Biourbanism

Biourbanism recognizes the necessity of finding a solution to the environmental ravagement of urban sprawl. One of Biourbanism's many projects is summarized below. The South Dade Watershed Project. This project reconnects the natural system benefits of hydrology, soils, sewage reclamation and watershed protection with good urban design criteria - providing mass transportation, strong community centers and edges, development of neighborhood identity and diversifying the economy.

Eastward Ho!
The Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida, having seen urban sprawl as a major impediment to a healthy economy, healthy environment, and a healthy human community, coined the term "Eastward Ho!" and provided the genesis of this "smart growth" initiative. This initiative seeks to improve the quality of life in older, urban communities and attract a portion of future regional growth away from the Everglades and back toward the coastal ridge communities, thereby protecting the Everglades, the region's future water supply, and endangered agricultural lands. This is an issue of "smart growth" - a growth where creating connections between systems creates a "win - win" situation for agriculture, urban, and natural systems.

This Vision is a compelling one. Located within the Eastward Ho! Corridor, there would be a series of distinct and diverse communities sharing among other things commuter rail and a water supply system of regional greenways and blueways. In the region, every community would grow "smarter" and become more livable. Together, South Floridians would share the combined responsibility for protecting the "future of the future" for the children of their grandchildren - and beyond.

The Sustainable Village is working with Biourbanism to help redesign refugee camps as ecologically sustainable settlements. For more information about this project, click here. To learn more about Biourbanism, click here.