Is Norwich Sustainable?Is Norwich Sustainable?Aims and IntroductionMy investigation is about if the Nelson Neighbourhood is sustainable. My study area is the west of Norwich; Norwich is a modern yet historical city which has a cathedral, castle and many other historical features. I will choose five sites within the Nelson Neighbourhood to find out whether or not the Nelson Neighbourhood is sustainable.
This is Norfolk where Norwich is located on the west of the UKYou can get to Norwich by Road, Rail and AirIn 1962 Sir Nikolaus Pevsner wrote “Norwich has everything”. Not only has Norwich got it, but it has had it for a very long time. As George Borrow noted in Lavengro in 1851 it was “The genuine Old English town its mighty mound which if tradition speaks true was raised by human hands to serve as the grand heap of an old heathen king… There is a grey old castle upon that mighty mound, and yonder rising three hundred feet above the soil, from among those noble forest trees behold that old Norman master work, that cloud circled cathedral spire…”
Norwich dates back to Saxon times though there was a major Roman settlement at nearby Caister St Edmund. By 1066 Norwich was one of the largest towns in England and in 1096 work started on the cathedral. The castle which still dominates the city centre was built not long after. The city grew in prosperity and population to become the second city of England by the early sixteenth century. It remained in a position of pre-eminence amongst English provincial towns until the industrial revolution.
The development of Norwich over such a long period and the avoidance of revolution have given the city an extremely pleasant environment. Modern building has been designed to fit in with the ancient buildings and the general effetc
is that the architetcural modernity of the University Plain is nicely complemented by the haphazard architetcural elegance of the city.This is the Nelson Neighbourhood; my five sites can be seen here.My study area is Nelson Street and the surrounding area by the seletcion of five sites. I will colletcdata on the living environment, the environment and the exterior suitability.My five sites are: Northumberland Street, Dereham Road, Nelson Street, Armes Street and Adelaide Street.Sustainability is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future. It relates to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspetc
However, the nature of the environment of the new developments and the design of these buildings suggest that sustainability is not only a matter of choice, but is also of importance. We need an urban planning regime that is grounded in sustainability and the development of green infrastructure in the new development environments.
While the current landscape and the development environment of the new developments are of primary importance to us, we must realise that there are also the potential benefits that can be achieved from a local solution such as: reducing emissions
reducing property values and improving the quality of life
rethinking the environment and promoting clean, clean, clean energy
improving the quality of life through green infrastructure
building sustainable transport infrastructure
strengthening the relationship between the communities.In this piece, I will consider a project of sustainability. On this view, the city, as a whole by design, will contribute to the sustainability of the new development environment and the potential benefits identified. To this end, the project identifies five of the most important aspects that can be addressed:
The location of the new buildings
the design of the buildings
building transparency
The design/material design
The use of community resources for sustainability
The use of community amenities such as energy efficiency and energy savings
The design and material engineering of the new buildings
The sustainable use-of-property and the use of community resource
The use of community services such as food, fire escapes and sewage
The urban planning of the new developments that will eventually take part
In this part of the project, I will discuss what the most important factors are in order for the whole development effort to be successful. There are important issues that include the type of green infrastructure, the cost required to build or maintain the site, the design of the building, public transportation and environmental awareness. It is of secondary importance that the development efforts must be on a high technological level. The final piece of development that will benefit the city, as a whole through the development of a sustainable energy based infrastructure is the implementation of green infrastructure.Green infrastructure refers to the infrastructure structures and systems that are used or planned to be used in the development of a new development environment. There is much research to address the issue of the green infrastructure. The most obvious example is with the Green Infrastructure Program (GIP). Based on the analysis I will discuss in this piece, the GIP does an amazing job in ensuring that the development of green infrastructure is on par with and faster than other major infrastructure initiatives and can be undertaken with the highest level of attention to sustainability, including building of carbon-intensive green infrastructure with the lowest environmental impact. It was used extensively for the development of the world
However, the nature of the environment of the new developments and the design of these buildings suggest that sustainability is not only a matter of choice, but is also of importance. We need an urban planning regime that is grounded in sustainability and the development of green infrastructure in the new development environments.
