This is the presentation that Ashley Zarella Hand, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA made on behalf of the Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. Ashley, Chair of the Sustainability Committee, spoke on a panel regarding Sustainable Communities at the first-ever LA Bioneers Beaming Conference - an event the committee also partnered on.
Presentation made to LANCC on Saturday, January 2. There is an additional case study (Skid Row Tree Planting Pilot) for your reference. Questions? Email us at sustainability@dlanc.com
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Abstract: Every year 3, 00,000 to 4, 00,000 people migrate to Dhaka and most of the them finally find their places in slum areas where their standard of living is even exacerbated as they live in dilapidated residence with a very limited access to health, water and sanitation. Slums dwellers of Dhaka continuously face hurdles to access safe water and proper sanitation and had an unacceptable level of malnutrition, hygiene and health. In such a backdrop, by reviewing the existing literature the paper attempts to explore the cause behind the ongoing sufferings of the slum dwellers in spite of the past initiatives adopted by the government, private parties and NGOs. The papers finds that in spite of several initiatives taken by the government, NGOs and private parties to address the slum dwellers, desired level of success was not achieved for lack of coordination and evaluation, following top down approach, poor need assessment, and implementation failure.
Water Ethics and Ecosystems, World Water Forum, March 2012, MarseilleDavid Groenfeldt
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The protection of water ecosystems depends on supportive values (ethics), and analyzing those ethics can contribute to conservation strategies. (Presented as part of a WWF-sponsored session at the World Water Forum)
Presentation made to LANCC on Saturday, January 2. There is an additional case study (Skid Row Tree Planting Pilot) for your reference. Questions? Email us at sustainability@dlanc.com
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Abstract: Every year 3, 00,000 to 4, 00,000 people migrate to Dhaka and most of the them finally find their places in slum areas where their standard of living is even exacerbated as they live in dilapidated residence with a very limited access to health, water and sanitation. Slums dwellers of Dhaka continuously face hurdles to access safe water and proper sanitation and had an unacceptable level of malnutrition, hygiene and health. In such a backdrop, by reviewing the existing literature the paper attempts to explore the cause behind the ongoing sufferings of the slum dwellers in spite of the past initiatives adopted by the government, private parties and NGOs. The papers finds that in spite of several initiatives taken by the government, NGOs and private parties to address the slum dwellers, desired level of success was not achieved for lack of coordination and evaluation, following top down approach, poor need assessment, and implementation failure.
Water Ethics and Ecosystems, World Water Forum, March 2012, MarseilleDavid Groenfeldt
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The protection of water ecosystems depends on supportive values (ethics), and analyzing those ethics can contribute to conservation strategies. (Presented as part of a WWF-sponsored session at the World Water Forum)
Restore 10,000 acres of cypress wetlands using wetland assimilation of wastewater effluent.
Increase protection from future storm surges.
Provide cost effective method for wastewater treatment by using wetlands for tertiary treatment.
Provide for a quality community recreational area.
Environmental Initiative staff presented to the Parks and Trails Legacy Funding Work Group about our approach to facilitation and developing consensus.
The project тАЬIncluding the Elderly in Community GardensтАЭ was designed to encourage this population group тАУ senior citizens in their тАЬgolden yearsтАЭ тАУ to participate in a variety of activities in community gardens and nature sites around Jerusalem. Through these activities the project seeks to increase the active, voluntary participation of the elderly in the greening of Jerusalem, to raise their awareness and commitment to the environment, and to solidify their engaged participation as a cohesive group within the broader community.
The project was initiated and led by the Municipality of Jerusalem, JDC-ESHEL (the Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel), the Jerusalem Foundation, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Society for the Protection of Nature, with the participation of the Jerusalem Association of Community Councils and Idan, an NGO operating within this sector. (A full list of partners can be provided.)
2005- Ecobarrios: A Bottom up Approach to Building a Sustainable CityAnamaria Aristizabal
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This is a paper written for the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies class "Cities and Sustainability in the Developing World" by Professor Ellen Brennan-Galvin. These are the lessons learned by the program Ecobarrios, implemented in Bogota from 2000-2004.
Let's take sustainability to a new level of understanding. Whether you have a building project or not, sustainable thinking fosters partnerships, improves social equity and economic vitality, enhances environmental quality, increases revenue and conveys value. Panelists present the inside scoop on how to design with nature, develop a platform for embedding an eco-ethic deep into operations, and explain the tools America's libraries need to pursue a sustainable future in uncertain times.
Blake Lapthorn green breakfast with URS GlobalBlake Morgan
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On Wednesday 6 November 2013, Blake Lapthorn's climate change hosted a green breakfast seminar. Guest Speaker Robert Spencer, Business Line Director - Sustainability at URS Infrastructure & Environment UK Ltd, talked about integrating eco system services and Natural Capital considerations into business planning and strategy.
