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Rod Duncan FPIA Good City consultancy

Multi-stranded resilience through s trong city centres. Rod Duncan FPIA Good City consultancy. Rod Duncan. Planning practitioner & educator Various public sector roles mainly in ‘regional capitals’ (including Bendigo & Geelong) Associate Professor, Deakin Uni 2010-14

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Rod Duncan FPIA Good City consultancy

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  1. Multi-stranded resilience through strong city centres Rod Duncan FPIA Good City consultancy

  2. Rod Duncan Planning practitioner & educator Various public sector roles mainly in ‘regional capitals’ (including Bendigo & Geelong) Associate Professor, Deakin Uni 2010-14 Fellow & c’tee of Planning Institute of Aust.

  3. Rod Duncan GoodCityconsultancy since 2010. Advising local govt, business & community bodies, esp. on strengthening city centres. Recent review of 30 ‘western’ cities across UK, USA, Canada and Europe

  4. PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO VANCOUVER MONTREAL

  5. BRISTOL LONDON BIRMINGHAM TURIN

  6. 3 Key points Strong city centres are potentially the single best thing for achieving resilience – social cohesion, economic prosperity & envt’l sustainability

  7. 3 Key points Strong city centres are potentially the single best thing for achieving resilience – social cohesion, economic prosperity & envt’l sustainability To achieve our preferred future, we need to rediscover Planning. [& why Plan Melbourne is dangerous!]

  8. 3 Key points Strong city centres are potentially the single best thing for achieving resilience – social cohesion, economic prosperity & envt’l sustainability To achieve our preferred future, we need to rediscover Planning. [& why Plan Melbourne is dangerous!] Tools for transition – we need structures, processes & skillsthat are ‘fit for purpose’

  9. The imperatives Climate change / Global warming / GHG Peak oil, congestion & amenity Population growth Demographic and technological changes Natural disasters – greater frequency & severity Economic shocks – the new normal?

  10. The imperatives Climate change / Global warming / GHG Peak oil,congestion & amenity = Low carbon future (by policy or scarcity) Population growth Melbourne: + 100,000 per year (~2.5%) (unusually rapid for a Western city)

  11. The big challenges Acute vulnerability of Australian cities due to high car dependency Rapid transformation – is required (and already happening due to growth) but … have we aligned outcomes to the needs of our imminent future?

  12. Resilience – my take: Social, economic & environmental Social participation, inclusion & cohesion Economic diversity & prosperity Environmentally sustainable Inter-dependent & mutually beneficial [In urban affairs Everything is connected to everything else.]

  13. It doesn’t matter which tentacle you pull …

  14. It doesn’t matter which tentacle you pull …you’ll always get an octopus.

  15. http://www.vcccar.org.au/publication/think-tank-report/toward-resilient-regional-city-centreshttp://www.vcccar.org.au/publication/think-tank-report/toward-resilient-regional-city-centres

  16. Resilienceis “a multi-stranded rope” • Capacity to absorb & recover from shocks • economic, social & environmental robustness

  17. 1. Strong city centres Busy, multi-functional cluster of uses at the hub of transport networks (local, region, capital link) Diversity of functions in close proximity to each other (‘agglomeration’ benefits – generate economic activity, alliances, innovation) Well connected to all; variety of transport modes (not dependent on car use) Change pressures need managing to safeguard ‘the public interest’ - forward strategy & active brokering

  18. [multi-functional hub] retailing

  19. [multi-functional hub] civic ADMINISTRATION offices restaurants retailing

  20. [multi-functional hub] civic hospitality ADMINISTRATION trade services arts offices transport hub restaurants cinemas library retailing

  21. [multi-functional hub] BANKS civic hospitality park ADMINISTRATION university trade services arts entertainment schools accommodation offices transport hub restaurants cinemas sports churches library retailing culture Hospital

  22. EXETER

  23. Multiple values of strong city centres Economic - diverse, ‘agglomerated’ stimulating innovation Social - identity, pride, inclusion, cohesion, participation Environmental - greatest prospect for achieving sustainability (= thriving survival)

  24. Economic prosperity Diversified economic base – resilient to shocks Enhanced by ‘agglomeration’ of businesses & non-business activities in physical proximity Incidental / random encounters generate new enterprises & stimulate innovation

  25. Social cohesion & identity Civic pride & distinctive identity Ready recognition – tourists; policy-makers Inclusion and participation (workforce, community) Venue for formal & informal activities & celebrations Sense of ownership & belonging

  26. Sustainability Arguably the greatest prospect for achieving environmental sustainability Ready access without requiring private car Multi-purpose journeys along efficient links Easy benchmark for decisions: “Will more people need to use a car?”

