peter newman presentation on the cockburn community wildlife corridor

Cockburn Wild – rebuilding after Roe 8 is

stopped By

Peter NewmanProfessor of Sustainability,

CUSP, Curtin University

The problems….

Its mean, nasty, vindictive and unnecessary to start now….

No care for conditions as abandoned waste such as asbestos and other toxic pollutants released into dust….

What is in the drum?

These animals were supposed to have been trapped before bull dozing began….

People can see its blatantly political…

But are we needing strong politicians to show greenies who is boss…? LIKE TRUMPoliticsorCan we see this is just plain stupid and morally wrong?

Like the Fremantle train, old growth forests, Ningaloo and shark baiting….

The Solutions…

The road to somewhere sensible…

Fremantle’s future…?

What are the economics of the alternative?

Outer Harbour Fremantle Waterfront Development

Employment 11,000 direct jobs when the 1600 ha is fully developed

7,265 direct jobs when 15.7 to 29 ha of land are redeveloped

Gross Regional Product

$13.9 billion Net Present Value over 20 years

$4.4 billion Net Present Value over 20 years

Investment $5 billion Net Present Value of external investment initially

$3.5 billion Net Present Value of external investment initially

Benefit Cost Ratio of 2.15….WITHOUT CONSIDERING….• The need to clear environmentally sensitive bushland and • Removing the negative impact of container trucks on the city and

suburbs.

Reinstating a biodiversity corridor and creating a biophilic link….

Biodiversity Corridors…

Boulder: bioregional and local community strategic planning. Now the US ‘most desired city’ to live in.

Green Blue Meander – South Holland

Gondwana Links….

Gondwana Links Project

www.gondwanalink.org/

What is biophilic urbanism?

E O Wilson ‘Biophilia’ – human beings need natureTim Beatley ‘Biophillic Cities’ – we need a daily dose of nature

20% increase in ‘green space’

Lim Chu Kang

Pulau Ubin village

Park connector network

Natural heritage and park connector network

Bioregional regeneration….

Bioregional regeneration….

‘Singapore: Biophilic City’ – CUSP film

Turning buildings into habitat….

KTP hospital

Chicago air conditioning the city

ACROSS, Fukuoka, Japan

Lots of dreams…eg WOHA design for vertical city of the future…

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Greening suburbia as well…

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Innovative sustainable devts, eg WGV

URBAN GREENING PLAN

Freeways being removed in 22 cities….Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul, buried under freeway

2003