The transition strategy in this report is a set of coordinated interventions necessary to create sustainable green systems in the Solano District. Sustainable green systems strive for fully functional stormwater, biodiversity, and resource management practices, as well as sustainable levels of thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and access to green space. The assessment of green systems indicates concern for high temperatures, low vegetation, and insufficient stormwater management. This strategy is based on achieving four specific goals of sustainable green systems, derived from sustainability and livability principles (HUD, 2009). Goal 1. Reduce stormwater loads and harvest water onsite; Goal 2. Reduce potable water consumption; Goal 3. Reduce daytime temperatures; Goal 4. Increase green systems benefits to health, mobility, and the economy.
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- Sustainable Green Systems Strategy for the District of Solano
- Wiek, Arnim (Contributor)
- Golub, Aaron (Contributor)
- Arizona State University. School of Sustainability (Contributor)
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier Valueazdocs: XUPH 50.2:S 5 G 63/2014
- Report submitted to the City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department by the ASU-SOS Team for the project grant 'Reinvent Phoenix--Cultivating Equity, Engagement, Economic Development and Design Excellence with Transit-Oriented Development', funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Executive summary -- Correspondence to scope of work -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Green systems challenges in the Solano District -- 1.2. Profile of the "Reinvent Phoenix" grant -- 1.3. Sustainable green systems research -- 1.4. Objectives of the strategy study -- Chapter 2. Research design and data sources -- Chapter 3. Strategy inputs -- 3.1. Summary of the current state assessment -- 3.2. Summary of the vision for green systems in Solano -- 3.3. Theory of change -- Chapter 4. Sustainable green systems strategy for the Solano District -- 4.1. Linking sustainable green systems goals to interventions and investment options -- 4.2. Streets intervention -- 4.3. Buildings and sites intervention -- 4.4. Open space intervention -- 4.5. Details on implementation tools -- 4.6. Synthesis-action plan for sustainable green systems in Solano -- Chapter 5. Discussion and conclusions -- 5.1. Strengths of the current transition strategy -- 5.2. Testing strategy, interventions, investments -- 5.3. Coordination across strategies -- 5.4. Anticipating the next set of interventions, investments, and implementation tools -- 5.5. Crafting the next 5-year plan -- References
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Sustainable Green Systems Strategy for the District of Solano (Phoenix, Arizona: City of Phoenix, 2014)