Designing Nature into our Living Areas: The Power of Green Design

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Designing Nature into our Living Areas The
Power of Green Design
Kevin Afflerbaugh ESM 275 Instructor Paul Wack
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What is Green Design?

• Planning for Greenspaces
• greenways
• parks
• greenbelts
• open space

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Types of Green Design

• Existing Urban Areas
• Abandoned Lots
• Restoration
• Reconstruction
• New Design
• Planning
• Purchasing Land/Rights

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Why Green Design is Important

• Environmental Concerns
• Development Pressures
• Sense of Community

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Village Homes and Green Design

• Open Spaces
• Community Gardens/Orchards/Vineyards
• Trails
• Swales

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Benefits of Green Design

• Environmental Ethic
• Health
• Economics

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Environmental Ethic

• Exploration
• Learning Opportunities
• Future Generations

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Health

• Air Pollutant Buffer
• Filtration of Pollutants from Soil and Water
• Mitigate Global Warming
• Noise Pollution Buffer
• Exercise
• Mental Health

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Economics

• Property Values
• Energy Costs
• Purchasing Vs. Sprawl
• Recreation
• Attracting Business

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GO BLUE!
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Problems

• Maintenance
• Security Concerns
• Litigation Liability
• Housing
• Obtaining Greenspace

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Examples

• New Development
• Boulder, CO
• Austin, TX
• Portland, OR
• New Jersey

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Examples Cont.

• Urban Development of Greenspaces
• Cleveland, OH
• Boston, MA
• Chattanooga, TN
• Detroit, MI

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Conclusion

• Green is Good!
• Greenspaces Critical Planning Issue
• Conflict Inevitable
• Fuji Power