ABSTRACT

The city of Hamilton, Ontario, provides services to its residents through rigorous land-use planning and management. Policies, guidelines, manuals, plans, and specifications are the tools used for land-use planning. Goal Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 of the Paris Agreement to combat climate change seeks to “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” In this study, the SDG 11.3.1 indicator – the ratio of the land consumption rate to the population growth rate – is estimated for three periods: 2000–2005, 2005–2010, and 2010–2015. The indicator values for the three study periods are 0.915, 0.84, and 0.783, respectively, meaning that the population growth rate is greater than the land consumption rate. This study forms a baseline assessment of the indicator and tries to couple it with the present land-use planning tools for monitoring as well as future developments. The key area looked at in this study for planning is stormwater management for projected climate change.

摘要

安大略省汉密尔顿市通过严格的土地使用规划和管理为其居民提供服务。政策、指南、手册、计划和规范是用于土地利用规划的工具。目标 应对气候变化的巴黎协定的可持续发展目标 (SDG) 11 旨在“使城市和人类住区具有包容性、安全性、弹性和可持续性”。在本研究中，SDG 11.3.1 指标——土地消耗率与人口增长率之比——估计了三个时期：2000-2005、2005-2010 和 2010-2015。三个研究时期的指标值分别为0.915、0.84和0.783，表示人口增长率大于土地消耗率。这项研究形成了该指标的基线评估，并试图将其与目前的土地利用规划工具结合起来进行监测以及未来的发展。本研究中的关键规划领域是针对预计气候变化的雨水管理。