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Unsustainable Miami
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- 2. Intro • Miamisuffers from urban sprawl and unsustainable growth • Current growth threatens three unique habitats – Pine rockland – Everglades – Coral reef • Some ideas for future sustainable development
- 3. Current Environmental Issues • Miami and the rest of South Florida continues to expand and push further into the Everglades • Remaining Pine rockland forest inside city boarders are cut down for new development • The coral reef off the coast is dredged to accommodate larger ships
- 4. The Everglades •The Everglades boarders Miami on the West • A large portion of Everglades is protected by The Everglades National Park and other parks including Big Cyprus National Preserve • Remaining Everglades is unprotected and open to development
- 5. The Everglades •Between Everglades National Park and Miami is a buffer zone • Buffer created by Miami’s Urban Development Boundary which defines Miami’s outer city limits – Urban Development Boundary can be extended by vote – Since 1973 Miami has expanded 36,000 acres
- 6. The Everglades •Everglades is important habitat and valuable resource • Everglades is home to many threaten and endangered animals including: – Florida Panther – American Crocodile – Wood Stork • Everglades is source of fresh water for South Florida
- 7. The Everglades UDBseen from space – image from Google Maps
- 8. Pine Rockland •Pine rockland is a rare forest type existing only in South Florida and the Caribbean • Only two percent of original forest remains • Forest outside of protect parks under threat by developers • Recent development plan to cut down 140 acres of Pine rockland to build Wal-Mart and other stores
- 9. Pine Rockland •Pine rockland is home to a number of threaten species found in no other habitat • Threaten species include: – Bonneted Bat – Atala Hairstreak butterfly • Atala Hairstreak butterfly will be on endangered species list by end of 2014
- 10. Pine Rockland AtalaHairstreak Butterfly – taken at Porter-Russell Pineland
- 11. Coral Reef •Off Miami’s East coast is coral reef • A portion of reef is currently being dredged to accommodate larger ships into Port of Miami • Scientist have recently discovered very resilient corals living in dredging zone which may hold clues to saving coral world wide from global warmining
- 12. Coral Reef Dredgingat Port of Miami – seen from Google Maps
- 13. Coral Reef Dredgingat Port of Miami – seen from Google Maps
- 14. Environmental Impact of Unsustainable Development • Loss of rare coral that could be important to saving coral reefs that are dying around the world • Loss of rare pine rockland habitat and the animals unique to the habitat • Continued loss of Everglades habitat and the animals unique to the habitat • Pollution from vehicles
- 15. Economic Impact ofUnsustainable Development • Traffic congestion reduces productivity • Ruin habitat that is valuable for tourism (scuba diving in the coral reefs, visitors to Everglades) • Costs of health impacts from air pollution • Loss of jobs / business from companies that don’t want to locate in a city with urban sprawl and inadequate infrastructure
- 16. Ideas for SustainableDevelopment • Stop expanding Miami’s Urban Development Boundary • Continue to develop existing spaces / build up instead of building out • Fill in massive open air parking lots with parking garages and additional buildings • Zone more areas for more multi-use development instead of single use
- 17. Ideas for SustainableDevelopment Example of open air ground parking in Miami – seen from Google Maps
- 18. Ideas for SustainableDevelopment • Improve current bus system making dedicate bus roads • Expand current rail system • Integrate bus and rail system