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Title: A New Shade of Green IFAS Extensions Evolving Role In an Urbanizing Florida


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A New Shade of GreenIFAS Extensions Evolving
Role In an Urbanizing Florida
FLORIDA NATURAL
RESOURCES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
NRLI Fellows Class VI Practicum Review (Oct.
2006)JP GellermannHal Knowles III
2
Outline
  • Situation Assessment (CSTC)
  • The Challenges
  • The Opportunities
  • Workshop Process
  • Next Steps
  • Lessons Learned

3
Challenge Population (FL)
  • Florida Population
  • 1980 10,000,000
  • 2005 17,000,000
  • 2030 28,000,000
  • ? (1930 2000)
  • U.S. Average 230
  • Miami-Dade 1,800
  • Broward 8,000

4
Challenge Housing (FL)
  • Florida Building Permits Single Family
    Detached
  • 2002 127,000
  • 2003 155,000
  • 2004 185,000
  • 2005 204,000
  • 1 in U.S. 12 out of Last 14 years

5
Challenge Land Use (US)
  • Decreasing densities inefficient land use
  • From 1982 1997
  • Population densities ? in gt 80 of 281 major U.S.
    metro areas
  • Urbanized land ? by 47, while U.S. population
    only ? by 17
  • From 1900 2000
  • 1 person households ? from 5 to 26
  • Since WWII, ? family size while ? home size

6
Challenge Land Use (FL)
  • Floridas land area 42 agricultural urban
  • 450-acres forest 410-acres farmland cleared to
    make room for 1,000 new residents/day
  • From 1982 1997
  • Urbanized land ? 34 nationally
  • Urbanized land ? 58 in Florida
  • Human activity has destroyed over 1/3 of
    Floridas native habitats

7
ChallengeA Treasured Coast?
  • How can growth be managed while preserving a
    healthy, sustainable Treasure Coast?

8
Challenge Population (TC)
  • Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties
  • The Treasure Coast is predicted to grow by 60
    percent between now and 2030, bringing the total
    population to 720,000.
  • Agriculture producers face pressure from
  • Market forces
  • Significant economic incentives to sell their land

9
Challenge DRIs (TC)
89,000 New Homes 29,000,000 s.f. of
Commercial Space
10
Challenge Infrastructure (TC)
  • With people, comes
  • Greater demand for schools, police, and other
    public services
  • Increasing consumption of rural areas for
    development adding to pressures faced by the
    agricultural community
  • Pressure on social ecological systems as a
    result of human activity in existing
    rural/natural areas

11
ChallengeDisaster Mitigation (TC)
12
Challenge Citrus Canker (TC)
13
Challenge Energy (World)
14
Challenge Water (FL)
15
Opportunity CSTC
16
Opportunity CSTC
  • As a result of these factors, March 30, 2004,
    Governor Bush signed Executive Order No. 04-61
    creating the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure
    Coast
  • At the request of Senator Ken Pruitt, the
    Governor asked a panel of citizens from the
    Treasure Coast Counties to study the challenges
    and opportunities facing their region and to
  • Recommend actions and tools that could maintain a
    sustainable quality of life within the region
  • The final report for Committee for a Sustainable
    Treasure Coast was completed on September 20, 2005

17
Opportunity CSTC
  • CSTC Report has 6 major components
  • Sustaining Quality Natural Systems
  • Retaining Rural Lands
  • Creating a Sustainable Built Environment
  • Enhancing Access to Education, Health, Cultural
    Opportunities
  • Achieving Economic Diversity Prosperity
  • Maintaining a Sustainable Region

18
Opportunity The Consumer
  • Leading Consumption-Related Environmental
    Problems
  • Air pollution
  • Global warming
  • Habitat alteration
  • Water pollution
  • Most Harmful Consumer Activities
  • Cars light trucks
  • Home heating, hot water, AC
  • Household appliances lighting
  • Home construction
  • Household water sewage

19
A New Shade of Green
  • A workshop was organized to bring together
    stakeholders from across the region to discuss
    how UF/IFAS could best support these
    recommendations.
  • Representation included former CSTC members, the
    building community, UF/IFAS, Florida Atlantic
    University, environmental interests, Treasure
    Coast Regional Planning Council, and others

20
Stakeholders
21
Workshop Agenda
  • Welcome Introductions
  • Why this Workshop?
  • Expectations / Setting the Stage
  • CSTC Background
  • Activity 1 Prioritize Built Env. Action Items
  • Activity 2 Opportunities Constraints to
    Implementation
  • Activity 3 Programs, Services, Tools
  • Next Steps for Development Delivery
  • Closure / Evaluation

22
Prioritize CSTC Actions
  • Decision by Dots/Votes Built Environment Actions
  • (17) Water quality/quantity landscaping BMPs
  • (7) Outreach/education on BMPs for water
    conservation, water quality, landscaping
  • (5) Integrate urban areas, agriculture, natural
    systems with regional water supply
  • (5) Develop implement storm water BMPs
  • (14) Set goals foster green building
  • (4) Set goals to encourage energy efficient
    building
  • (4) Set green building goals for all building
    types
  • (6) Codify model provisions addressing energy
    efficiency conservation in built environment
  • (13) Offer rewards for development within vision
  • (7) Create vibrant city centers
  • (6) Foster direct relationship between leaders
    residents

23
First Steps
  • Efficient building codify model provisions
    addressing energy efficiency
  • St. Lucie County and the City of Port St Lucie
    are taking the initial steps to create a green
    conference to highlight energy efficiency
  • A television show is scheduled to be filmed to
    highlight human impacts on local water bodies and
    actions residents can take mitigate these impacts
  • Work is being done to create a St. Lucie County
    Agricultural Enhancement Board to give more voice
    to the agricultural industry

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Next Steps
  • Compile workshop summary
  • Compile mini-report of groups
  • Include organizational breakdowns
  • Determine whos in charge
  • Who has the authority?
  • Move past the beginning
  • Public outreach programs
  • SFWMD cooperation
  • Sustainability conference
  • Land steward academy certificate
  • Expand DCA toolbox
  • Collaborate with more groups
  • Evaluate the process
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