Howard Wood, Director of Landscape & Sustainable Services Ltd, after graduating in Environmental Sciences in 1979, has been leading initiatives in Sustainable Landscape Management in Europe and the UK for over 35 years.
In 2002 the Lyon City Parks Department commissioned Howard to deliver a sustainable practice training programme for their 300 gardeners and technicians. This resulted in environmentally friendly solutions being applied to existing maintenance operations and a significant reduction on the park’s operational budget. Howard has featured in television documentaries in France speaking about ecological dynamics and Green Infrastructure and speaks at conferences throughout Europe. Howard has been working on projects in Tunisia, Morocco and the Ivory Coast and presented a Sustainable Landscape Management Strategy to the City of Lisbon.
In 2010 Howard carried out a first ever carbon audit for a City Park in the UK which not only looked at its carbon footprint but compared it with carbon sequestration in trees, shrubs, grasses and topsoil. BAM Nuttall requested Howard to carry out field experiments on urban flower mixes for the London 2012 Olympic Park. Current themes of work include Urban Meadow flower displays in the UK and research on Carbon Sequestration in grass varieties with DLF France.
Pune generates over 1600 tons of solid waste per day. It has implemented an integrated solid waste management system that focuses on source segregation, door-to-door collection, transportation, processing and scientific disposal. Key aspects include partnering with waste picker organizations, operating decentralized biogas plants, constructing a 300 TPD bio-CNG plant, and a 300 TPD waste-to-energy plant utilizing pyrolysis gasification. The goal is to attain better service delivery, enhance infrastructure, achieve financial sustainability, and eventually make Pune a zero garbage city.
The presentation has prepared as per the syllabus of Mumbai University. Go through the presentation, if you like it then share it with your friends and classmates. Thank you :)
IN: Green Infrastructure and Low Impact DevelopmentSotirakou964
The document discusses low impact development (LID) and green infrastructure strategies that aim to manage stormwater runoff and emulate natural hydrologic functions. LID focuses on using distributed, small-scale stormwater controls and preserving natural areas to reduce impervious surfaces and runoff. Examples of LID strategies and benefits are provided, including reduced infrastructure costs, improved water quality, and increased property values. Case studies show LID development can yield more lots at a lower overall cost compared to conventional development.
Strategic Solid Waste Management Plan for Municipalities: Chautara Municipality Saroj Upadhyay
SSWMP is a blueprint for reducing and
managing solid waste, and establishing a broad
policy framework for solid waste management
over short, medium & long-term planning
periods. The plan considers all aspects of waste
management and identifies current successes
as well as areas for improvement and growth.
The Strategic plan in this study is guided by the
principles of ISWM and was drafted via
situation analysis, participatory approach,
intense literature review, stakeholder analysis, field research and
expert inputs.
A workshop to help Parks and Recreation professionals understand the cost savings that can be realized as well as the practical application of ecological restoration.
Taiwan EPA: Creating a Vision
The Taiwan Tech Trek (TTT) program offers overseas opportunities to work on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) assignments with companies, organizations, universities, and ministries in Taiwan, helping to promote awareness and appreciation of the country. It is capped by an academic conference for participants to showcase their work.
A Case-study of Municipal Solid Waste Management at Pattukkottai MunicipalityGangainathan A
Our idea is to convert the Waste to Wealth (W2W)
Detailed investigation regarding the quantity and types of waste
Survey was conducted to get the feedback of local people (Face to Face Interview – 250 families & Online Survey- 50 individuals)
Verified the effectiveness of the landfill site
Laboratory tests are made to find out the suitable Waste Processing
From the results obtained, Decided to implement Vermi-composting for biodegradable waste & waste recovery centre for non-biodegradables
Business proposal had been prepared for annual income of ₹ 1.5 crore
The Urban Management Centre is a notforprofit organization based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, working towards professionalizing urban management in India and South Asia. UMC provides technical assistance and support to Indian state local government associations and implements programs that work towards improvement in cities by partnering with city governments. UMC builds and enhances the capacity of city governments by providing muchneeded expertise and ready access to innovations on good governance implemented in India and abroad. UMC is a legacy organization of International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and hence is also known as ICMASouth Asia.
Office: Municipal Central Workshop Compound,
Opp. Sahakari Lati Bazar, Jagannathji Road, Ahmedabad- 380 022
Telephone No. 079-32982385 Fax No. 079-25321484
E-mail: swm@egovamc.com
Pune generates over 1600 tons of solid waste per day. It has implemented an integrated solid waste management system that focuses on source segregation, door-to-door collection, transportation, processing and scientific disposal. Key aspects include partnering with waste picker organizations, operating decentralized biogas plants, constructing a 300 TPD bio-CNG plant, and a 300 TPD waste-to-energy plant utilizing pyrolysis gasification. The goal is to attain better service delivery, enhance infrastructure, achieve financial sustainability, and eventually make Pune a zero garbage city.
The presentation has prepared as per the syllabus of Mumbai University. Go through the presentation, if you like it then share it with your friends and classmates. Thank you :)
IN: Green Infrastructure and Low Impact DevelopmentSotirakou964
The document discusses low impact development (LID) and green infrastructure strategies that aim to manage stormwater runoff and emulate natural hydrologic functions. LID focuses on using distributed, small-scale stormwater controls and preserving natural areas to reduce impervious surfaces and runoff. Examples of LID strategies and benefits are provided, including reduced infrastructure costs, improved water quality, and increased property values. Case studies show LID development can yield more lots at a lower overall cost compared to conventional development.
Strategic Solid Waste Management Plan for Municipalities: Chautara Municipality Saroj Upadhyay
SSWMP is a blueprint for reducing and
managing solid waste, and establishing a broad
policy framework for solid waste management
over short, medium & long-term planning
periods. The plan considers all aspects of waste
management and identifies current successes
as well as areas for improvement and growth.
