Brooklyn Downtown and Sustainable City Principles

Abstract

This chapter aims to determine the extent that the planning of the Brooklyn Downtown neighborhood addresses Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). Brooklyn Downtown is one of three selected case study Brooklyn neighborhoods (of nine studied neighborhoods over three New York boroughs). The chapter firstly provides a background to Brooklyn Downtown, including results of an on-ground author survey of the neighborhood. Three key Sustainable City Principles (SCPs) (as adopted in Chap. 2) are then introduced, including: Heritage Protection; Housing Provision: and, Open Spaces Allocation. Current development in Brooklyn Downtown is then examined using the three SCPs as a guide The Brooklyn Downtown neighborhood needs and issues are then examined (under the three SCPs). This examination is centered on the annual profile report completed by the Brooklyn Community Board 2 (containing Brooklyn Downtown) for the City Council. A Brooklyn Downtown case study redevelopment project (e.g. Urban Corridor Redevelopment) is then selected. The SCPs are addressed for this case study and conclusions drawn. Finally, an overall conclusion is drawn on the extent that the planning of the Brooklyn Downtown addresses the SCPs. With this conclusion, it’s noted that comments are made in the final chapter (after examining all neighborhoods) on the extent neighborhood planning in New York addresses SCPs. It is also noted that the final chapter will comment on neighborhood planning addressing SCPs in any city or urban area (also referencing futurists and planning theorists as introduced respectively in Chaps. 1 and 2).