Presentation at ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services.
"Practical Applications of Social-ecological Urbanism (ecosystem services) within a Liveable City Framework"
1. LEVERAGING ECOSYSTEMS FOR LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL
URBANISM (ECOSYSTEM SERVICES) WITHIN A
LIVEABLE CITY FRAMEWORK
LARS JOHANSSON, LOTTIE CARLSSON AND INGRID BOKLUND
3. A NEW PARADIGM FOR SUSTAINABILITYโฆ
โฆPLANETARY BOUNDARIES AND HUMAN OPPORTUNITIES
4. LIVEABLE CITIES
MAKING CITIES LIVEABLE BLUE-GREEN NFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY
HERBERT DREISEITL AND BETTINA WANSCHURA (RAMBOLL LIVEABLE CITIES LAB), MATTHIAS WรRLEN
AND MANFRED MOLDASCHL (ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY) AND JAMES WESCOAT (MIT) 2016
PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN,
RAMBOLL 2015
6. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
MAKING THE VALUE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES VISIBLE - PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE WELL-BEING THROUGH
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
SUMMARY OF SOU 2013:68, STOCKHOLM 2013
CICES, MEA, TEEB & PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL URBANISM
CICES
7. Liveable Cities
Social Cultural Physical
Social
services
& Welfare
Diversity
&
Tolerance
Flexibel labor
market & work
conditions
Equity &
Justice
Local/
regional
economy
Diverse
employment
& industry
sectors
Pro-active
policy
development
& involvment
Safety &
community
Education
& Research
Health &
Wellbeing
Individuality
Cultural
identity
Inspiration
& Art
Happiness &
Satisfaction
Character of
the city
Transport,
mobility &
connectivity
Energy
Buildings,
housing, open
space &
infrastructure
Natural
resources:
water, air,
soil
Local climate,
soundscape &
acess to nature
Food
systems
Section Group Ecosystem services Reference
ProvisioningServices
Food
Cultivated crops MA/T/C x
Reared animals and their outputs MA/T/C x
Wild plants, algea and their outputs MA/T/C x
Wild animals and their outputs MA/T/C x
Plants and algea from in-situ aquaculture MA/T/C x
Animals from in-situ aquaculture MA/T/C x
Water
Surface water for drinking MA/T/C x x x
Groundwater for drinking MA/T/C x x x
Water for non-drinking purposes MA/T/C x x
Biotic Raw
Materials
Fibre, timber MA/T/C x x x
Genetic resources MA/T/C x x x
Medicinal resources MA/T x x x
Ornamental resources MA/T/C x x
Biochemicals MA/C x x x
Bio-energy Biomass based energy sources MA/T/C x x
RegulatingServices
Regulation of
the physical
environment
Air quality regulation MA/T/C x x x
Global climate regulation MA/T/C x x
Regional and local climate regulation MA/T/C x x x
Water purification & treatment MA/T/C x x x
Regulation of water flows MA/T/C x x x x x
Flood protection MA/T/C x x x x x
Natural hazard regulation MA/C x x x x x
Erosion prevention MA/T/C x x x x x
Noise reduction NV x x x x
Maintanence of
biotic
conditions
Disease regulation MA/T/C x x
Pest regulation MA/T/C x x x
Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene
pool protection
T/C
x x x
Maintenance of nursery services T/C x x
Pollination MA/T/C x x x
Seed dispersial C x x x
Mediation of
waste, toxics
and other
nuisances
Bio-remediation MA/C x x x
Filtration, sequestration, accumulation,
dilution by ecosystems MA/C x x x
Carbon caption and storage MA/T/C x x x
CulturalServices
Symbolic
Cultural Heritage MA/T/C x x x x x x
Natural Heritage C x x x x x x
Sacred and/or religious values MA/T/C x x x x x x x x
Physical and
experiental
interactions
Sence of place MA/T/C x x x x x x x x x x
Educational values MA/T/C x x x x x
Scientific resources T/C x x x
Aesthetic values MA/T/C x x x x x x
Recreation MA/T x x x x x x x
Tourism MA/T/C x x x x x x x
Outdoor life T/C x x x x x x x x x x x x
Health T/C x x x x x x x x x x
Social relations MA x x x x x x x x x x x