The Strategic plan in this study is guided by the
principles of ISWM and was drafted via
situation analysis, participatory approach,
intense literature review, stakeholder analysis, field research and
expert inputs.
A workshop to help Parks and Recreation professionals understand the cost savings that can be realized as well as the practical application of ecological restoration.
Taiwan EPA: Creating a Vision
The Taiwan Tech Trek (TTT) program offers overseas opportunities to work on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) assignments with companies, organizations, universities, and ministries in Taiwan, helping to promote awareness and appreciation of the country. It is capped by an academic conference for participants to showcase their work.
A Case-study of Municipal Solid Waste Management at Pattukkottai MunicipalityGangainathan A
Our idea is to convert the Waste to Wealth (W2W)
Detailed investigation regarding the quantity and types of waste
Survey was conducted to get the feedback of local people (Face to Face Interview – 250 families & Online Survey- 50 individuals)
Verified the effectiveness of the landfill site
Laboratory tests are made to find out the suitable Waste Processing
From the results obtained, Decided to implement Vermi-composting for biodegradable waste & waste recovery centre for non-biodegradables
Business proposal had been prepared for annual income of ₹ 1.5 crore
The Urban Management Centre is a notforprofit organization based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, working towards professionalizing urban management in India and South Asia. UMC provides technical assistance and support to Indian state local government associations and implements programs that work towards improvement in cities by partnering with city governments. UMC builds and enhances the capacity of city governments by providing muchneeded expertise and ready access to innovations on good governance implemented in India and abroad. UMC is a legacy organization of International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and hence is also known as ICMASouth Asia.
Office: Municipal Central Workshop Compound,
Opp. Sahakari Lati Bazar, Jagannathji Road, Ahmedabad- 380 022
Telephone No. 079-32982385 Fax No. 079-25321484
E-mail: swm@egovamc.com
Oklahoma Farm to School: Rain Gardens
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Waste management project proposal for sri lankaLahiru Dilshan
This is a project that was carried out to find methods and possible ways to implement a waste management system in Sri Lanka especially for urban areas.
This is the presentation and the report is in the following link
https://www.slideshare.net/Lahiru_Dilshan/waste-management-project-proposal-for-sri-lanka
Urban beach management figueira da foz_case study_intro ecogestusJoao Vaz
This document summarizes issues related to managing the urban beach in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. It identifies problems such as litter accumulation and lack of adequate waste facilities. It proposes solutions like improving regular cleaning services, installing lids on bins to prevent litter from blowing away, and adding selective waste collection. It also discusses stormwater runoff issues and proposes creating stormwater basins planted with native species. The document examines restoring and stabilizing dunes through planting beach grass. Overall, the document analyzes environmental problems facing the beach and suggests ecological solutions to enhance the natural system while improving services for visitors.
Integrated solid waste managemet of bangaloreYash Kotgirwar
The document summarizes solid waste management in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru generates around 500 metric tons of solid waste per day from its population of over 10 million people. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is responsible for waste collection and disposal but faces challenges due to lack of infrastructure and proper disposal practices. Waste collection involves primary collection at households and secondary transportation to disposal sites. However, transportation methods need improvement. There is also a lack of sufficient scientific treatment facilities, resulting in illegal dumping sites around the city. Solutions proposed include improved segregation, transportation, and investment in modern waste processing facilities through public-private partnerships.
The document discusses concepts of urban watershed forestry and its benefits. It suggests that property taxes and stormwater permitting could incorporate tree cover amounts. Maintaining forest cover in urban planning could help watershed health by intercepting rainfall, moderating stream flows, and supporting aquatic systems. The loss of tree canopy from development increases runoff and pollution in watersheds. Urban watershed forestry seeks to better integrate trees and green space into development to improve stormwater management.
This document discusses water reclamation and reuse. It defines reclamation as converting wastewater into reusable water. The main factors driving reuse are population growth, drought, and increased demand. There are three types of reuse: non-potable, indirect potable, and direct potable. Non-potable reuse includes uses like agriculture and landscaping irrigation. Indirect potable reuse involves adding treated water to water sources like groundwater. Direct potable reuse introduces treated water directly into drinking water. The benefits of reuse include being sustainable and generating revenue, while considerations include public health, treatment quality, and gaining acceptance. Challenges to reuse are funding, operations, and technology.
This document discusses wastewater reclamation as a way to meet growing water demands. It explores how the process works, provides a brief history, and analyzes pros and cons. Key recommendations are to increase education efforts to overcome public perception issues and promote wastewater reclamation as an economically feasible and drought-proof water source, especially in the growing Southwest region of the US. The biggest challenge is effective public education to build acceptance of reclaimed water.
Green buildings and Griha norms giving information related to how much water can be saved and the points allocated by Griha for satisfying water related norms.
Presentation to MCGM regarding Mumbai Development Plan 2014-34 - SWMRishi Aggarwal
This document summarizes a stakeholder workshop on solid waste management for Mumbai's Development Plan from 2014-2034. The workshop critiqued the preparatory studies document, noting that many figures were not referenced and data assumptions need discussion. It was also noted that waste reduction at source was not mentioned and recommendations from a previous vision document were not included. Suggestions included providing ward-level waste generation data and allocating space in each planning sector for decentralized waste management. Decentralized facilities were proposed as an alternative to reduce land and transportation requirements.
