MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

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Sustainable Masterplanning (II)

1. The sustainable city

2. Site planning

3. Site selection and analysis

4. Sustainable landscaping

5. Sustainable transportation

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

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Video Presentation:

• Sustainable Cities: Crash Course Geography #49 (11:09) https://youtu.be/ZMn-bCdThEg
• Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water (4:03) http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_Watermanagement.html
  
• The Edible City (3:34) https://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_UrbanAg.html
  
• Designing for Active Living (3:53) http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_ActiveLiving.html
  
• Greening Paris - Sustainable Transport Award (7:01) http://youtu.be/QmW-jKhRJlI
• Transit Oriented Development (City of Edmonton, Canada) (3:43) http://youtu.be/XYw8XXIMuLM

Further Reading:

• Liveability: a People-centric Approach under Hong Kong 2030+ https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/p_study/comp_s/hk2030plus/document/KSS_PPT/1st_KSS/Liveability-A_People-centric_Approach.pdf
  
• Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscapes (ASLA) http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/
  
• Transit-oriented development – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-oriented_development
  
• 7 Principles for Transit-Oriented Development https://thecityfix.com/blog/7-principles-transit-oriented-development-tod-nossa-cidade-luisa-zottis/

References:

• LaGro, J. A., 2008. Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. [HKALL][720.28 L179 s]
  
• Moughtin, C., 2005. Urban Design: Green Dimensions, 2nd ed., Elsevier Architectural Press, Amsterdam, Boston and London. [HKALL][720.47 M92]
• Salat, S. (ed.), 2006. The Sustainable Design Handbook: China: High Environmental Quality Cities and Buildings, CSTB, Cedex, France. [HKALL][720.470951 S96]
• Yeang, K., 2009. Ecomasterplanning, John Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex. [HKALL][720.47 Y38]
• Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/
• Chapter 8 : Internal Transport Facilities
• Chapter 11 : Urban Design Guidelines

Web Links:

• UNEP Sustainable Cities https://www.unenvironment.org/regions/asia-and-pacific/regional-initiatives/supporting-resource-efficiency/sustainable-cities
  
• Hong Kong 2030+ https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/p_study/comp_s/hk2030plus/
  
• Smart City http://jcihk.org/en/news2.php?menuid=5&groupid=287&id=0&news2_id=68
• The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2024 https://www.arcadis.com/en/knowledge-hub/perspectives/global/sustainable-cities-index
• Global Ranking:
• 1 - Amsterdam
• 2 - Rotterdam
• 3 - Copenhagen
• 4 - Frankfurt
  
• 5 - Munich
• .......
• 11 - Seoul
• 18 - Singapore
• 19 - Shanghai
• 20 - Beijing
• 22 - Tokyo
• 24 - Shenzhen
  
• 39 - Hong Kong
• 42 - Macao
• 62 - Chinese Taipei
• Green roof research http://ibse.hk/greenroof/
• Sustainable urban mobility (SUM) plans in Europe https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/urban-transport_en
  
• Masterplanning checklist for sustainable transport in new developments https://www.transportforqualityoflife.com/reports/masterplanning-checklist-for-sustainable-transport-in-new-developments/
  

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| Created: Jan 2012 | Update: 14 Jun 2024 |