Presentation given to Canberra Urban & Regional Futures Seminar Series 'Density by Design', 22 September 2014, University of Canberra, Expert panel discussion with Gordon Lowe, Rodney Moss and Gillian King
Matthew Porrecca, Associate Principal, BNIM Architecture
Revitalizing Communities By Design
Regenerative design and development could be incredibly simple. It merely requires taking time in a place to uncover stories, discover patterns, find essence, and then add value in any way that improves the capacity of a place to be whole, vital and evolving. Together with our clients and collaborators, we are taking steps to maximize social health, invigorate a sustainable economy and restore natural systems. This workshop explores essential questions that hold the keys to a broad-based shift toward regenerative practice. WeтАЩll share our observations, process, projects, and metrics while drawing participants into a rich dialog of discovery.
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Talk on "from individuals to networks and sustainable communities?" by Steven Warburton given at IWMW 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2007/talks/warburton/
Restore 10,000 acres of cypress wetlands using wetland assimilation of wastewater effluent.
Increase protection from future storm surges.
Provide cost effective method for wastewater treatment by using wetlands for tertiary treatment.
Provide for a quality community recreational area.
Environmental Initiative staff presented to the Parks and Trails Legacy Funding Work Group about our approach to facilitation and developing consensus.
The project тАЬIncluding the Elderly in Community GardensтАЭ was designed to encourage this population group тАУ senior citizens in their тАЬgolden yearsтАЭ тАУ to participate in a variety of activities in community gardens and nature sites around Jerusalem. Through these activities the project seeks to increase the active, voluntary participation of the elderly in the greening of Jerusalem, to raise their awareness and commitment to the environment, and to solidify their engaged participation as a cohesive group within the broader community.
The project was initiated and led by the Municipality of Jerusalem, JDC-ESHEL (the Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel), the Jerusalem Foundation, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Society for the Protection of Nature, with the participation of the Jerusalem Association of Community Councils and Idan, an NGO operating within this sector. (A full list of partners can be provided.)
2005- Ecobarrios: A Bottom up Approach to Building a Sustainable CityAnamaria Aristizabal
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This is a paper written for the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies class "Cities and Sustainability in the Developing World" by Professor Ellen Brennan-Galvin. These are the lessons learned by the program Ecobarrios, implemented in Bogota from 2000-2004.
Let's take sustainability to a new level of understanding. Whether you have a building project or not, sustainable thinking fosters partnerships, improves social equity and economic vitality, enhances environmental quality, increases revenue and conveys value. Panelists present the inside scoop on how to design with nature, develop a platform for embedding an eco-ethic deep into operations, and explain the tools America's libraries need to pursue a sustainable future in uncertain times.
Blake Lapthorn green breakfast with URS GlobalBlake Morgan
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On Wednesday 6 November 2013, Blake Lapthorn's climate change hosted a green breakfast seminar. Guest Speaker Robert Spencer, Business Line Director - Sustainability at URS Infrastructure & Environment UK Ltd, talked about integrating eco system services and Natural Capital considerations into business planning and strategy.
Presentation given to Canberra Urban & Regional Futures Seminar Series 'Density by Design', 22 September 2014, University of Canberra, Expert panel discussion with Gordon Lowe, Rodney Moss and Gillian King
Matthew Porrecca, Associate Principal, BNIM Architecture
Revitalizing Communities By Design
Regenerative design and development could be incredibly simple. It merely requires taking time in a place to uncover stories, discover patterns, find essence, and then add value in any way that improves the capacity of a place to be whole, vital and evolving. Together with our clients and collaborators, we are taking steps to maximize social health, invigorate a sustainable economy and restore natural systems. This workshop explores essential questions that hold the keys to a broad-based shift toward regenerative practice. WeтАЩll share our observations, process, projects, and metrics while drawing participants into a rich dialog of discovery.
from individuals to networks and sustainable communities? IWMW
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Talk on "from individuals to networks and sustainable communities?" by Steven Warburton given at IWMW 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2007/talks/warburton/
Building Sustainable Communities: Urban Planning in the Portland Metro Regi...South Fraser Blog
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Presentation by Oregon Metro Councilor Collette in which she give a general overview of the Metro Portland region and the role of the elected Oregon Metro Council. She gives information on MetroтАЩs role in land-use planning, the urban growth boundary, and the regionтАЩs long-term planning document: Region 2040. She focuses on the link between land-use planning and transportation plan, and how Portland is in the business of designing multi-modal transportation corridors today. She also outlines the regionтАЩs priorities for high-capacity transport or light rail, and other orders of public and active transit. There is a case study on Tigard.