Ms Neeta Sharma, MD, IAPMO India, gave presentation on water conservation and water efficient products in India at CII-IGBC 15th Green Building Congress 2017 event at Jaipur
The document discusses water management in the built environment. It provides context on the global and Indian water crisis. Only 2% of water on Earth is freshwater and demand is increasing due to population growth and development. In India, water stress is exacerbated as the country has only 4% of the world's freshwater to support over 16% of the global population. The document outlines strategies for managing water in buildings through efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and xeriscaping. Green buildings implement various water features and credits to minimize potable water usage.
The document discusses various best practices in infrastructure and water management across different municipalities and districts in India.
Some key initiatives discussed include establishing a fecal sludge treatment plant and sanitation resource park in Warangal to safely treat fecal waste, setting up biogas plants in Sircilla and Sangareddy to generate gas from organic waste, implementing source segregation and door-to-door waste collection systems in multiple municipalities, and restoring tanks and ponds through projects like Mission Kakatiya in Telangana to enhance local water storage capacity and irrigation.
Smart infrastructure projects utilizing smart poles, LED street lights, and underground bins for waste collection are also summarized. Community-led water management interventions like the
Neyveli Lignite Corporation mines lignite through open cast techniques in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. While mining eliminates vegetation and alters the landscape, NLC has taken measures to minimize environmental impacts and reclaim mined land. NLC monitors air and water quality, controls dust, noise and vibrations, and stabilizes slopes. It also plants trees, manages groundwater, and practices integrated farming to restore mined areas to productive after-uses. NLC's early investment in sustainable practices has allowed it to grow steadily while protecting the environment.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation mines lignite through open cast techniques in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. While mining eliminates vegetation and alters the landscape, NLC has taken measures to minimize environmental impacts and reclaim mined land. NLC monitors air and water quality, controls dust, noise and vibrations, and stabilizes slopes. It also plants trees, manages groundwater, and practices integrated farming to restore mined areas to productive after-uses. NLC's early investment in environmental protection has enabled its steady growth while maintaining ecological balance in the region.
Municipal Stormwater Illicit Discharge Programs, Stormwater System Maintenanc...Mapistry
Presentation from a webinar by Ryan Janoch (Mapistry), Wendy Manley (Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP) and Jamie Cint (GaiaTech) that focused on municipal stormwater, from program management to permit compliance. Technical considerations, including identifying, reducing and eliminating illicit discharges, and developing and conducting effective asset management (mapping) and maintenance programs are covered. In addition, recent regulatory developments involving municipal stormwater programs are included.
A presentation on best management practices for reducing nutrients from landscaping on Nantucket, Massachusetts. Presented by Cormac Collier, Executive Director of the Nantucket Land Council, during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2013 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
Dr Mike Wells presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference...Green Social Engineering
To view the video of this presentation please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org.
Dr Mike Wells presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 - Green Infrastructure Good, Biodiverse Green Infrastructure Better.
Dr Mike Wells -
Director - Biodiversity by Design, UK Research Fellow – Bath School of Architecture and Civil Engineering Dr Mike Wells is an ecologist with over 25 years experience of ecological science and over 20 years in professional ecological consultancy.
Mike's key interests now lie in finding new opportunities for biodiversity enhancement, sustainable ecosystem goods and services and ecological education by exploring in the 'creative gaps' between disciplines including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Engineering and Art.
Mike has worked on a many large-scale ecological assessment and design projects around the world and specialises in the Green Infrastructure aspects of eco-masterplanning and delivery and assessment of the ecosystem services gained. Mike co-founded Biodiversity by Design in 2006 expressly to engage in promoting truly sustainable exemplar development projects, multifunctional landscapes and global biodiversity conservation.
In 2007 Mike was part of the UK National Regeneration Agency (English Partnerships) national training panel on 'designing for biodiversity'.
Mike is currently a member of the European Federation of Environmental Professionals and also a member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Committee on Biodiversity.
To view the video of this presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org.
Janet Pell's Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference ...Green Social Engineering
View the video of this presentation at http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org - Janet Pell's Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 entitled Wildflowers Work!
Janet Pell -
Janet has worked for Landlife since 1994, and is a member of the senior team at the heart of the National Wildflower Centre project.
She has an MA in Landscape Management (2005) from the University of Sheffield and is a fluent French speaker. Janet has pioneered Landlife’s Nature and Health programme with the Great Outdoors and Get Growing projects, started in 2008 with Lottery and public health funding.
In 2010 she received the Michael Varnam award from the UK Public Health Association (UKPHA) in recognition of Great Outdoors outstanding contribution to Health, Humanity and Environment.
The National Wildflower Centre is recognised as a ‘ creative hub‘ facilitating a wide range of local and UK partnerships. These are extending to include national and international projects with Nantes in Brittany and Kunming, China.
To view the videos from The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org
Professor Walter Distaso - Green Infrastructure's Contribution to Economic Gr...Green Social Engineering
Professor Walter Distaso - To see the full video of the presentation please go to http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org/members. Green Infrastructure's Contribution to Economic Growth - Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 -
Professor Walter Distaso is Professor of Financial Econometrics Imperial College Business School, working on preventing economic instability and he is using his research on risk management to make climate change predictions more accurate.
Walter joined Imperial College Business School in September 2006. He holds a PhD from the University of York. Previously, he held positions at the University of Exeter and Queen Mary, University of London. He has also been a visiting professor at the IMF.
His research interests are in the area of estimation, specification testing and prediction of financial Volatility in continuous time models; analyzing macroeconomic and financial time series using long memory models; identifying the macroeconomic determinants of stock-market volatility; studying the dependence of multivariate financial time series using copulas; evaluating competing trading strategies; analyzing the features and the effects of market microstructure noise.
Please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.com/members to see the presentation
Oklahoma Farm to School: Rain Gardens
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Waste management project proposal for sri lankaLahiru Dilshan
This is a project that was carried out to find methods and possible ways to implement a waste management system in Sri Lanka especially for urban areas.