While the current landscape and the development environment of the new developments are of primary importance to us, we must realise that there are also the potential benefits that can be achieved from a local solution such as: reducing emissions
reducing property values and improving the quality of life
rethinking the environment and promoting clean, clean, clean energy
improving the quality of life through green infrastructure
building sustainable transport infrastructure
strengthening the relationship between the communities.In this piece, I will consider a project of sustainability. On this view, the city, as a whole by design, will contribute to the sustainability of the new development environment and the potential benefits identified. To this end, the project identifies five of the most important aspects that can be addressed:
The location of the new buildings
the design of the buildings
building transparency
The design/material design
The use of community resources for sustainability
The use of community amenities such as energy efficiency and energy savings
The design and material engineering of the new buildings
The sustainable use-of-property and the use of community resource
The use of community services such as food, fire escapes and sewage
The urban planning of the new developments that will eventually take part
In this part of the project, I will discuss what the most important factors are in order for the whole development effort to be successful. There are important issues that include the type of green infrastructure, the cost required to build or maintain the site, the design of the building, public transportation and environmental awareness. It is of secondary importance that the development efforts must be on a high technological level. The final piece of development that will benefit the city, as a whole through the development of a sustainable energy based infrastructure is the implementation of green infrastructure.Green infrastructure refers to the infrastructure structures and systems that are used or planned to be used in the development of a new development environment. There is much research to address the issue of the green infrastructure. The most obvious example is with the Green Infrastructure Program (GIP). Based on the analysis I will discuss in this piece, the GIP does an amazing job in ensuring that the development of green infrastructure is on par with and faster than other major infrastructure initiatives and can be undertaken with the highest level of attention to sustainability, including building of carbon-intensive green infrastructure with the lowest environmental impact. It was used extensively for the development of the world
However, the nature of the environment of the new developments and the design of these buildings suggest that sustainability is not only a matter of choice, but is also of importance. We need an urban planning regime that is grounded in sustainability and the development of green infrastructure in the new development environments.
While the current landscape and the development environment of the new developments are of primary importance to us, we must realise that there are also the potential benefits that can be achieved from a local solution such as: reducing emissions
reducing property values and improving the quality of life
rethinking the environment and promoting clean, clean, clean energy
improving the quality of life through green infrastructure
building sustainable transport infrastructure
strengthening the relationship between the communities.In this piece, I will consider a project of sustainability. On this view, the city, as a whole by design, will contribute to the sustainability of the new development environment and the potential benefits identified. To this end, the project identifies five of the most important aspects that can be addressed:
The location of the new buildings
the design of the buildings
building transparency
The design/material design
The use of community resources for sustainability
The use of community amenities such as energy efficiency and energy savings
The design and material engineering of the new buildings
The sustainable use-of-property and the use of community resource
The use of community services such as food, fire escapes and sewage
The urban planning of the new developments that will eventually take part
In this part of the project, I will discuss what the most important factors are in order for the whole development effort to be successful. There are important issues that include the type of green infrastructure, the cost required to build or maintain the site, the design of the building, public transportation and environmental awareness. It is of secondary importance that the development efforts must be on a high technological level. The final piece of development that will benefit the city, as a whole through the development of a sustainable energy based infrastructure is the implementation of green infrastructure.Green infrastructure refers to the infrastructure structures and systems that are used or planned to be used in the development of a new development environment. There is much research to address the issue of the green infrastructure. The most obvious example is with the Green Infrastructure Program (GIP). Based on the analysis I will discuss in this piece, the GIP does an amazing job in ensuring that the development of green infrastructure is on par with and faster than other major infrastructure initiatives and can be undertaken with the highest level of attention to sustainability, including building of carbon-intensive green infrastructure with the lowest environmental impact. It was used extensively for the development of the world
s of human society, as well as the non-human environment.An example of a sustainable city is Belfast.What Belfast takes in each yearTonnesWater50,100,000Oxygen2,000,0002,000,000795,000Timber60,000Tropical Timber10,000Paper110,000Plastics105,000Cement97,000Bricks, blocks, sand and tarmac300,000What Belfast gives out each yearTonnesHousehold waste121,000Sewage sludge375,000Commercial and Industrial wastes150,000Carbon Dioxide3,000,000Sulphur Dioxide20,000Nitrous Oxides14,000At its simplest, sustainability is about resources. Belfast uses an enormous range of these each year.As the table shows, much of the resources that the inhabitants of Belfast use come from outside the city. The use of 10,000 tonnes of tropical timber shows that it even affetc
s tropical rainforests. Like any settlement, Belfast has an impact, called an ecological footprint, on the world.The domestic refuse produced by the population of Belfast is one example of how the city has an impact on the