The New Urbanism: Design Principles for Vibrant CommunitiesVierbicher
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Much of the development that has occurred in Wisconsin and around the nation over the past 60 years has created a feeling of sameness from community to community. ┬аOur development pattern has separated uses from one another and catered to cars at the expense of pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit. ┬аThe New Urbanism promotes the creation and restoration of diverse, walkable, compact, vibrant mixed-use communities built with integrated housing, employment, shops, and schools. ┬аIt is a revival of the lost art of "placemaking" to raise our┬аquality┬аof life and standard of living by creating neighborhoods, not just subdivisions, and building main streets, not just shopping malls.┬а
Get a brief introduction to the work of the DLANC Sustainability Committee through Summer 2010. The Neighborhood Council subcommittee, founded in October 2008, is dedicated to creating a culture of sustainability for a more livable, affordable and efficient urban center.
Presentation made at the Valley Regional Congress (05/30/2009) regarding outreach best practices and the work currently underway by the Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council.
Urban Ecology Collaborative: A Multi-City Learning Network
Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Hixon Center for Urban Ecology | Michael Leff, The Davey Institute | Phillip Rodbell, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area
Professor Katie Williams - Director of the Centre for Environment and Planning, UWE - delivers a speech to SWO Conference delegates on how through housing planners might help to 'realise prosperity'.
October 2009 marks the first anniversary for the Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. This document outlines some of our work in our first year.
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Slides from a webinar on regional engagement for green infrastructure Decision-Making and Implementation co-hosted by the NADO Research Foundation and University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy & Management.
The CEOs for CitiesтАЩ Annual Workshop is an event which brings multi-sector leaders together from across the country. With the overarching goal to promote a more collaborative civic culture, the workshops succeed through a series of panel discussions, break-out sessions, lectures and roundtables. Attendees are also invited to enjoy other events, meals and field trips conveniently scheduled in celebration of the host city. The 2015 workshop will be held June 10-12th in beautiful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A team of graduate students helped the DLANC Sustainability Committee better understand the impact of transforming small-scale open space. By looking at green alleys in Downtown Los Angeles, we can potentially improve stormwater quality and quantity, air quality, heat island effect, and overall livability.
Jonathan Parfrey presented the proposed event CicLAvia to the DLANC Sustainability Committee in January 2010. The committee and Board of Directors have voted to support this event Downtown.
This is the preliminary report presented to the community by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) SDAT (Sustainable Design Assessment Team) on December 4. A complete report and recommendations will be published in March 2010.
Here is a draft report of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Park[ing] Day LA 2008 event. This document includes general logistical information and lessons learned about this exciting block party that brought 400 people to our temporary park.
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Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. тАЬLinguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,тАЭ they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
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5. The Sustainability Committee is dedicated to empowering the Downtown community to create a culture of sustainability . We will work with the community to increase accessibility to existing programs and services through outreach and public education . We will identify and create opportunities for new programming and partnerships to meet our goals for a more livable , affordable , and efficient urban center. Sustainability Committee (Our mission)
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9. Case Study: Skid Row Pilot Project (Project 2: Tree Planting) Objective: Create a tree planting initiative that maps opportunities for new street trees downtown. Set a realistic goal for number of trees planted in 2009 and identify key areas of the neighborhood with the greatest need.
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11. Case Study: Skid Row Pilot Project (Project 2: Tree Planting) APR Research and community outreach to tree planting organizations, neighborhood stakeholders. Contacted every elected official with our neighborhood in their district (State, County, City).
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14. Case Study: Skid Row Pilot Project (Project 2: Tree Planting) JUN Survey Day with volunteers from Skid Row and the community-at-large for a morning walk/early afternoon around the neighborhood
16. Case Study: Skid Row Pilot Project (Project 2: Tree Planting) ONGOING Outreach and ongoing discussions with community partners. Research into maintenance funding тАУ grants, elected officials, and Neighborhood Council Funds ($500).
17. Case Study: Skid Row Pilot Project (Project 2: Tree Planting) OCT Designation as a тАЬSignature ProjectтАЭ with a $11,160 maintenance budget 31 trees to maintain * 2 times a month * 12 months = $372/month 3 years of maintenance (24 gal trees) $4,500 committed $6,660 to raise
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27. Los Angeles is rapidly changing . The residential population increases annually. Social equity is an issue for all neighborhoods. There are empty tree wells, open storm drains, and a lot of waste. Practical, accessible, affordable solutions will have the most immediate impact.
28. Get involved with your neighborhood council. Share your passion for the environment. Civic engagement can save our city. downtownsustainability.com
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