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The Land Ethical City: Theorizing a New Design Ethic for 21 st  Century Cities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Peter Choquette, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, ADPSR [email_address] Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic vs. William Levitt’s Suburban Development Leopold passed away in 1948 fighting a fire on a neighbor’s farm in Wisconsin. Levitt broke ground on Levittown, America’s paradigmatic suburb, in 1947.
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Atlanta Fell Out of Conformity With the Clean Air Act In 1998 for Ozone Atlanta experienced 49 smog days in 2007 in which air was measured as unhealthy to breath.
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 In 2007, Lake Lanier, Atlanta’s Largest Source of Water, Almost Ran Dry Lake Lanier, the Atlanta region’s primary source of water, nearly ran dry in 2007. Unchecked development has led to increased demand for water which, coupled with alterations to the natural environment and a prolonged drought, put the city in a severe hydrological crisis which drew attention nationwide.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Principles of the Land Ethic Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Principles of the Land Ethic
Principles of the Land Ethic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
Land Ethical Infrastructure: The BeltLine Atlanta, Georgia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation   Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Existing Context: Year 0
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase One: Years 1-5
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase Two: Years 6-10
Phase Three: Years 11-15 Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase Four, Project Completion: Year 20
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Architecture
Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Architecture
Conclusion Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 When we accept The Land Ethic as our core principle we will begin to see the emergence of a new approach to the design of our cities; one which mixes an ever more complex and interrelated array of vibrantly different components, both old and new. The cities which we will seek to build then, these Land Ethical Cities, will grow and change over time as we embrace the land and embrace one another. What emerges will be like a great collaborative symphony in a state of perpetual revision and improvement, one which is never to be finished in any person’s lifetime, with each note bringing us closer to the goal of a place where the environment, our society, and our economy exist in equilibrium for the good of all. “ An ethic may be regarded as a mode of guidance  for meeting ecological situations so new or intricate,  or involving such deferred reactions, that the path  of social expediency is not discernable to the  average individual. Animal instincts are modes of  guidance for the individual in such situations. Ethics  are possibly a kind of community instinct in-the- making.” -Aldo Leopold Peter Choquette, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, ADPSR [email_address]

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Choquette 7481

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  • 2. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic vs. William Levitt’s Suburban Development Leopold passed away in 1948 fighting a fire on a neighbor’s farm in Wisconsin. Levitt broke ground on Levittown, America’s paradigmatic suburb, in 1947.
  • 3. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Atlanta Fell Out of Conformity With the Clean Air Act In 1998 for Ozone Atlanta experienced 49 smog days in 2007 in which air was measured as unhealthy to breath.
  • 4. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 In 2007, Lake Lanier, Atlanta’s Largest Source of Water, Almost Ran Dry Lake Lanier, the Atlanta region’s primary source of water, nearly ran dry in 2007. Unchecked development has led to increased demand for water which, coupled with alterations to the natural environment and a prolonged drought, put the city in a severe hydrological crisis which drew attention nationwide.
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  • 10. Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
  • 11. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation
  • 12. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Communities: Stewart to Adair Stations Site Investigation
  • 13. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Existing Context: Year 0
  • 14. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase One: Years 1-5
  • 15. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase Two: Years 6-10
  • 16. Phase Three: Years 11-15 Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008
  • 17. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Phase Four, Project Completion: Year 20
  • 18. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Architecture
  • 19. Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 Land Ethical Architecture
  • 20. Conclusion Ecocity World Summit Proceedings April 22-26, 2008 When we accept The Land Ethic as our core principle we will begin to see the emergence of a new approach to the design of our cities; one which mixes an ever more complex and interrelated array of vibrantly different components, both old and new. The cities which we will seek to build then, these Land Ethical Cities, will grow and change over time as we embrace the land and embrace one another. What emerges will be like a great collaborative symphony in a state of perpetual revision and improvement, one which is never to be finished in any person’s lifetime, with each note bringing us closer to the goal of a place where the environment, our society, and our economy exist in equilibrium for the good of all. “ An ethic may be regarded as a mode of guidance for meeting ecological situations so new or intricate, or involving such deferred reactions, that the path of social expediency is not discernable to the average individual. Animal instincts are modes of guidance for the individual in such situations. Ethics are possibly a kind of community instinct in-the- making.” -Aldo Leopold Peter Choquette, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, ADPSR [email_address]