
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010
from
http://www.scwildlands.org/index.aspx
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010
from
http://www.ocparks.com/irvineranchop
enspace/default.asp
68. Habitat Conservation
• Natural Community Conservation Plans
– CA Dept of Fish & Game
• Habitat Conservation Plans
– US Fish & Wildlife Service,
Endangered Species Program
• CA Essential Habitat Connectivity Project
• State Wildlife Corridors Project - “Missing Linkages”
Source: City of Irvine Environmental Programs Presentation. November 13, 2007.
69. Green Field Development
• In-Fill Development
• No $ for Master-Planned
Communities
• Already existing infrastructure
• Melaruse - property tax for
infrastructure
• Phased redevelopment areas in
urban cores
70. The Future of Planning
• Design Communities as Micro Watersheds
• Low Impact Development
• 10-year per capita water use is trending
downward, even during one of the longest
droughts in the history of the western U.S.
71. Other BMP’s
• Food Policy Task Force
• General Plan Sustainability
• Zero Waste Resolutions (Irvine - 7/10/07)
• Alternative Transportation (BRT)
• HOA Sustainability Programs
• Community Parks
• Green Jobs Ordinances
• OC Cities Assessment
• Green Purchasing
• Lighting
• Affordable/Transition Housing
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future.
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“How are individuals in the real world to be persuaded or made to act in the common interest? The answer lies partly in education, institutional development, and law enforcement. But many problems of resource depletion and environmental stress arise from disparities in economic and political power.” (pp. 1)
Source: Retrieved November 29, 2010 from http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-02.htm#II
Waterman, R. (2004). Addressing California’s Uncertain Water Future by Coordinating Long-Term Land Use and Water Planning: Is a water element in the General Plan the next step? Ecology Law Quarterly, 31(1), 117.
Clarke, S.E. & Gaile, G.L. (1997). Local Politics in a Global Era: Thinking locally, acting globally. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 551, 28-43
“This is the oldest story in America-the struggle to determine whether, ‘We the People’ is a spiritual ecology embedded in a political reality – one nation, indivisible – or merely a charade masquerading as piety and manipulated by the powerful and privileged to sustain their own way of life at the expense of others.
Reference no longer available: http://www.seweb.uci.edu/home/docs/BillMoyersSpeechUCI11-14-05.pdf.
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://politicalclimate.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/an-example-of-a-positive-feedback-loop-warming-leads-to-a-decrease-in-sea-ice-cover-which-in-turn-le.jpeg.
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://sitemaker.umich.edu/section2_group1/files/secondfeedback.jpg.
Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.ocbc.org/_images/2010OCCIReport.jpg.
SCE, which provides most of OC electricity, has a 16% renewable portfolio
SDG&E has 6% and the Anaheim Public Utility has 7%
CA and U.S. averages are 11% and 9% respectively
On a kilowatts per capita basis, OC ranks 6th among peer regions compared within CA.
Statewide, between 1995 and 2008, green jobs increased nearly three times faster than total jobs.
Between 2007 and 2008, green jobs increased by 5%, while total jobs fell by 1%.
With job growth of 1,875%, Green Transportation is OC’s fastest growing green sector, also the fastest growing sector statewide (152%).
Renewable Energy Generation was second in growth at 176%, followed by Energy Efficiency at 78%.
Water and Wastewater was the only sector that experience employment declines at -01%.
Average growth for Core Green Industries was 50% for OC as compared with the State at 36%. Although, Sacramento led the way at 87%, followed by San Diego and San Francisco at 57% and 51%, respectively.
2007 Progress Report: Creating Sustainability Indicators to Assess the Physical, Social, and Economic Values of Greening Cities - A Study of the Million Trees Initiatives in Los Angeles, CA
Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.abstractDetail/abstract/8564/report/2007
Mentioned as a reflection on the original intent and Constitutional directive of Police Power
And, to suggest that States and Cities are responsible for addressing the threats of Climate Change, environmental pollution and degradation, and systems of inequality that our traditional planning (unsustainable) has created and continued to reinforce.
(http://www.legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Police+Power)
The top 10 Rankings:
Des Moines, IA
Provo, UT
Raleigh, NC
Fort Collins, CO
Lincoln, NE
Denver, CO
Omaha, NE
Huntsville, AL
Lexington, KY
Austin, TX
12th annual ranking according to 12 metrics.
200 metro areas from Merced, CA (245,000 pop.) to New York, NY (11.7 million pop.)