This is the presentation and the report is in the following link
https://www.slideshare.net/Lahiru_Dilshan/waste-management-project-proposal-for-sri-lanka
Urban beach management figueira da foz_case study_intro ecogestusJoao Vaz
This document summarizes issues related to managing the urban beach in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. It identifies problems such as litter accumulation and lack of adequate waste facilities. It proposes solutions like improving regular cleaning services, installing lids on bins to prevent litter from blowing away, and adding selective waste collection. It also discusses stormwater runoff issues and proposes creating stormwater basins planted with native species. The document examines restoring and stabilizing dunes through planting beach grass. Overall, the document analyzes environmental problems facing the beach and suggests ecological solutions to enhance the natural system while improving services for visitors.
Integrated solid waste managemet of bangaloreYash Kotgirwar
The document summarizes solid waste management in Bengaluru, India. Bengaluru generates around 500 metric tons of solid waste per day from its population of over 10 million people. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is responsible for waste collection and disposal but faces challenges due to lack of infrastructure and proper disposal practices. Waste collection involves primary collection at households and secondary transportation to disposal sites. However, transportation methods need improvement. There is also a lack of sufficient scientific treatment facilities, resulting in illegal dumping sites around the city. Solutions proposed include improved segregation, transportation, and investment in modern waste processing facilities through public-private partnerships.
The document discusses concepts of urban watershed forestry and its benefits. It suggests that property taxes and stormwater permitting could incorporate tree cover amounts. Maintaining forest cover in urban planning could help watershed health by intercepting rainfall, moderating stream flows, and supporting aquatic systems. The loss of tree canopy from development increases runoff and pollution in watersheds. Urban watershed forestry seeks to better integrate trees and green space into development to improve stormwater management.
This document discusses water reclamation and reuse. It defines reclamation as converting wastewater into reusable water. The main factors driving reuse are population growth, drought, and increased demand. There are three types of reuse: non-potable, indirect potable, and direct potable. Non-potable reuse includes uses like agriculture and landscaping irrigation. Indirect potable reuse involves adding treated water to water sources like groundwater. Direct potable reuse introduces treated water directly into drinking water. The benefits of reuse include being sustainable and generating revenue, while considerations include public health, treatment quality, and gaining acceptance. Challenges to reuse are funding, operations, and technology.
This document discusses wastewater reclamation as a way to meet growing water demands. It explores how the process works, provides a brief history, and analyzes pros and cons. Key recommendations are to increase education efforts to overcome public perception issues and promote wastewater reclamation as an economically feasible and drought-proof water source, especially in the growing Southwest region of the US. The biggest challenge is effective public education to build acceptance of reclaimed water.
Green buildings and Griha norms giving information related to how much water can be saved and the points allocated by Griha for satisfying water related norms.
Presentation to MCGM regarding Mumbai Development Plan 2014-34 - SWMRishi Aggarwal
This document summarizes a stakeholder workshop on solid waste management for Mumbai's Development Plan from 2014-2034. The workshop critiqued the preparatory studies document, noting that many figures were not referenced and data assumptions need discussion. It was also noted that waste reduction at source was not mentioned and recommendations from a previous vision document were not included. Suggestions included providing ward-level waste generation data and allocating space in each planning sector for decentralized waste management. Decentralized facilities were proposed as an alternative to reduce land and transportation requirements.
Ms Neeta Sharma, MD, IAPMO India, gave presentation on water conservation and water efficient products in India at CII-IGBC 15th Green Building Congress 2017 event at Jaipur
The document discusses water management in the built environment. It provides context on the global and Indian water crisis. Only 2% of water on Earth is freshwater and demand is increasing due to population growth and development. In India, water stress is exacerbated as the country has only 4% of the world's freshwater to support over 16% of the global population. The document outlines strategies for managing water in buildings through efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and xeriscaping. Green buildings implement various water features and credits to minimize potable water usage.
The document discusses various best practices in infrastructure and water management across different municipalities and districts in India.
Some key initiatives discussed include establishing a fecal sludge treatment plant and sanitation resource park in Warangal to safely treat fecal waste, setting up biogas plants in Sircilla and Sangareddy to generate gas from organic waste, implementing source segregation and door-to-door waste collection systems in multiple municipalities, and restoring tanks and ponds through projects like Mission Kakatiya in Telangana to enhance local water storage capacity and irrigation.
Smart infrastructure projects utilizing smart poles, LED street lights, and underground bins for waste collection are also summarized. Community-led water management interventions like the
Neyveli Lignite Corporation mines lignite through open cast techniques in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. While mining eliminates vegetation and alters the landscape, NLC has taken measures to minimize environmental impacts and reclaim mined land. NLC monitors air and water quality, controls dust, noise and vibrations, and stabilizes slopes. It also plants trees, manages groundwater, and practices integrated farming to restore mined areas to productive after-uses. NLC's early investment in sustainable practices has allowed it to grow steadily while protecting the environment.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation mines lignite through open cast techniques in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. While mining eliminates vegetation and alters the landscape, NLC has taken measures to minimize environmental impacts and reclaim mined land. NLC monitors air and water quality, controls dust, noise and vibrations, and stabilizes slopes. It also plants trees, manages groundwater, and practices integrated farming to restore mined areas to productive after-uses. NLC's early investment in environmental protection has enabled its steady growth while maintaining ecological balance in the region.
Municipal Stormwater Illicit Discharge Programs, Stormwater System Maintenanc...Mapistry
Presentation from a webinar by Ryan Janoch (Mapistry), Wendy Manley (Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP) and Jamie Cint (GaiaTech) that focused on municipal stormwater, from program management to permit compliance. Technical considerations, including identifying, reducing and eliminating illicit discharges, and developing and conducting effective asset management (mapping) and maintenance programs are covered. In addition, recent regulatory developments involving municipal stormwater programs are included.
