The Blue Green Dream in the nutshell

Motivation, Concept, Coverage, Priorities, Breakthroughs and Legacy

: 11th November 2015

Prof. edo Maksimovi: BGD Lead

c.maksimovic@imperial.ac.uk

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About the presenter

Professor of Urban Water Systems, Imperial College
Head of the Urban Water Research Group
Editor-in-Chief, URBAN WATER JOURNAL
Editor-in-Chief, URBAN WATER BOOK Series
Special Advisor to UNESCO on Urban Water
Coordinator of the EU projects: RainGain and
Blue Green Dream
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Motivation, Concept, Coverage, Priorities,

Breakthroughs and Legacy

Climate Change and weather extremes are taking its toll no
time to waste
Integrated BG Solutions
Urban infrastructure and ecosystem services
From Mrs Browns living room to the global scale

Synergy of urban water (BLUE) and vegetated areas (green)

infrastructure with built environment
Cross-disciplinary solutions at work

Legacy: Change of mental set-up.. Multi-functionality as

planning and design framework (1 + 1 = more than 2)
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Why BGD? The Threat of Climate Change

BG
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Why BGD? The Threat of Climate Change

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Reversing potentially irreversible changes

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Lack of focus on resource efficiency

Ecological footprint in 2050 - need more than 2 planets

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Some issues tackled by

Blue Greening
Water pollution

Flooding

Droughts

Air pollution

Heat island

Porto Montenegro

Healthy cities

13

day noise lev el af ter reconstruction

Noise levels dB(A)

40.0 <=
42.0 <=
44.0 <=
46.0 <=
48.0 <=
50.0 <=
52.0 <=
54.0 <=
56.0 <=
58.0 <=
60.0 <=

+ Energy efficiency of buildings

Noise

< 40.0
< 42.0
< 44.0
< 46.0
< 48.0
< 50.0
< 52.0
< 54.0
< 56.0
< 58.0
< 60.0

Signs and symbols

Road axis

2
3
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Emission line
Surf ace
Main building
Area
Area source
Point source

50 100

200

300

CUW-UK

Urban agriculture
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Length Scale 1:10000

Crime

400
m

The clock is ticking

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WAKE UP PLEASE
THE FUTURE IS NOT
WHAT IT USED TO BE !

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To BGD or not to BGD, that is not the question now

Eco-innovative, BGD methodology for meeting the spatial
planning and design needs of:
Spatial planning and design of future cities
Retrofitting of existing urban areas
Innovation: BG Solutions as profitable business incentive
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Urban water systems development

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Leapfrog 1 SUDS

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Blue Green
Dream

Urban water systems development

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Leapfrog 2 WSUS

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Blue Green
Dream

Urban water systems development

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Blue Green
Dream

Leapfrog 3 BG Solutions:
Delivery of multi-benefit solutions through use of natural processes and
maximisation of synergistic interactions with urban Ecosystem Services
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The Blue Green Dream Principle

Synergistic merging of Green Infrastructure with
Urban Water (Blue) Systems

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BGD: Maximising the benefits of vegetation

Harnessing ecosystems services to enhance the
urban environment

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The basis for the Blue Green Dream

> 3 Million project: 2012-2016

EIT funded - European Institute of

Innovations and Technologies
20 PhD students; 40 MSc students
Test and demo sites in France, UK,
Germany &The Netherlands

17 partners

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European regional centres

SC-NS
NEE
CORE

WMMA

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CSEE

EMME

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Regions for Phase 3

SC-NS

NEE
CORE
CSEE
WMMA
EMME

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BGD Benefits:
Stormwater/wastewater/
solid waste recovery

Lowered air pollution

Reduced Urban Heat Island Effect

Flood & drought protection

Reduced noise pollution

Improved amenity & human health

Raised building energy efficiency

Urban agriculture

Reduced pluvial flood risk

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Increased Amenity and Urban Health

SC-NS

NEE
CORE
CSEE
WMMA
EMME

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Blue Green Dreams Activities and Services

Quantifying and modelling BG
Solution Benefits

Development of New Computer Models

and Planning Tools

Innovative Urban Planning Consultancy

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BGD Tools and Services

1. District/neighborhood level
Adaptation
Support
Tool (AST)

BGD, urban
planning
methodology

2. Street level
MultiHydro
Tool

Urban Water
Optioneering
Tool (UWOT)

Micro-climate
simulation

3. Building level
BIM, BGD
module

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Indoor simulation

Outdoor
simulation

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Breakthrough change of mental setup

The integrated, IMS based BGD planning approach
Conventional design
Not all interactions addressed
Additional costs incurred or lower
quality obtained (red zones)

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Resulting benefits:
Lower construction & operational costs
Higher market value of properties
Enhanced human health and wellbeing

Possible legacy: South Kensington (London),1851 Estate BGD hub

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The World Class BGD site:

Is it really just a dream?

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Legacy at test
Are we ready to embrace innovations at appropriate pace ?
Can London become a global leader in BGS based planning

Leader of follower ?
Do it now or buy it in 10-15 years from those who are learning
from us
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To BGG or not to BGG, that is not the question now

Legacy at work
From Blue Green Dream (Vision)

(development and testing innovations) to

Blue Green Global (dream comes true)
Full scale implementation of
BG Paradigm and Solutions at global scale
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Why adopt the BGD philosophy?

Maximise:
efficient use of resources (cost savings)
human health benefits
climate change resilience
Create an urban environment that blends the best of 21st
century living with the comforts of the countryside

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Contact details
Prof. Cedo Maksimovic BGD Principal Investigator:
c.maksimovic@imperial.ac.uk
Dr. Karl M. Smith: BGD Project Manager:
kmsmith@imperial.ac.uk

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