6 North Carolina metro areas are in the top 20
AB 32 - California Global Warming Solutions Act. Source: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ab32/ab32.htm
SB 375 - Redesigning Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases. Source: http://gov.ca.gov/fact-sheet/10707/
SB 97 - CEQA Guidelines Amendments - to include Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Source: http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/guidelines/
AB 1881 - Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. Source: http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/landscapeordinance/
AB 939 - California Integrated Waste Management Act. Source: http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/emd/solidwaste/ab939.htm
California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) Code. Source: http://www.bsc.ca.gov/default.htm
Green California. Source: http://www.green.ca.gov/NewsEvents.htm#footer
A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced to Congress March 5, 2009, currently referred to Committee.
Source: Moresco, J. (2009). Congress to Examine Link Between Energy and Water. earth2tech. Retrieved May 13, 2009 from http://earth2tech.com/2009/03/09/congress-to-examine-link-between-energy-water/
Source: Krebs, M. (2007). Water-Related Energy Use in California. California Energy Commission: Public Interest Energy Research Program. Retrieved May 13, 2009 from http://www.energy.ca.gov/2007publications/CEC-999-2007-008/CEC-999-2007-008.PDF.
SAWPA. (2009). One Water One Watershed: Santa Ana Integrated Watershed Plan: An integrated regional water management plan. Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://www.sawpa.org/owow-generalinfo.html.
The agricultural production group requires large volumes of water. It takes large amounts of electricity, for electrical pumps, to move the enormous volumes of water needed for irrigating all of California's crops. SB 531: Energy and Water Integration Act 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-531.
I conducted a survey of environmental and sustainability programs of all the cities in Orange County.
Irvine had the most number of programs and policies of any city in Orange County, on which the survey was developed.
The gaps or programs that Irvine is still currently lacking, not necessarily a comprehensive list.
This slide is suggesting the different frameworks through which sustainability is manifest in local jurisdictions.
Land Use Law: advisory vs. binding and enforceable
“Almost all court decisions hold that an adopted plan that is not required and made the ‘governing law’ by state statute or local ordinance is ‘advisory’ only and not legally binding or controlling” (Selmi, Kushner & Ziegler, 2008, p. 209).
Basically, this is a sustainability directive from OPR about the purpose of the General Plan.
Incorporate Informational and Procedural requirements (Waterman, 2004) Source: Waterman, R. (2004). Addressing California’s Uncertain Water Future by Coordinating Long-Term Land Use and Water Planning: Is a Water Element in the General Plan the Next Step? Ecology Law Quarterly, 31, 117.
Inform citizens, developers, decision-makers, and other cities and counties of the ground rules that guide development within a particular community.
This partial definition by OPR describes the educational component of the development process for General Plan updates.
Source: Office of Planning and Research. (2003). General Plan Guidelhttp://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/publications/General_Plan_Guidelines_2003.pdfines.
Implications of Adolescents’ Perceptions and Values for Planning and Design
Sanoff (2000), “The concept of community participation is based on the principle that the environment works best if the people affected by its changes are actively involved in its creation and management instead of being treated as passive consumers” (as cited in Passon et al., 2008). Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=crp_fac.
An Indicators Report on the Condition of Children, Youth and Families in Irvine 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.cityofirvine.org/documents/SPCYF/IndicatorsReport2007ConditionsofChildren,YouthandFamiliesinIrvinesm.pdf.
City of Irvine Strategic Plan for Children, Youth and Families 2008-2013. Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.cityofirvine.org/documents/SPCYF/IrvineStrategicPlanFINAL.pdf.
CARB set GHG emission reduction targets by MPO (9/23/10)
Per capita reductions: 8% by 2020 and 13% by 2035
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=154
OC Transit System Study
Last study was 10 years ago
Integrated approach - Public Outreach and Stakeholder Inclusion (Cities, Universities, large employers)
Transit System Study
Study Areas: Transit Markets, Service Design, Service Standards/Performance, Partnerships, Fair Policy
Website up November 10, 2010
Goods Movement - OCTA Goods Movement Policy
Proposition 1B
Container Fee Legislation
SB 974
http://www.octa.net/goods_movement.aspx
UC Irvine was awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to reduce the environmental and health dangers posed by discarded electronics. (Retrieved October 27, 2010 from http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/7396)
Professor Ogunseitan on CA Green Ribbon Science Panel
(http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/GreenChemistryInitiative/Green_Ribbon_Bios.cfm)
AB 1879 would increase regulatory authority over chemicals in consumer products. The bill would accomplish this by, among other things, creating an advisory panel of scientists to guide research in chemical policy, establishing regulation for assessing alternatives, and setting up an internet database of research on toxins. (http://www.cawrecycles.org/issues/current_legislation/ab1879_08)
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is an international, non-profit research and educational organization that serves to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The ULI is based out of Washington D.C., and is connected throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia by a network of district councils. In North America, there are currently 51 district councils, and in Europe, there are currently 16 district councils. The ULI Orange County/Inland Empire is the eighth largest district council, with nearly 1,000 members.