A presentation on best management practices for reducing nutrients from landscaping on Nantucket, Massachusetts. Presented by Cormac Collier, Executive Director of the Nantucket Land Council, during the Buzzards Bay Coalition's 2013 Decision Makers Workshop series. Learn more at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/DecisionMakers
Dr Mike Wells presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference...Green Social Engineering
To view the video of this presentation please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org.
Dr Mike Wells presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 - Green Infrastructure Good, Biodiverse Green Infrastructure Better.
Dr Mike Wells -
Director - Biodiversity by Design, UK Research Fellow – Bath School of Architecture and Civil Engineering Dr Mike Wells is an ecologist with over 25 years experience of ecological science and over 20 years in professional ecological consultancy.
Mike's key interests now lie in finding new opportunities for biodiversity enhancement, sustainable ecosystem goods and services and ecological education by exploring in the 'creative gaps' between disciplines including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Engineering and Art.
Mike has worked on a many large-scale ecological assessment and design projects around the world and specialises in the Green Infrastructure aspects of eco-masterplanning and delivery and assessment of the ecosystem services gained. Mike co-founded Biodiversity by Design in 2006 expressly to engage in promoting truly sustainable exemplar development projects, multifunctional landscapes and global biodiversity conservation.
In 2007 Mike was part of the UK National Regeneration Agency (English Partnerships) national training panel on 'designing for biodiversity'.
Mike is currently a member of the European Federation of Environmental Professionals and also a member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Committee on Biodiversity.
To view the video of this presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org.
Janet Pell's Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference ...Green Social Engineering
View the video of this presentation at http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org - Janet Pell's Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 entitled Wildflowers Work!
Janet Pell -
Janet has worked for Landlife since 1994, and is a member of the senior team at the heart of the National Wildflower Centre project.
She has an MA in Landscape Management (2005) from the University of Sheffield and is a fluent French speaker. Janet has pioneered Landlife’s Nature and Health programme with the Great Outdoors and Get Growing projects, started in 2008 with Lottery and public health funding.
In 2010 she received the Michael Varnam award from the UK Public Health Association (UKPHA) in recognition of Great Outdoors outstanding contribution to Health, Humanity and Environment.
The National Wildflower Centre is recognised as a ‘ creative hub‘ facilitating a wide range of local and UK partnerships. These are extending to include national and international projects with Nantes in Brittany and Kunming, China.
To view the videos from The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org
Professor Walter Distaso - Green Infrastructure's Contribution to Economic Gr...Green Social Engineering
Professor Walter Distaso - To see the full video of the presentation please go to http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org/members. Green Infrastructure's Contribution to Economic Growth - Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 -
Professor Walter Distaso is Professor of Financial Econometrics Imperial College Business School, working on preventing economic instability and he is using his research on risk management to make climate change predictions more accurate.
Walter joined Imperial College Business School in September 2006. He holds a PhD from the University of York. Previously, he held positions at the University of Exeter and Queen Mary, University of London. He has also been a visiting professor at the IMF.
His research interests are in the area of estimation, specification testing and prediction of financial Volatility in continuous time models; analyzing macroeconomic and financial time series using long memory models; identifying the macroeconomic determinants of stock-market volatility; studying the dependence of multivariate financial time series using copulas; evaluating competing trading strategies; analyzing the features and the effects of market microstructure noise.
Please visit http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.com/members to see the presentation
Dr Ambra Burl - Healthy Parks, Healthy People - Presentation at The Sustainab...Green Social Engineering
Dr Ambra Burl - To see the full video of the presentation please go to http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org/members. Healthy Parks, Healthy People - Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014
Dr Ambra Burl - Vice Chair UK UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) Urban Forum Member of The International Union for Conservation of Nature Ecohealth/Green Health and Eco-coaching practitioner; Ecotherapist Chair of the National Parks and Wellbeing Forum Member of IUCN Healthy Parks Healthy People Taskforce Chair of the Human Health Group for the UK Wildlife Gardening Forum Supporting the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare/Outer Space/NHS Forest “Ambra is a genuine pioneer whose work to promote the therapeutic use of green space could change all our lives".
She is tenacious, determined and a real fount of knowledge. With over 30 years of hard, practical experience in the NHS, Ambra is uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and delivery in the real world”. Pete Frost – Senior Urban Advisor at Natural Resources Wales
Peter Massini - Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conferen...Green Social Engineering
This document discusses London's efforts to increase green infrastructure and urban greening through green roofs, sustainable drainage systems, preserving open land and biodiversity, and protecting trees and woodlands. It was authored by Peter Massini of the Greater London Authority and provides information on their policies around these issues.
Professor Cedo Maksimovic presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructur...Green Social Engineering
To see the full video of the presentation please go to http://www.GreenSocialEngineering.org/members. Professor Cedo Maksimovic - Innovations in Planning for Urban Resilience & Sustainability - Blue Green Dream's Inegrated Interactions - Presentation at The Sustainable Green Infrastructure Conference 2014 -
Professor Cedo Maksimovic Professor at Imperial College London, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade, Department of Water and Environmental Engineering (Applied Fluid Mechanics, Urban Water Systems). Supervision of PhD and MSc students.
Currently supervising 8 PhD and 9 MSc students at Imperial College London. The Blue Green Dream project – run by Climate-KIC from Imperial College London – brings together urban planners, landscape architects and water experts from across Europe, to improve urban adaptation to intense rainfall and increased temperatures by better integrating water and vegetated infrastructures. Advanced research in interactions of urban water systems with the environment (from the concept to application).
