nature and our public health
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The "Nature and Our Public Health" presentation by WRT Principal Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, FASLA was presented at the 21st Century City Conference, which was held in Dallas in November. The conference—hosted by the Trinity Trust, the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, and the Dallas CityDesign Studio—addresses the ever-growing trend toward the incorporation of nature into modern cities.TRANSCRIPT
NATURE & OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
IGNACIO F. BUNSTER-OSSA, FASLA
NATURE & OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
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River 250 acres
Lakes 285 acres
Meadow 780 acres
Wetland 300 acres
Woodland 215 acres 1,830 acres
Parkland 250 acres
Promenade 20 acres
Parkway 115 acres
2,215 acres
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19,000 trees at maturity will
sequester about 380 tons of CO2…
…the equivalent of about
750,000 miles travelled in an
automobile
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300 acres of wetland would annually
sequester from 3,000 to 4,000 tons of
CO2.
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AUTOMOBILES CLAIM MORE THAN 40,000
DEATHS EACH YEAR
IN DALLAS AUTO DEATHS OCCUR
AT A RATE OF 11.35 PER 100,000
POPULATION; ONLY 2.45 PER
100,000 IN SAN FRANCISCO
Source:
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson:
―Urban Sprawl and Public Health‖
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ABOUT 300,000 PEOPLE DIE PREVENTABLE
DEATHS EACH YEAR AS A RESULT OF BEING
OBESE..
FOR DIABETICS, WALKING JUST 2 HOURS PER
WEEK CAN REDUCE THEIR DEATH RATE BY
40%
Source:
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson:
―Urban Sprawl and Public Health‖
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RUNS ON MONEY,
MAKES YOU FAT
RUNS ON FAT,
MAKES YOU
MONEY
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10% OF THE U.S. POPULATION
SUFFER FROM ASTHMA
ABOUT 64,000 PEOPLE A YEAR DIE
FROM PM EXPOSURE—MORE THAN
DIE FROM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.
Source:
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson:
―Urban Sprawl and Public Health‖
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1,000 acres of potential
redevelopment adjacent to
the Trinity River Corridor
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FAR: 0.3
3 Dwellings/Acre
FAR: 3.0
50 Dwellings/Acre
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Dallas Urban Lab – UT Austin
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1,000 acres…
55% reservation for public
space and services, yields…
450 acres for development, at
FAR 3 yields…
58 million SF of construction,
at $150 / SF, yields…
$8.8 billion
development
value
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1,000 acres…
55% reservation for public
space and services, yields…
450 acres for development, at
50 du’s / acre yields…
22,500 households, at 2.5
people unit yields,……
56,000
population
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1,000 acres…
55% reservation for public
space and services, yields…
450 acres for development, at
65 du’s / acre yields…
29,000 households, at 2.25
people unit yields,……
72,000
population
1,000 acres…
55% reservation for public
space and services, yields…
450 acres for development, at
50 du’s / acre yields…
22,500 households, at 2.5
people unit yields,……
100,000
population
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1,000 acres…
55% reservation for public
space and services, yields…
450 acres for development, at
65 du’s / acre yields…
29,000 households, at 2.25
people unit yields,……
65,000
population
As compared to suburban
development, a 100,000 ―in-
town‖ population potentially
means:
•150 millions saved auto
commuter miles (assumes 20% commute
avg 30 daily miles)
•75, 000 less tons of CO2
•2 lives spared from auto-
related deaths
•Less obesity, diabetes and
respiratory ailments
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CASTRO VALLEY BOULEVARDSAN FRANCISCO, CA
STREET WIDTH IS A STRONG PREDICTOR OF
AUTOMBILE CRASH RISK—MORE SO THAN CURB
CUTS AND STREET TREES.
24’ WIDE STREETS ARE STATISCALLY SAFER THAT
30’ WIDE STREETS.
Source:
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson:
―Urban Sprawl and Public Health‖
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TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE ARE OVERWEIGHT IN
“LOW WALKABLE” NEIGHBORHOODS THAN
THOSE IN “HIGH WALKABLE”
NEIGHBORHOODS
Source:
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard Jackson:
―Urban Sprawl and Public Health‖
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“COMPLETE SIDEWALKS”
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21st Avenue and Tibbetts Green Street
bioswale/ rain garden in Portland, Oregon
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Greenplan Philadelphia
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Vienna House--Friederich Hundertwasser, artist
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WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN
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WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN
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WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN
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WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN
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WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN
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• COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• HOUSING
• TRANSIT
• CIVIC PLACES
• GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
WHOLE
CITY
DESIGN