The projected growth for Southern California will place considerable pressures on the wildlands of the region., This report was produced to look at strategies for how to solve the issues pertaining to Edge Development.
“ULI has already recognized that real estate development needs to enter a new era and formed a policy initiative on Climate Change, Land Use, and Energy (CLUE) in 2007, because the best practices of “creating and sustaining thriving communities” are being challenged by new forces at the nexus of global climate change, land use decisions, and the rising cost of energy” (pp. 5).
ULI’s challenge in creating edge developments is not just about green building—rather, it is about advocating for a lifestyle change, for a solution in making a meaningful and systematic change through the integration of urban design and development into more sustainable communities.
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://orangecounty.uli.org/Initiative%20Councils/~/media/DC/Orange%20County/OC%20Documents/PrinciplesofEdgeDevelopment.ashx
Understanding true value, Full Cost Accounting (FCA) and True Cost Pricing (TCP), by quantifying the real cost of incorporating sustainable products and practices into a project and then quantifying the value the end-user places on those sustainable elements. Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://orangecounty.uli.org/Initiative%20Councils/Sustainable%20Communities/~/media/DC/Orange%20County/OC%20Documents/JudiSchweitzerSustainableDevelopment.ashx.
Committees: Advocacy, Education, Emerging Professionals (EP), Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance (EBOM), Green Schools, Hospitality, Marketing, Resources, Sustainable Homes
25% waste diversion by 1995, 50% by 2000, and
2006-2007 Grand Jury investigated because:
OC has ~30 years of existing landfill capacity remaining
3.1 million residents produce significant waste
OC has failed to maintain 50% diversion
All County waste processed through a MRF, except South County
According to the California Integrated Waste Management Board, electronic discards, or e-waste, is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation's waste stream. In addition, some researchers estimate that nearly 75 percent of old electronics are in storage, in part because of the uncertainty of how to properly dispose of these items. (Source: Retrieved October 19, 2010 from http://www.wmorangecounty.com/env/ewaste.asp
3 Ecollective locations in OC:
OC E-Waste Recycle in Irvine
Daly Movers Inc. in Garden Grove
Golden West Moving Inc. in Huntington Beach
Source: Retrieved October 26, 2010 from http://myecollective.com/Home/Map?zip=92651&x=40&y=22
eRecycle.org search returned 57 results for Electronic Waste recycling in OC
Electronic Waste Recylcing Act of 2003 (CA SB 20 & SB 50):
Reduction in hazardous substances used in certain electronic products sold in California.
Collection of an electronic waste recycling fee at the point of sale of certain products.
Distribution of recovery and recycling payments to qualified entities covering the cost of electronic waste collection and recycling.
Directive to recommend environmentally preferred purchasing criteria for state agency purchases of certain electronic equipment.
(Source: Retrieved October 26, 2010 from http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Electronics/Act2003/)
Hosting a workshop on the new CalGreen Building Standard @ the City of Costa Mesa on 1/1/2011.
“Going Orange: Approaching sustainability projects in an economically viable way” was hosted at UCI on 2/18/10.
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.occities.org/index.php/about-us
CleanTech OC is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary trade association that seeks to promote economic growth in the Orange County clean technology industry, which is likely to be one of the most significant engines for job growth in Southern California over the next decade. Our organization consists of private companies, academic institutions, and local governmental entities that are engaged in clean tech and working together to serve the existing and future needs of the cleantech industry in the Orange County region.
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.cleantechoc.org/aboutctoc.php
Hyundai to Build New Orange County, California Headquarters
Retrieved November 9, 2010 from http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyundai-to-build-new-orange-county-california-headquarters-102941989.html.