Recent deliverables: advanced urban pluvial flood modelling and management and application of the advanced diagnostic, monitoring (including wireless technology) and management of urban environmental systems. Consultancy (including project management) in complex water and environmental project: Water supply, sanitation, storm drainage, flood management, environmental remediation / mitigation, urban ground water systems.
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1. SUSTAINABILITY & BUDGET CUTS IN GREEN SPACE MANAGEMENT
Which way
forward ?
Howard Wood B.Sc.(Hons)
2. Following last year’s theme:
“Sustainable Landscape Management.
A case study of Lyon Parks Department”
Reminder
WHAT ARE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES ?
Sustainable landscapes are where natural cycles perpetuate without man’s
influence…
There are no inputs of fertiliser and pesticides.
There is no need to cut grass, to prune, weed or take away unwanted biomass ….
Everything is recycled naturally… usually where it falls
For environmental and financial reasons interest is now being shown in adapting
sustainability principles to urban landscapes.
3. Twelve years ago Lyon Parks Department put into place its own
Sustainable Landscape programme.
The decision was motivated by :
1.An ever increasing budget
expenditure,
2.Local politicians demanding more
environmental awareness,
A programme with three distinct themes was put into place :
1.Environment - Each measure should have a favourable environmental
effect.
2.Training - The workforce needed to adopt new procedures and
techniques.
3.Financial - Costs were monitored
4. It was necessary to find practical solutions to problems, for example :
• Reduce the green waste budget (250 000 € for 3000 tons / yr.)
• Reduce the time spent grass cutting,
• Find less labour intensive floral displays,
• Achieve the political aim of 0% pesticide use.
5. Lyon’s parks and open spaces in a few figures :
395 ha of Parks & open spaces, (= 9m² per inhabitant)
55 000 trees in parks, 23 000 along roadsides,
75 fountains,
135 monuments and statues
175 play areas, (> 675 features)
800 000 bedding plants (3 flowers - national
classification)
A 19ha nursery
An 8ha botanical garden with 6 500m² of greenhouses
and a collection of 15000 species and varieties of
which 1400 are in danger of extinction.
An 8 ha zoo with 800 animals
> 300 gardeners
6. A year of trial projects on different sites was undertaken, before being
adopted across Lyon :
•Green waste was processed through co-composting, earthworm culture and
mulching, on small local sites around the city,
Saving : Green waste
management 133 800 €
7. Three thermal weed killing techniques were tried and compared
Herbicides were reduced by 70% in 2 years and by > 90% in 5 years
Aquacide system –
uses hot water
Waipuna – Hot water
and natural additives
Butane
Flame
A loss of
32 000 €
compared to
chemicals
8. Grass cutting areas, height and frequency were reviewed and modified.
Saving
45 700€
11. Needy and underprivileged members of
the community were offered training and
employment. - 10% of contract values.
12. THE RESULTS WERE POSITIVE :
•Increased local community employment,
•Increased environmental benefits,
▪ minus 20,000km of HGV transport
across the city,
▪ locally recycled green waste,
▪ 90% reduction in herbicide use.
•13.85% reduction of the parks department
budget.
The programme could have gone further
achieving 20% -25% budget cuts had it
been required.
13. In order to measure the economic benefits of changing maintenance
practices we need to :
1. Classify Green Infrastructure,
2. Establish a baseline, by quantifying what we do - have access to accurate
land use plans (lineage of hedges, hectares of grass, areas of flower beds..)
3. Time & motion studies – to know how long it takes to do the tasks.
The city of Rennes in France, classified it’s green infrastructure in the 1980’s :
Each class will have its own specification document, summarised below.
Class Type Simple Definition Example
1 Horticultural
excellence
Very neat and tidy, frequently weeded,
fertiliser and chemical applications
Bedding schemes, proximity to important
buildings. Bowling Green
2 High horticultural
vocation
High maintenance, clipped shrubs and
hedges, flower beds
Well maintained parks, areas of high
population frequency
3 Low horticultural
vocation
Regularly maintained, fewer flowers, no
or very low chemical applications.
Less human frequency,
Suburban areas, main roads into town.
4 Traditional Infrequent maintenance Secondary roads
5 Semi natural Minimum maintenance Rural environments, Safety interventions
6 Natural &
Hardscape
No maintenance other than for
exceptional reasons
River side vegetation, natural woodland,
Mineral surfaces
14. Costs can be calculated
on a m² basis.
Site : Chambovet 59,850m²
Activities Time Surface Area Total Cost €/m²
Grass cutting, edging, blower m² 94h 50.900m² 2,180.00 € 0.04 €
Long grass mowing m²
Strimmer on slopes m²
Shrub pruning m² 54h 1,100m² 1,258.00 € 1,13 €
Hedge cutting ml 45h 1,100m² 1,044.00 € 0,95 €
Collect & disposal of leaves m² 108h 59,850m² 2,505.00 € 0,05 €
Manual watering U 50h 1,100m² 1,160.00 € 1,05 €
Irrigation maintenance U
Hardscape maintenance m² 38h 850m² 8,584.00 € 1,14 €
Paper picking, cleaning m² 437h 59,850m² 10,138.00 € 0,19 €
Total cost 825h 59,850m² 19,140.00 € 0,36 €
Cost without cleaning operations 388h 9,001.00 € 0,17 €
Labour cost / h 23,20 €
15. Differentiated Management is appealing for its simplicity.
Each class will have its own specification document defining quality and
operational frequency.
Intensive Maintenance Extensive Maintenance
Class
1
Class
2
Class
3
Class
4
Class
5
Class
6
Lawns 2000m² 4000m² 8000m²
Woodland 9500m²
Footpaths 1200m²
Hard surfaces 800m²
Flower beds 400m²
Hedges 400ml 600m²
Shrub beds 650m²
Stream & Pond 1650m²
16. By combining ;
1.A classification of Park’s
maintenance’,
2.Known surface areas,
3.Costs,
It is easy to visualise, justify and
modify park maintenance
operations to required budget
changes.
