Climate Action Co-benefits and Community Planning Uncovering the synergies and trade-offs

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1 Dr. Rbert Newell Dr. Ann Dale Schl f Envirnment and Sustainability Ryal Rads University

2 CLIMATE ACTION CO-BENEFITS Frest cnservatin (Spencer et al., 2016) Climate mitigatin ccurs thrugh carbn sequestratin and reducing emissins frm defrestatin C-benefits include bidiversity, medicinal and nutritinal prducts, water quality, spiritual values, etc. Reduced emissins (Nemet et al., 2010) Climate mitigatin ccurs thrugh reducing emissins in transprtatin, energy and industrial sectrs C-benefits are experienced thrugh reductin f air pllutants (sulfur dixide, particulate matter) and imprved air quality

3 INTEGRATED PLANNING

4 CO-BENEFITS AS WIN-WIN? Climate actin strategies with c-benefits can result in win-win situatins HOWEVER This apprach requires understanding cmplex relatinships between different cmmunity develpment practices Barriers exist t achieving certain c-benefits and sme c-benefit strategies have assciated trade-ffs

5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Advance understanding n integrated climate planning and actin thrugh an investigatin f relatinships between cmmunity strategies, c-benefits, trade-ffs and challenges Use cmmunity climate actin data t create mdels that can infrm lcal planning

6 METHODS Meeting the Climate Change Challenge (MC 3 ) Case study cmmunities Vancuver Nrth Vancuver Surrey Eagle Island (West Vancuver) Victria T Su-ke First Natins Campbell River Dawsn Creek Prince Gerge Revelstke Carbn Neutral Ktenays Lcal gvernment and actrs 83 peple interviewed in peple interviewed in 2016

7 METHODS Data were cded (NViv 11) with cdes classified as strategy, benefit r prblem 84 f cdes 36 strategies, 37 benefits and 11 prblems Type Strategy Benefit Prblem Examples Cmpst prgrams, Densificatin, District energy, Gardens and lcal agriculture, Green building, Green space and frests, Mixed-use, Public transprtatin, Renewable energy, Retrfit rebates, Trail netwrk Air quality, Beauty, Ecnmic develpment, Emplyment, Energy security, Fd security, Health, Land-use efficiency, Lcal business, Municipal accunt, Nise reductin, Recreatin, Sense f place, Scial capital, Turism, Traffic reductin, Waste reductin, Water quality, Wildlife and habitat Cmmunity ppsitin, Empty huses, Incnvenience, Inexpensive natural gas, Lss f develper interest, Lss f heritage, Overwhelmed with the issue, Upfrnt csts, Transprt requirements

8 Arrange cded reference int a cding matrix Areas f verlap were used t define relatinships (216 in ttal) The nature f relatinships differed depending n the type f ndes invlved (i.e., strategy, benefit, prblem) Identified psitive and negative relatinships METHODS

9 Develped a series f mdels, each centering n a particular climate actin apprach METHODS Appraches were defined by strategies with highest number f relatinships Visualized using yed Graph Editr (v ) Light blue ndes strategies Dark blue ndes - strategies linking t anther mdel Green ndes - benefits Orange ndes prblems Green cnnectr psitive Orange cnnectr - negative

10 MODELS Mdel Densificatin Mixed-use and dwntwn revitalizatin Buildings Energy innvatin Trails and transprtatin Eclgical Waste and water Climate actin relevance Mitigatin due t efficiencies experienced with transprtatin and residential energy usage in areas f urban density Mitigatin thrugh encuraging active transprtatin (similar t urban densificatin, but refers t cmpsitin rather than cncentratin) Mitigatin thrugh reduced energy cnsumptin assciated with green building and retrfitting strategies Mitigatin strategies fcused n transitining frm fssil fuels t green energy surces (e.g., renewable energy, district energy) Mitigatin strategies centered n reducing vehicle traffic Mitigatin benefits received frm carbn sequestratin, and adaptatin benefits assciated with fld cntrl and temperature regulatin Mitigatin benefits related t waste diversin, and adaptatin strategies such as strmwater and fld management

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14 USING MODELS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING Infrms integrated systems mdel design fr cmmunity mdelling prjects Prvides guidance n variable selectin (quantitative) and insight n ther cnsideratins (qualitative) Surce: Mdel retrieved frm Sustainability Slutins Grup; HealthPrf prject (

15 USING MODELS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING Prvides insight n what types f tls and strategies shuld be used in cmmunity planning prcesses (e.g., sense f place and visualizatin) Surce: Terrain and satellite data frm Ggle Earth. Mdels retrieved frm Trimble Sketchup 3D Warehuse cntributrs WTCmplete, laxfan91, and 3D Cnd Explrer

16 USING MODELS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING Tls fr cmmunity engagement (e.g., stakehlder wrkshps)

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