Visioning of Next-Generation Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities: Summary Findings of Student Work

Franco-Londono, Veronica and Bobker, Michael and Brown, Hillary (2021) Visioning of Next-Generation Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities: Summary Findings of Student Work. CITIES 20.50 – Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, 26th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 1085-1087. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Components of traditional industrial infrastructure systems have unilateral input-output relationships—individual components transfer energy from natural resources and then dissipate the byproducts as waste into the natural environment. In what has been termed “Infrastructural Ecology'', a multilateral approach reveals interdependencies and potential reciprocities between several urban systems viewed as part of a whole. To the extent that City authorities undertake improvements and upgrades to major facilities such as wastewater treatment processes and their campuses, an intersectoral approach, based on progressive trends for next-generation facilities incorporating practices for resilience, is timely. [1,2] This paper provides a review of experimental findings from a sustainability graduate class that analyzed the cross-cutting issues and opportunities explored on the campuses of seven of the fourteen existing Wastewater Treatment Facilities in New York City. The students’ findings and visions highlight the potential to break down municipal department silos and foster cross-sector collaboration to develop synergies that can decarbonize operations, metabolize portions of the City’s waste stream, incentivize further resource recovery, and provide important co-benefits to improve the resilience, livelihoods, and quality of life in the adjacent communities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Infrastructure Planning, Sustainable Communities, Green Infrastructure, Food-Water-Energy Nexus, Wastewater Treatment
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Depositing User:	REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2021 21:29
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2021 17:54
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/833

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