Class 5 woodland
Class 1 lawns
Class 2 lawns
Class 3 lawns
Class 4 Meadow
Class 1 Flower beds
Class 6 Mineral
Class 2 Flower beds
25,200m2
17,320m2
28,150m2
27,640m2
22,520m2
28,800m2
45,670m2
22,340m2
17. Parks – Influences, Choices & Decisions
Political, Planning
& Legislative,
Utility &
Design
Community
interest groups
Scientific &
Technical
Ecology &
Environment
Financial &
Managerial
Sefton Park, Liverpool
Do all the participants communicate ?
18. Is everyone on
Your sustainable board ?
maintenance
programme
How and when will
you communicate
with the public ?
Is the internal
process clear ?
Are the objectives
clearly defined ?
Have investment
costs been taken
into account ?
Internally run or
external help ?
19. Number of public parks and recreational public space in the
UK 27,000
Known surface area of 12,000 of those parks. 66,000 Ha.
Estimated surface area of 27,000 parks and recreational
public space > 143,000 Ha.
Number of local authorities who do not know the number of
parks they manage 1 in 6
Number of local authorities who do not know the surface
area they manage 35.6%
Source - The State of UK Public Parks 2014 – funded by the lottery fund
Estimating the surface area of UK Green Infrastructure is a difficult task, depending upon what is
included. Private parkland and gardens would increase the total surface area many times over.
The uncertainty of surface areas is perhaps testament to the low value that has
been attached to green infrastructure. When monitory value is attached
accountants will surely know the surface areas with precision. !!
20. We have briefly looked at some maintenance practices and what can be achieved.
What does the future hold ?
1. Landscape planning & design,
a. How are parks managed today ?
b. What do we really know ?
c. Which way forward ?
2. Carbon auditing,
a. Do parks and green spaces absorb more carbon than the emissions made to
maintain them ?
b. New research on grasses.
21. HOW MUCH TECHNICAL & SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CAN
PLANNERS & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ACCESS
?
IS LONG TERM MAINTENANCE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
AT THE DESIGN STAGE.
22. Landscape planning & design
Parks and green spaces in a town or city generally reflect their socio-economic
evolution, they are rarely planned as a whole.
The management of these areas very often follows ad hoc the fragmentation
that exists. We need to adopt a harmonious and holistic view of a city’s
functioning.
23. Trees
Meadows,
Sports fields,
Water features,
Lawns,
Flower beds,
Woodland,
Hedges,
Seating,
Games areas,
Chemicals,
Water run off,
Irrigation,
Biomass
transfers,
Soils,
Hardscape
permeability,
What can be recycled locally and in what quantity ?
Surface areas may need to be modified if we want an ecological equilibrium.
24. For example, look at just one street tree ?
Roots How far do they extend, ? Will this
impact on buildings uplift pavements
1 semi - mature street tree
eg Platanus x acerifolia
10 m x 30 cm dbh
Water How much
water does it need ?
where does the water
come from ? Can
rainfall runoff be
better used ?
Tree pits What is
the soil quality like ?
What is the available
soil volume ?
Is the hardscape
covering the root
system permeable or
impermeable ?
Leaf fall. What
weight of leaves fall
each year ? What
weight will fall in 10,
20, 50 yrs time ?
Clients & Costs.
How does this impact
on a management
plan in 10, 20, 50 yrs
time ?
Tree surgery,
summer
pruning,storm
damage, vandalism
Can the Biomass be
recycled at the foot of
the tree, if not where ?
nearby ?
Carbon emissions & Carbon sequestration ?
We transfer from one area to another thousands of tons of hedge cuttings, grass clippings, leaves, branches and
felled tree trunks which contribute to high maintenance costs.
"To successfully design with sustainability in mind we need a lot more technical and scientific facts to work from.
"
QUANTITIES & LONG TERM COSTS NEED TO BE KNOWN.
Biodiversity
Species richness;
Tree fauna, soil
fauna & flora.
Environment Noise filtering,
city cooling effects, dust
filtering, Oxygen liberation.
Blocked light.
Aesthetic value to
residents; Quality of
life.
25. New landscape projects and existing green infrastructure needs to balance
ecological coherence with amenity use :
•Re-create living soils to reduce our dependence on chemicals,
•Above ground biomass should ideally be produced in quantities that can be
recycled “very” locally by the natural decomposers in the soil,
•Amenity grasslands can help flood management
•Avoid plants with “toxic” foliage (Laurel and conifer hedges..),
•Avoid species whose leaves are difficult to compost,
•Use the competitive capacity of the plants we want, to outcompete the plants we
don’t want,
•Mulching benefits …
•Choose low maintenance grass varieties,
•Use nitrogen fixing legumes to reduce fertiliser requirements,
•Increase the permeability of hardscape surfaces,
•Take into account the longevity of landscape materials and their potential for
recycling,
•Increase biodiversity,
•Coordination with other professional sectors needs to be improved.
“The design process of a landscape project and its long term maintenance
should become a unified intellectual process.”
26. CARBON AUDITS - Is your green infrastructure
Carbon negative ?
CO2
Or carbon positive ?
CO2
A Carbon Audit of Romsey War Memorial Park, Hampshire in 2010 was
researched to test this hypothesis.