Foley and Dixon created an Ad Hoc Committee to identify incentive for sustainable growth strategies initially targeted to the recently adopted Overlay Zones
Sustainability Goals:
Restored Habitat
Water Quality
Transportation
Renewable Energy Generation
Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://www.ocgp.org/learn/sustainability/
Still currently in development
Applying for 501 C-3 status
Branding, organizational development and structure to handle the extent of sustainability stakeholders
Modeled after The Green LA Coalition (http://www.greenlacoalition.org/), The Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (http://sites.google.com/site/lasustainability/), and the San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership (http://sustainsd.wordpress.com/)
A convener of local sustainability leaders, organizations, events, and projects
A capacity and collaboration builder
A pathway to leadership development
An innovator of collaborative governance and inclusive management
An avenue for strengthening town-gown relationships
A public relations, marketing, and educational center
A promoter of campus resources, research and development
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
The Center for Global Environmental Change Research
Newkirk Center for Science and Society
Center for Unconventional Security Affairs
Environment Institute:
Global Change, Energy & Sustainable Resources
Center for Global Peace & Conflict Studies
Center for Organizational Research
Center for Solar Energy
Urban Water Research Center
UC Humanities Research Institute
Center on Inequality and Social Justice
Community Outreach Partnership Center
Advanced Power and Energy Program
National Fuel Cell Research Center
Center in Law, Society and Culture
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
Center for Citizen Peacebuilding
UCI is OC’s largest employer and fastest growing campus in the UC system, with a campus population of 38,000. (http://www.sustainability.uci.edu/Resources1/Sustainability%20flier.pdf)
VC of Administrative and Business Services (ABS), Wendell Brase, is currently heading up the discussions about the UC’s commitment to renewable energy and GHG emission reduction goals.
UCI ranked 6th out of 900 colleges and universities on Sierra Club’s fourth annual Cool Schools list of the nation’s greenest institutions.
The Center for Sustainability was established at CSUF in 2009 and is a campus focal point for sustainability-centered activities. These include facilitating the development and inclusion of sustainability-centered topics in the university’s curriculum, supporting external grant-getting by faculty members and other members of the university community, encouraging interaction among faculty members from different disciplines, reaching out to members of the greater community interested in sustainability, providing leadership in efforts to make the campus more sustainable, and coordinating sustainability-related activities on campus.
Sustainability Leadership Certificate Program Objectives:
Articulate and integrate win-win scenarios embedded holistically into all relevant operations, benefiting the bottom line while delivering business solutions
Develop a strong business case to overcome organizational skepticism, while implementing clear action steps promoting short and long-term strategy
Adopt a broad, systems-thinking approach to affect every value-creation lever responding to government legislation consumer concerns and stakeholder pressure
Link competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility to assess strategic opportunities and risks while minimizing potential liability
Partners:
Energy Coalition of Irvine
Orange County Great Park
The Urban Land Institute
The Center for Urban Infrastructure
CleanTechOC
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.brandman.edu/csl/
The Grassroots Sustainability Initative: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grassroots-Sustainability-Initiative/113447782004189; http://younoodle.com/startups/the_new_marshall_plan
“Apples to Apples - County Farmshed-to-College Feasibility Study”
“UC Irvine Food Assessment”
Source: http://ucirealfoodchallenge.weebly.com/research.html
Where the administrators invited representation by other departments within the city to participate in the governance process and thus establish opportunities of this nature throughout the city government.
Denhardt, R. and Denhardt, J. (2000). The New Public Service: Serving rather than Steering, Public Administration Review 60 (6): 549 +
Reich, Robert. 1988. Policy making in a democracy. Chapter 6 from The Power of Public Ideas, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
President’s Council on Sustainable Development. (1996). Sustainable America: A new consensus for the prosperity, opportunity, and a healthy environment for the future. Retrieved October 29, 2010 from http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/Publications/TF_Reports/amer-top.html.
Known as the California Floristic Province
A Biodiversity Hotspot is a “biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction” (Biodiversity Hotspot, pp. 1, p. 1). Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/b/biodiversity_hotspot.htm.
California’s economy is ranked among the top 10 in the world, and it is the most populated and fastest growing state in the U.S.
“Direct pressures on ecosystems include urbanization, pollution, and habitat encroachment; expansion of large-scale agriculture; strip mining and oil extraction; invasive alien species; road construction; livestock grazing; logging; increasing use of off-road vehicles; and suppression of natural fires” (Human Impacts, pp. 1, p. 1).
Source: Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/hotspots/california_floristic/Pages/impacts.aspx
Orange County is the second most biologically diverse county in California, and at the same time one of the smallest and most densely populated! As of 1998 Orange County already had Southern California's highest population density, with more than 3,400 residents per square mile, 46% higher than Los Angeles County, 418% greater than San Diego County and 770% above Ventura County!
Retrieved October 28, 2010 from http://www.orangecountywild.com/about.php
Habitat Conservation Programs - CA Dept. of Fish and Game
CA Endangered Species
CA Environmental Quality Act
Lake and Streambed Alteration Program
Timberland Conservation Program
NCCP
Conservation and Mitigation Banking
Invasive Species
Rare Plant Program
Renewable Energy