Dwane Jones OWLS14 Presentation

Dwane Jones OWLS14 Presentation

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  Integrating Urban Agriculture and Urban Stormwater Dwane Jones, Ph.D. Director of the Center for Sustainable Development UDC’s Center for Sustainable Development provides relevant and innovative applied research and education to students, District residents, and the world in the areas of sustainable infrastructure, sustainable spaces, urban economics and entrepreneurship, and behavioral and social change. udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  University of theDistrict of Columbia • Urban, land-grant, HBCU • 50 undergraduate and graduate academic degree programs • UDC-CC • 5,400 students udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  The Center forSustainable Development Land-Grant Centers & Academic Programs in CAUSES Degree Programs • Architecture & Community Planning • Nutrition & Dietetics • Environmental Studies • Health Education • Nursing August 2014
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  UDC CAUSES: Centerfor Sustainable Development • Research • Academics • Extension • Engagement udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” Graphic: SP AusNet dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  University of theDistrict of Columbia Center for Sustainable Development Director Dwane Jones, Ph.D. Faculty/Staff (Social Entrepreneurship) (Wayne Curtis, Ph.D.) Faculty/Staff (GIS) (future) Faculty/Staff (Green Infrastructure) (pending) Faculty/Staff (Sustainability Economics) (Dr. Xiaochu Hu, Ph.D.) Students (7) Volunteers (6) (Special Projects) (ongoing) Assistant Director (Kamran Zendehdel, Ph.D.) GIS supports all other positions through visualization, planning, and analyses UDC’s Center for Sustainable Development provides relevant and innovative applied research and education to students, District residents, and the world in the areas of sustainable infrastructure, sustainable spaces, urban economics and entrepreneurship, and behavioral and social change. Graphic : SP AusNet WRRI, Tolessa Deksissa, Ph.D.
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  University of theDistrict of Columbia udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  MuirkirkResearch Farm udc.edu/causes“Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  MuirkirkResearch Farm udc.edu/causes“Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  Washington, DC •Washington, DC region ranks fifth among metro areas for year-long population growth (US Census) • People migrating to DC • 646,449 in 2013 from 633,427 in 2012 • Growth expected to continue udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-HealthyPeople”
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  Urban Agriculture “Thefuture needs an agricultural system that produces about 50 percent more food to feed the world's 9 billion people by 2050; that provides adequate nutrition; that substantially raises the levels and resilience of incomes and employment for most of the world's poor…that provides environmental services such as absorbing carbon, managing watersheds, and preserving biodiversity; and that uses finite land and water resources more efficiently.” Source: World Bank, 2013 udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  CAUSES Demonstration ProjectModel • Exploration • Concept • Feasibility • Preparation Project Re- Evaluate Stop Pilot Demonstration Scale Up Replicate Adapted from CCIA udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  CAUSES Urban FoodSystems Model Replicate Source Aquaponics: fish and produce Muirkirk Farm Community Partners Vendors Prepare Business Kitchen Incubation Space Food Truck Distribute Food Truck Farmers Markets Retail Green Waste Compost Facility at Muirkirk Anaerobic Digestor • Economic Analyses • Environmental Impacts • Maintenance and Management • Technical Assistance • Healthy foods/minimize fishing from Jones & O’Hara© 2013 • Entrepreneurship • Communications/Marketing • Business Planning and Management • Food Preparation • Policies and Legal Processes Anacostia udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  CAUSES Urban StormwaterManagement Model Low Impact Development Professionals Practitioners Overview Plan Design Construct Maintain Manage Stormwater SCMs Site Design Jones© 2013
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  Objectives • Promotelocal, urban agriculture • Promote urban stormwater management • Develop educational curricula • Create jobs and enhance job skills • Improve public health • Support community partners and promote similar initiatives udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  Urban Agriculture/DCHA 308’ 128’ Farm Site: Freedom Farms 290’ Mixed Use/Retail Development Site Parking Pad (shared) 125’ 610’ 325’ Farm Site: UDC 440’ 230’ Capitol Heights Metro udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  Partners (short list) • Department of Interior • EPA • District Department of the Environment & Trans. • American Rivers, Washington Parks & People • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Public Health Service • USDA • George Washington University/University of Maryland/North Carolina State University • DC Housing Authority udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu
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  Integrating Urban Agriculture and Urban Stormwater Questions? Dwane Jones, Ph.D. Director of the Center for Sustainable Development UDC’s Center for Sustainable Development provides relevant and innovative applied research and education to students, District residents, and the world in the areas of sustainable infrastructure, sustainable spaces, urban economics and entrepreneurship, and behavioral and social change. udc.edu/causes “Healthy Cities-Healthy People” dwane.jones@udc.edu