Sustainable Holistic Planning Systems in Non-Urban Contexts
This webpage is a landing page for research being conducted by an interdisciplinary team led by Erik C. Backus at Clarkson University.
The Team:
Faculty:
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Erik C. Backus, PE, LEED AP BD+C, ENV SP, FMP, Professor of Practice / Lechler Director of the Construction Engineering Management Program, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University |
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Anne E. Mosher, PhD., Associate Professor, Geography/ Chair, Citizenship and Civic Engagement, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University |
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Stephen Bird, PhD., Associate Professor of Political Science / Director of ISE Adirondack Semester, Humanities & Social Sciences. Clarkson University |
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Susan Powers, PhD., PE, Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment / Associate Director of Sustainability / Spence Professorship in Sustainable Environmental Systems, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University |
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Santosh Mahapatra, PhD., Associate Professor of Operations & Information Systems, Reh School of Business, Clarkson University |
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Joseph Skufca, PhD., Professor / Chair of Mathematics / Co-Director Data Analytics, Mathematics, Clarkson University |
Students:
The Beehive Community Sustainability Consultants Team: Paul Barber and Louisa Ulrich-Verderber
Trillium Community Consulting LLC: Benjamin Buck, Megan Flory
Partners:
Vatsal Bhatt, PhD, Director of Cities and Communities, US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Steven Baumgartner, PE, Principal, Baumgartner Urban Systems Strategy, LLC
Tracie Hall, Director, USGBC New York Upstate, USGBC
What is a Sustainable Holistic Planning System?
The concept of a Smart City has existed for over 20 years. Organizations include the Smart Cities Council (https://smartcitiescouncil.com/) and research partnerships like MetroLab (https://metrolabnetwork.org/about/) that support initiatives and continue to advance solutions. These solutions include the use of and are often identified as Sustainable Holistic Planning System(s) such as those from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, and the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for Cities/Communities (LFC) program.
What is a Non-Urban Context?
Non-urban contexts are those that are peri-urban spaces as well as rural small towns. Peri-urban defines the transect of space between town and country. It is a rural-urban landscape interface or transition zone beyond the urban.
Publications, Products and Results:
SCC Comparative Systems Approaches for Community Planning and Development in the Olympic Region of NYS, Schenectady, and Beyond, February 2018 Proposal to the National Science Foundation, Project Description
Envisioning a Smart City Dashboard, March 2018 Whitepaper, Developed jointly between the City of Schenectady, USGBC, and this research team
Best Practices for Implementation of Sustainable Holistic Planning Systems (SHPS) in the NY Olympic Region (NYOR), Healthy World Solutions, 2019 Ignite Fellowship Proposal
USGBC LEED for Communities Certification of the New York State Olympic Region, Clarkson University, Adirondack Semester, December 2018 Student Whitepaper
LEED for Communities – Collegiate Level Experience and Laboratory Pilot, March 2019 Paper Authored by Backus and Bird
Analysis and Design of Tools to Enable Sustainable Holistic Planning Systems in Non-Urban Community Contexts, April 2019 Whitepaper
LEED for Communities: A How-to Guide for Initial and Continued Certification, April 2019, Student Effort
Exploring Community Engagement Methods in Non-urban Sustainable Planning, August 2019, Student Effort
Promoting “Opportunity Awareness” in Non-Urban Communities, August 2019, Student Effort
Determining the best practices for complete streets in the Northern New York context, August 2019, Student Effort
LEED for Communities Certification Packet – New York Olympic Region, September 2019, USGBC/GBCI
SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Using SHPS: Toward community engaged mobility solutions in the New York Olympic Region, Proposal for the CIVIC Innovation Challenge, NSF, August 2020
Assessing and Implementing a Sustainable Holistic Planning System: LEED for Communities and the New York Olympic Region, Backus and Bird, Case Studies in the Environment, 25 March 2021
News Articles and Public Engagement:
Lake Placid village board looks to join Green Building Council, December 2017 News Article
Clarkson University Director Elected Co-Chair of U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Market Leadership Advisory Board, March 2018 Press Release
Clarkson Students Assist New York Olympic Region as it Pursues LEED Community Sustainability Certification for Sustainability Efforts, November 2018 Press Release
LEED for Communities in the New York Olympic Region, December 2018 News Article
LEED for Communities in the New York Olympic Region – Student Presentation, December 2018 Public Presentation Slides
End of Semester Video – Clarkson Adirondack Semester Experience, December 2018 Video
Driving Sustainability, Resilience, and Performance with LEED for Cities in the NY Olympic Region, March 2019 NYS Climate Smart Communities Webinar
Go for Gold: LEED for Communities and Your Local College, April 2019 Presentation at the NYS Green Building Conference
LEED for Communities Development with Lake Placid and North Elba, May 2019 Presentation at the Adirondack Research Consortium, Annual Conference on the Adirondacks
LEED for Communities in the New York Olympic Region: Energy and Sustainability Planning Approaches for Multi-Jurisdictional, Rural, Tourist-Based Communities, May 2019, Poster for Adirondack Research Consortium, Annual Conference on the Adirondacks
LEED for Communities in the New York Olympic Region: Energy and Sustainability Planning Approaches for Multi-Jurisdictional, Rural, Tourist-Based Communities, May 2019, Poster for Energy and Society in Transition: 2nd International Conference on Energy Research and Social Science
Clarkson University Helps the New York Olympic Region Go Green, Press Release, November 2019
Lake Placid area wins gold LEED certification, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, December 2019
New York Olympic region earns LEED Gold from U.S. Green Building Council, Yale Climate Connections, March 2020
Sustainability and Pandemic Response in Olympic communities certifying to LEED standards, USGBC LEED for Cities and Communities Series, June 2020