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1.0 Definition
Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering"The design of new infrastructure, and the re-design, rehabilitation, re-use or optimization of existing infrastructure, which is consistent with the principles of urban sustainability and global sustainable development"This definition encompasses:
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Common definition of Sustainable Development:
"Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs."
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)
Defining Urban Sustainablity
Principles
- minimizing the use of non-renewable resources
- minimizing impacts on the natural environment
- protecting biodiversity
- using renewable resources in a sustainable manner
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A sustainable city is "one in which its people and businesses continuously endeavour to improve their natural, built, and cultural environments at neighbourhood and regional levels, whilst working in ways which always support the goal of global sustainable development."
Haughton & Hunter, 1994
Sustainable urban development is... "a process of change in the built environment which fosters economic development while conserving resources and promoting the health of the individual, the community and the ecosystem."
Richardson, 1989
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References
Haughton, G. & Hunter, C. (1994) Sustainable Cities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Regional Studies Association, London.
Mclaren, V.W. (1996) Developing Indicators of Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Canadian Experience, Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research.
Richardson, N.H. (1989) Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development in Canada, Canadian Environmental Advisory Council, Ottawa.
World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, New York.