  27. BIRMINGHAM

  28. 2. Re-discover Planning Planning ≠ development administration - just one consequential tool to pursue a plan, it isn’t Planning. Planning is … - Agreeing on a widely shared ‘preferred future’; - Devising strategies, commitments, investments and processes to pursue that future. - Consciously striving for that future, guided by clear principles and objectives, utilising a wide suite of tools, including promotion, encouragement, brokering and … regulation.

  29. Good planning … Is fundamental to securing a sustainable, resilient and equitable future at any time, but At times of rapid change and impending challenges it is essential!

  30. A Plan is a social contract Reconciles tensions between public and private interests ‘The public’ can be confident that they get what they signed up for (not a diluted, expanded substitute) - so greater prospect of getting support for transformative change Pricks the bubble of speculation, so land trades at values that reflect its agreed use A fair portion of value uplift can be captured to fund (& coordinate) necessary infrastructure & services Provides clarity & certainty for (productive) business & investment decisions Provides proactive encouragement, support & brokering in pursuit of agreed future outcomes

  31. An unplanned future? Australian cities, including Melbourne, suffer from weak planning (Grattan Institute, Committee for Melbourne, etc) Heavy reliance on market forces, with limited public policy leadership to influence the agenda. In times of rapid change & urgent imperatives, the future efficiency, functionality and amenity of the city is in jeopardy from a culture of waiting for problems to emerge before dealing with them. Harper Review: anti-planning recommendations Current ‘anything anywhere’ Commercial Zones “failed to develop a roads agenda … piggybacking instead on whatever Transurban proposes” (The Age, 28 Nov 2015) (Unsolicited Proposals scheme for infrastructure investment) Change also provides an opportunity for transformation – if managed carefully & skilfully.

  32. Cities (and markets) can fail DETROIT

  33. ‘Plan Melbourne’ is DANGEROUS! Plan Melbourne is not a robust, soundly grounded strategy that offers a credible or responsible narrative for Melbourne’s future. (Unlike Melbourne 2030 - great plan, but poor delivery) Not a Plan, but a marketing pitch Genesis as an election manifesto, limited public engagement, lacks a comprehensive, integrated perspective. Collation of post-justification of political knee-jerk proposals & pet projects from silo agencies (including some contradictory ones). It’s existence & content are likely to induce complacency … when we urgently need a plan to both manage current change and address impending challenges.

  34. A collection of silos …is not an integrated outcome.

  35. Reviving Planning Enhanced … Leadership Professionalism Transparency Honesty!

  36. 3. Tools for transition Multiple (reactive) planning permit decisions are unlikely to translate into a coherent urban outcome without some proactive guidance and brokering – best done at the local level. Segmented delivery by narrowly-based agencies, professions or work units can readily become fragmentation. Are our governance & delivery mechanisms appropriate for managing widespread transformation? Restructure (& interim arrangements) needed to ensure aggregate outcomes are the focus, not ‘bits’ in isolation.

  37. Conventional segmentation into specialist fields Environment Investment Business Human Services Engineering Arts & Culture Economic Development Planning

  38. Segmentation can become Fragmentation

  39. but, rather than adding another ‘slice’ … Environment Investment Business Human Services Engineering Arts & Culture Economic Development Planning

  40. Supplementary mechanism integrating segments for aspecific place Place-based strategy & delivery The Place Environment Investment Business Human Services Engineering Arts & Culture Economic Development Planning

  41. Vision-led • Joined-up • Place-based

  42. BENDIGO

  43. Thank you Rod Duncan goodcityplanning@gmail.com 0400 093 503 www.vcccar.org.au/publication/think-tank-report/ toward-resilient-regional-city-centres

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