public ecoart and the green urban fabric
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Recent presentation to West Palm Beach Sustainability Advisory Committee to show how EcoArt can relate to the focus areas of the city's new sustainability action plan.TRANSCRIPT
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Public EcoArt and the Sustainable Urban Fabric
By
Mary Jo Aagerstoun
September 7, 2011
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“…Ecoart (ecological art) melds aspects ofenvironmental art, activist art and
community animation/mobilization art with engineering and science-originated processes
of avoiding/restoration of damaged ecosystems…”
Definition from www.ecoartsofla.org
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What happens when Public EcoArt merges with SAP Focus Areas??
• Natural Resources and Water Conservation
• Housing and Building
• Land Use, Redevelopment and Transportation
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Recycling and Waste Management
• Local Food Production
• Green Economy
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Sculptural solar-powered plug-incharge station for electric share car
Transportation and Renewable Energy
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Solar powered marble street light sculptures announce a building’s
LEED identity
Alternative power/green building
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Photovoltaic murals in windows/as wall sheathing
Green building and Renewable Energy
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Building-integrated downspouts and cisterns as art
Green building and stormwater harvesting
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Sculptural solutions to water capture and cleaningin and around retention ponds/canals/intracoastal
Stormwater infrastructure/ stormwater management/;ecologies protection
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Wildlife habitat sculptureinstallation after invasives removal
Natural resources/ecologies protection
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Pervious sidewalk as art
Transportation (walkable streets)/stormwater handling/aquifer recharge
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Green alley gardening as art
Transportation, stormwater handling,walkable streets
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Art, design and science combine to challenge reflective paint in
reducing roof heat
Green building, alternative energy, stormwater handling
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Urban Agriculture/Communityfarms as art
Land use, redevelopment, renewable technologies, recycling
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Recycling/repurposing art conceptactivates a derelict site for play
Redevelopment, land use, waste material/site recycling/repurposing
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…So…
Let’s review how all this relates to the SAP Focus Areas!
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Natural Resources and Water Conservation
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Green building and construction
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Land Use, Redevelopment and Transportation
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Local Food Production
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…Next steps…(1) SAC concurs that initiatives be taken to integrate Public EcoArt in
each SAP focus area(2) Hold joint SAC-Cultural Council-AIPP Committee workshop with
other relevant staff to develop approaches to integration of Public EcoArt
(3) Develop, and present to Commission suggested language for modifications to City Code/Comprehensive Plan, as needed to accomplish (1)
(see language on EcoArt as green development incentive/public art program emphasis,
City of Boynton Beach: http://tinyurl.com/BoyntonBeachclimateactionplan)
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