Urban
Accessibility P x x? x x? x x x x x x x x x x
Openness P x x x? x x x x x x x
Recreational attractiveness P x? x x x x x x x x
Diversity P x x? x x? x x x x x x x x x x
Security P x x? x x? x x x x x x
Internationally competitive P x x x x? x x x x x x
Knowledge sharing MA/P x x x? x? x x x x
SupportingServices
Primary production MA/T x x
Photosynthesis MA/T x x
Soil formation and composition MA/T/C x x
Water cycling MA/C x x x
Nutrient cycling MA/C x x x
Biodiversity R x x x x
Maintenancy of life cycles of migratory
species
T/C
x x x
Nursery service T x x x
Habitats for species T/C x x x x x
Renewable energy (wind, water, sun) C x x x x
Abiotic products and materials T/C x x
Ecosystem
Services
Liveable Cities
Indicators
11. NORRTรLJE HARBOR
USING AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PERSPECTIVE AND
BIOTOPE AREA FACTOR AS TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
2015-2016
NORRTรLJE MUNICIPALITY
Norrtรคlje Harbour ยฉ Nortรคlje Kommun
13. 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Which ecosystem services are
present on site / in and
surrounding the area today?
2. PRIORITIZE
Which ecosystem services are
important to the area and its
stakeholders, now and in the
future?
3. ASSESEMENT
Which ecosystem services
need to be: protected /
strengthened / created
when the port area is
developed?
4. IMPLEMENTATION
๏ Input to target variables for
biotope area factor.
๏ Input to layout and design
of the public space in Norrtรคlje
Harbor.
SITUATION
ANALYSIS
PRIORITIZE
ASSESEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
16. CHALLENGE
โข To visualize the value and ability of
ecosystem services to deliver necessary
social and ecological services in an urban
context.
โข To describe how social and ecological
stakeholders, processes and networks
must be mapped and analyzed in order
to develop sustainable and resilient
cities.
โข To translate this into concrete
solutions.
STRATEGY
1. SITUATION ANALYSIS
โข Mapping of biotopes and habitats
โข Mapping / typology classification of
land use
2. SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
โข Identify clusters of ESS for different
types of land use
โข Calculate and quantify the potential
value of ESS
3. DESIGN
โข Multifunctionality!
17. VISUALIZATION
NOLTORP: A SOCIO-
ECOLOGICAL NETWORK
โข Target variables based on
goals and visions for the
project
โข Ecosystem services that
contribute to achieving the
objectives
โข Stakeholders and processes
that are supplying identified
ecosystem services
โข Examples of design
components for facilitating the
network of stakeholders and
processes Noltorp ยฉAllingsรฅs Kommun
18. RESULTS
โข A broad understanding on how the city
can be shaped to increase the value of
ecosystem services
โข A single document that describes and
analyzes the social and ecological
values
โข A pedagogical and visually attractive
basis for decision support
โข Concrete design proposals that are to
be implemented in the future work
โข Input to the development strategy for
Noltorp
20. KNIVSTA MUNICIPALITY, SWEDEN
Effect
Areas important for children and
young people in the municipality
of Knivsta are made visible in
municipal planning.
Areas linked to cultural and
urban ecosystem services are
made visible.
Understanding the values
provided by the city near
nature.
Challenge
To map urban nature areas
where children play on a weekly
basis.
To analyze accessibility and
barriers in the city from a
children's perspective.
Ecosystem Services
provided by these areas:
Educational values
Recreation
Health
Social relations
21. ELINEGร RD
INTEGRATION OF AN ECOSYSTEMS SERVICE
PERSPECTIVE IN URBAN PLANNING
2016
IKANO BOSTAD (SISTER COMPANY TO IKEA), MALMร
23. Turnover of theory of
ecosystem services to site-
specific solutions that includes
combined ecological, social
and economic functions to
create added value.
