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:

• Guerrilla Geography - Is Hong Kong a sustainable city? (5:05) http://youtu.be/lrKcn_CM4X4
  
• Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water (4:03) http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_Watermanagement.html
  
• Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water (4:04) https://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.hk2030plus.hk/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 https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/full/pdf/ch8.pdf
• Chapter 11 : Urban Design Guidelines https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/full/pdf/ch11.pdf

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.hk2030plus.hk/
  
• Smart City http://jcihk.org/en/news2.php?menuid=5&groupid=287&id=0&news2_id=68
• The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2022 https://www.arcadis.com/en/knowledge-hub/perspectives/global/sustainable-cities-index
• Overall Ranking:
• 1 - Oslo
• 2 - Stockholm
• 3 - Tokyo
• 4 - Copenhagen
• 5 - Berlin
• .......
• 35 - Singapore
• 46 - Chinese Taipei
• 50 - Macao
• 63 - Hong Kong
  
• Green roof research http://ibse.hk/greenroof/
  
• Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/urban-mobility/urban-mobility-actions/sustainable-urban_en
  
• Planning - How to Achieve Sustainable Transport in New Developments http://www.transportforqualityoflife.com/policyresearch/planningforsustainabletransport/

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| Created: Jan 2012 | Update: 8 Jul 2022 |