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Urban Planning and Design Strategies and Best Practices for Biodiversity
Jack Ahern University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
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Urban Planning and Design Strategies and Best Practices for Biodiversity
• Are urban environments biological DESERTS or “hybrid” biodiversity HOTSPOTS ?
• Strategic linkage/bundling of BIODIVERSITY with other ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
• Typology of PLANNING STRATEGIES for Urban Biodiversity: illustrated with case examples
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INTRODUCED-EXOTIC “vegetation naturalness” NATIVE-NATURALIZED
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More than a “second nature” ? Typology of Urban Vegetation: species origin + structural diversity
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Abiotic, biotic and cultural functions/services vary across a continuum of urban hydrology types
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Green Infrastructure Biodiversity AT WORK an alternative means to deliver basic urban services (drainage, infiltration, climate stabilization,…….)
Biodiversity opportunistic - collateral benefit of green infrastructure
Urban Bio-filter, Duisberg Inner Harbour, Germany
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Typology of Planning Strategies for Biodiversity
Planning and design interventions function of:
* land use: land cover history (pattern and composition)
* planning goals/objectives
* resources/public support
landscapes
A toolbox for ecological planning and management
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Protective Defensive Florida Greenways Plan Staten Island Bluebelt Chicago Green Infrastructure Chicopee City Greening Hammarby Sjostad, Ecocity
Offensive Opportunistic Brownfield Restoration Devens Medical NYC Waterfronts Sudgelande,Germany Walden Passage Rain Gardens
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State of Florida Greenway Plan
• Concept: a system to link existing priority wildlife habitats, with
multifunctional trails
• Significant public input, with resulting
compromise/support.
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Habitat Modeling as modified/negotiated by public and landowner input
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CHICAGO METRO Large Protected Patches
linked to form a regional-scale green infrastructure system
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Hammarby Sjöstad Ecocity: Stockholm, Sweden
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Title Protected Mature Oak Woodland: Hammarby Sjöstad
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Ecoduct linking Hammarby Sjöstad woodland to adjacent habitats
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Protective Defensive Florida Greenways Plan Staten Island Bluebelt Chicago Green Infrastructure Chicopee City Greening Hammarby Sjostad, Ecocity
Offensive Opportunistic Brownfield Restoration Devens Medical NYC Waterfronts Sudgelande,Germany Walden Passage Rain Gardens
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Project Location Staten Island Bluebelt, New York City
• Existing wetlands adapted for water quality improvement and flood protection.
• Collateral functions and benefits: Biodiversity, Recreation, Neighborhood Quality
• >$50M savings vs traditional storm sewer system
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Project Innovations
Bluebelt as Green Infrastructure • Ecosystem Services: contaminants, groundwater
recharge, peak flow reduced • Biodiversity: Wildlife habitat and linkage • Spatial structure for neighborhoods • Sustainable urban hydrology
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• Wetland
Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands Bluebelt-created wetland with flow-control structure
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Chicopee, Massachusetts USA: Fragmented Urban Forest with significant riparian forests
Challenge to build consensus for restoring forest connectivity
Articulate multi-functional benefits:
Stormwater/CSO’s Recreation Climate Moderation Biodiversity
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Unprotected riparian corridor links State-listed Forest and Aquatic Bio-habitats
“Make the multifunctional case” for forest protection and management
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Protective Defensive Florida Greenways Plan Staten Island Bluebelt Chicago Green Infrastructure Chicopee City Greening Hammarby Sjostad, Ecocity
Offensive Opportunistic Brownfield Restoration Devens Medical NYC Waterfronts Sudgelande,Germany
Rain Gardens
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Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands
NYC Harlem River Ecological Waterfront
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Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands NYC Harlem River Waterfront: Urban Habitat Creation
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Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands NYC Harlem River: “OYSTER-tecture” (biodiversity “at work” for water cleansing)
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Protective Defensive Florida Greenways Plan Staten Island Bluebelt Chicago Green Infrastructure Chicopee City Greening Hammarby Sjostad, Ecocity
Offensive Opportunistic Brownfield Restoration Devens Medical NYC Waterfronts Sudgelande,Germany Walden Passage Rain Gardens
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Devins Medical: Stormwater Management as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure
• Wetland creation + water management + habitat improvements • Strategy: “smooth” the regulatory/approval process
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Devens Stormwater Wetland + a diversity of aquatic and terrestrial habitats
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Devens: fine-scale green infrastructure, pond-edge bioengineering, created habitat
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Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands
Südgelände Nature Park Berlin, Germany
Spontaneous Urban Biodiversity in brownfield conditions
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Micropool, stone weir with floodgate and constructed wetlands
Südgelände Nature Park Berlin, Germany
Südgelände Nature Park Berlin, Germany Spontaneous - biodiverse dry heathland on industrial fill
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UMass Rain Garden Site and drainage area (sewer-shed)
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UMass Rain Garden Concept: pavement > forebay > planted infiltration basin
(Max Cohen, 2010)
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Raingarden: Planted with native species for water quality renovation and biodiversity value
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Urban Planning and Design Strategies and Best Practices for Biodiversity
• Urban Biodiversity requires the practice of multiple planning strategies
• Strategic “bundling” of Biodiversity with other ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
• Multi-scale approach, planning:design
• Urban biodiversity is a particular conception of biodiversity with distinct species, services, and challenges.