Water Resilience for Cities - a green and blue future, Dr Mark Fletcher, Arup
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Water in Future Cities - RCUK Water Showcase 2015 The Crystal, London 30 June 2015 Plenary presentation by Dr Mark Fletcher, Arup For details about the event, please visit http://www.nerc.ac.uk/latest/events/list/water/
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Water Resilience for Cities - a green and blue future, Dr Mark Fletcher, Arup
- 1. Water in Future Cities Water Resilience for Cities: A Green and Blue Future Dr Mark Fletcher
- 2. What are the big risks facing the world?
- 3. WEF 2015 Global risks report Water rising up the agenda
- 4. The Global Risks Landscape 2015
- 5. Natural drainage systems Coastal defences Community systems for information exchange Ground water table Transport systems LivelihoodTelecomms Food and Agriculture Shelter Rising sea levels Coastal flooding Storms / storm surges/ cyclones Drought Vector borne disease River flooding Water networks Surface water flooding Climate Change Hazards Regional Water Stress Groundwater flooding
- 6. Shock Change eg storm/flood and Incremental Change eg sea level rise
- 7. Recovery (as you were) and Adaptation (or transformation)
- 8. Population Growth eg London 11.3m (3.1 million growth) by 2050 (Source GLA Intelligence Nov 2013)
- 9. Urbanisation More than half the world is now urban © istock.com 4 3 2 1 0 6 billion 1955 1975 1995 2015 2025 2045 Rural Urban 5 1965 1985 2005 2035
- 10. Water resilience for cities
- 11. Towards a Water Sensitive City Source CIRIA Report RP976 , Creating Water Sensitive Places – diagram adapted from Brown et al 2008 (For full reference refer to CIRIA Report RP976, p106)
- 12. Design with Water A conceptual framework for improving the resilience, wellbeing and biodiversity of our cities.
- 13. Innovative framework across the water cycle Issues developed from Clinton C40 Cities workshops Concept for water resilience using green and blue thinking Design with Water
- 15. Blue thinking • Work with the water cycle • Use green and blue space – create, expand, adapt • Capture, store and release…. and continuity • Design places using water • Natural/semi-natural : puddles, pools, ponds, lakes, streams and rivers • Man-made: Taps, toilets, reservoirs, canals, swales, fountains, ditches and drains
- 19. Green thinking • Work with the water cycle • Use green and blue space – create, expand, adapt • Capture, store and release…. and treat • Design places using vegetation • Natural/semi-natural: bush, tree, copse, wood, forest, meadow, wetland • Man-made: green roof, planter, flowerbed, park, field, footpath, hedgerow
- 21. New York City Economic Development Corporation Green Infrastructure Design, USA : stormwater
- 22. New York City Economic Development Corporation Green Infrastructure Design, USA : stormwater
- 26. People Role of green and blue thinking Place Role of green and blue thinking Organisation Role of green and blue thinking Knowledge Role of green and blue thinking
- 27. Water in Future Cities Water Resilience for Cities: A Green and Blue Future Dr Mark Fletcher