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Urbanism in Southern California: Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Development

Urbanism in Southern California addresses the challenges of population growth and environmental sustainability. With a projected population of 350 million in the USA by 2025, it is vital to build 35 million new housing units. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) promotes initiatives focused on public transit, walkable communities, and responsible land use to combat sprawl. Key strategies include the 2% Strategy for sustainable development and lessons drawn from landmark cases like Golden v. Planning Board. The future of urban planning relies on smart growth principles.

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Urbanism in Southern California: Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Development

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  1. Urbanism: Southern California By: Caryn Engel

  2. Just a Thought • ‘Human activities over the past fifty years have altered ecosystems around the world faster and more extensively than at any other time in history’ (Gunderson, Kinzig, Quinlan, & Walker, 2010, p. 4).

  3. http://www.scag.ca.gov/index.htm

  4. Southern California Association of Governments • Formed to address region deficient air quality • SCAG focuses on • Transportation • Housing • Jobs • Open space • Diverse communities

  5. Sustainability: Urbanism • Focus on public transit • Facilitate walkable communities • Non-sprawl development • Use of green development

  6. 2% Strategy and Opportunity Areas • Opportunity Areas: Key parts of the region for targeting growth and sustainability • 2% Strategy calls for approximately 2% of the land in Southern California to be primarily made of • Metro Centers • City Centers • Rail Transit Stops • Bus Corridors • Airports • Other forms of public transportation

  7. Housing and Population • By 2025 the USA population will reach 350 million • In order to accommodate this growth... • 35 million new housing units need to be built • Another 17 million homes rebuilt/renovated • 2007-2009 permits • Single family homes have decreased 42% • Multi-family buildings only fallen 11%

  8. RelatedCourt Case • Golden v. Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo • The Ramapo case has been utilizedto prevent sprawl through long term planning • Smart Growth (late 1990’s) • Compact development through use of urban growth • Transit corridors • Mixed use of communities and ‘new towns’

  9. Development Timing Ordinance • Limited residential development • Needed a special permit • Created a Point System • Needed 15 points for ‘special permit’ http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/meck/Reconstructing%20Golden%20v%20Town%20of%20Ramapo%203-2-2007.pdf

  10. Open for Discussion • What are some pros/cons to urbanism? • Public transportation • Population • Building up vs building out • Private building

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