MULTIFUNCTIONAL DESIGN
LOTTIE CARLSSON, RAMBOLL
24. UPPSALA
USING ESS AS A TOOL FOR STAKEHOLDER
COPPERATION AND JOINT MANAGEMENT
2016-2017
UPPSALAHEM, CITY OF UPPSALA, CHURCH OF SWEDEN, SWEDISH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
25. PARTNERS
โข City of Uppsala
โข Uppsalahem (Public
Housing Company)
โข Church of Sweden
โข Swedish Agricultural
University
โข Ramboll
26. SCOPE OF PROJECT
SITUATION
ANALYSIS
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
DEVELOP
INDICATORS
ESS
MAINTANANCE
ACTION PLAN
๏ผ Maximise output of ESS
๏ผ Promote human well being
๏ผ Promote understanding of the socio-
ecological system amongst stakeholders
๏ผ Strengthen the sense of community
within and between children, residents
and visitors
๏ผ Increased value and benefits from
each dollar invested in maintance of
the green areas
27. Strategies &
Pre-Design
Planning &
Design
Construction Maintenance
CONCLUSIONS
๏ EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN
๏ COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR MULTIDISIPLINARY WORK,
STAKEHOLDER COOPERATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
๏ HUMAN SCALE AND WELL BEING IN FOCUS
๏ HOLISTIC BY DEFAULT
๏ BOOSTING THE LEGITIMACY OF THE SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL URBANISM (ECOSYSTEM SERVICES) WITHIN A LIVEABLE CITY FRAMEWORK
LARS JOHANSSON1, LOTTIE CARLSSON2 AND INGRID BOKLUND3
* 1Project Management, Ramboll, Sweden
* 2 Landscape & Planning, Ramboll, Sweden
* 3Environment and health, Ramboll, Sweden
There is a need for evidence-based, integrated and holistic models to support landscape planning and urban design in order to manage the complex social and ecological challenges currently facing our cities and the built environment. Social-Ecological Urbanism is a model for sustainable urban development and may provide, at least, part of the solution to rebuilding the links between urban living, ecology and individual health and well-being. According to Barthel et al (2013) in Principles of Social-Ecological Urbanism, such a methodology provides a strong ecological perspective and promotes an urban development framework that interacts closely with precious local ecosystems and green spaces.
In this presentation, we describe case studies from the Swedish cities of Allingsรฅs, Uppsala, Norrtรคlje and Malmoe where the principles of social-ecological urbanism have been applied. Each study provides a slightly different perspective on the connections between ecosystem services and a liveability framework. Collectively, these case studies offer several experiences and lessons learned about how to introduce and integrate an ecosystem services perspective to urban master planning and landscape planning. We demonstrate how an ecosystems service perspective can help to map, identify and value the status quo of existing or proposed urban development projects, and to compare and visualize different plausible planning and design strategies that will optimize human well-being, health and quality of life. The case studies also demonstrate the need at a high level for evidence-based thinking and comparability because our understanding of ecosystem services continues to evolve in the international research community. The ecosystems service perspective is anthropocentric by default and, hence, has a strong connection to urban concepts of liveability. In this context, we define liveability as describing the cultural, social and ecological conditions necessary for a safe and healthy life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities. Liveability is based on the principle of sustainability and is sensitive to the natural environment and the protection of ecological resources.
An important insight from the Swedish case studies described in this presentation is how successful incorporation of ecosystem services and urban liveability into planning programs is achievable and greatly enhanced by involvement of stakeholders representing cross- and multi- disciplinary perspectives. The ecosystem services perspective can increase the capacity of urban and landscape planners to identify complex ecological challenges in urban developments. Social-Ecological Urbanism, ecosystem services and liveability are three frameworks with strong connections to research and can bolster the legitimacy of planning efforts aimed at sustainability and effective management of our built environment.
* Contact Information: Lars Johansson, Project Management, Ramboll, Uppsala office, Dragarbrunnsgatan 78 B, SE-75320, Uppsala, Sweden, Phone: +46-10-615 12 24, Email: lars.johansson@ramboll.se
Linking urban social-ecological system thinking with Jane Jacobs socio-spatial perspective and her understanding of the city as an ecosystem.
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Industrial Harbour since the 19th Century
New central city district - 5000 residents -
A planning tool to ensure a certain amount of green and/or blue area during urban development/exploitation/densification.
Tailoring and adjustment according to place-specific context by weighting ecological structures in calculations for design of buildings and public space.