27. A typical British park …
Surface areas m²
Flower beds 152
Shrub beds 469
Hard surfaces 2016
Play area 658
Bowling Green 1500
Tennis courts 1000
Bowling Club 5795
Grass area 14153
Total 19948
Number of trees 69
28. Increasing kg. CO2 / yr. in Fagus sylvatica over 105 years, averaged over 5 yr. intervals.
29. SUMMARY OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION
m²
CO2 content
kg
annual sequestration
CO2 kg / yr
Shrub beds 469 m² 3 735 negligible (pruning)
Soil (shrub beds) 469 m² 11 010 -
Lawns 14 153 m² 20 135 -
Soil (lawns) 14 153 m² 241 530 5 690
Soil (stocked CO2eq) 14 622 m² 402 471
Trees 69 95 401 2 593
Hedges 295 m 4 486 negligible (pruning)
Total 778 768 8 283
ROMSEY PARK CO2 MAINTENANCE EMISSIONS
Park machinery kg. CO2. yr % of total
Mower 575.25 37.8%
Strimmer 28.24 1.9%
Hedge Cutter 22.60 1.5%
Leaf Blower 65.90 4.3%
Chain Saw 7.53 0.5%
Rotovator 15.34 1.0%
Oil changes 59.00 3.9%
Total 773.86 50.9%
Transport
Pick-up Supervisor 82.41 5.4%
Van & Trailor Grass cutting 98.79 6.5%
General gardening 145.28 9.5%
Mulch imports 3.29 0.2%
Leaf sweeping 6.59 0.4%
Snow clearing 3.29 0.2%
Tree surgery 38.74 2.5%
General Pruning 13.17 0.9%
Hedge cutting 6.59 0.4%
Road sweeping 39.52 2.6%
Waste removal 309.94 20.4%
Total 747.62 49.1%
TOTAL 1521.48
RESULTS
Carbon stocks
778 t. CO2 eq
Annual sequestration
8.3 t. CO2 eq yr.
Carbon emissions
1.5 t.CO2 eq / yr.
Net annual increase
6.8 t.CO2 eq / yr.
30. As part of an environmental research programme, near
Angers, root growth and carbon sequestration in grass species
and varieties were compared.
By courtesy of Top Green, ZA Les Pains 49320 Les Alleuds, France.
31. CO2 SUMMARY OF TURF GRASSES
Varieties of
Min. - Max. annual
sequestration
t.CO2 eq / yr.
Average annual
sequestration t.CO2 eq /
yr.
Lolium perenne 3.89 - 18.00 11.65
Festuca rubra rubra 4.94 - 20.81 11.78
Festuca arundinacea 9.26 - 17.32 13.67
Festuca rubra litoralis 4.47 - 9.28 6.66
Festuca rubra commutata 5.89 - 9.28 7.78
Festuca trachyphylla 7.11 7.11
Agrostis tenuis 9.99 9.99
Agrostis stolonifera 18.25 18.25
Poa pratensis 3.51 - 10.96 7.23
Eco-trifolium mix 11.73 11.73
Micro Luzerne mix 18.95 18.95
Conclusion
•By selecting the better performing varieties in a typical amenity grass
mix carbon sequestration may be doubled or tripled.
By courtesy of Top Green, ZA Les Pains 49320 Les Alleuds, France.
32. If we project the 2ha. Romsey War Memorial park to 150 000 ha of
U.K. parks in the same proportions on trees, shrubs and grasses we
would find:
5.2M trees Carbon stored 7.2M t.CO2 eq
Carbon sequestered per year 177,000 t.CO2 eq /yr.
35.6M shrubs Carbon stored 281,000. t.CO2 eq
Negligible sequestration with
annual pruning
-
106,000ha. lawns Carbon stored 1.5M t.CO2 eq
Carbon sequestered per year 606,000 t.CO2 eq /yr.
Enhanced park
management
Carbon sequestered per year 1M - 1.5M.t.CO2 eq /yr.
At a soil density of 1.55, a 1% increase in organic matter could add
50t.CO2/ha. in the soil.
For 150 000ha of UK parks that’s 7.5M t.CO2
33. As part of a research programme to develop low maintenance grass mixes,
grass species were compared in clipping trials between 2002 - 2011, measuring
the height and weight of arisings of different grass varieties.
By courtesy of Top Green, ZA Les Pains 49320 Les Alleuds, France.
34. Varieties of Min. - Max. weight of
clippings t.ha/yr.
Lolium perenne 3.04 - 7.39
Festuca rubra rubra 4.79 - 12.65
Festuca arundinacea 7.24 - 21.28
Festuca rubra litoralis 4.53 - 5.96
Festuca rubra commutata 5.13
Festuca trachyphylla 4.86 - 6.27
Agrostis tenuis 8.32
Agrostis stolonifera 8.02
Poa pratensis 3.30
Eco-trifolium mix 4.05
Conclusion
•Within the commonly used varieties in grass mix formulations there
is a twofold to threefold difference in growth rates as measured by
removed clipping weights.
By courtesy of Top Green, ZA Les Pains 49320 Les Alleuds, France.
35. Conclusions
1.Various sustainable landscape maintenance programmes have been
successfully put into place in European cities.
2.Management needs to classify and quantify its Green Infrastructure; to
establish a baseline, from which costs can be monitored, and future
improvements measured.
3.Our scientific and technical information base is poor, planners and
landscape designers need to access data that relates to the managerial
decisions of the future.
4.Green infrastructure is a carbon sink even when the carbon footprint of
maintenance is taken into account.
5.The carbon sink potential for Green Infrastructure can be increased.
6.Improving the environmental quality of our parks and open spaces is not a
technical problem but a human one; but it will require a significant shakeup in
the way people and organisations function.
36. “Sustainable Landscape Management does not mean abandoning
maintenance. Rather it remains a challenge to achieve horticultural
excellence and impact by using less intensive maintenance methods,
integrating modern research, involving local communities, and using
renewable local natural resources whenever possible.”
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