Sustainable water and energy strategies for small to medium scale neighborhood developments in Canada

城市邻里发展(UND)侧重于较大城镇或城市内部或附近的建设和发展。包括建造各种类型的建筑物(住宅、商业、机构等)及其配套基础设施和公用事业(如能源和电力系统、供水和废水系统、道路和交通系统等)。建设、运营和维护城市社区和社区需要大量的能源和原材料。在这些行动中，城市社区排放大量温室气体(GHG)，产生废物，并占用土地。缓解和适应气候变化的市政规划是在公众日益关注我们城市住区的可持续性的背景下进行的。以可持续发展原则为导向的可持续发展经常被认为是对社会负责的行动方针，也是经济上明智的选择。 将可持续性原则转化为规划实践的研究是复杂和具有挑战性的。社区规模的可持续性需要一种全面和综合的方法来平衡水、能源、材料和资金的流动。拟议的研究旨在调查联合国开发计划署在加拿大范围内的可持续水和能源战略。更具体地说，这项研究将探索“水-能源关系”或“水换能源和能源换水”的方法，这是加拿大可持续联合国开发计划的一个新的重点。这一办法考虑了水和能源对保护做法的依赖，并建议将相关政策和做法结合起来。这项工作的主要研究重点将是新摩纳哥，这是不列颠哥伦比亚省奥卡纳根地区桃区的一个总体规划社区。

Urban Neighbourhood Development (UND) focuses on construction and development within or near larger towns and cities. UND include construction of various types of buildings (residential, commercial, institutional, etc.) and their supporting infrastructure and public utilities (such as energy and power systems, water and wastewater systems, road and transit systems, etc.). High volumes of energy and raw materials are required to construct, operate, and maintain urban neighborhoods and communities. During these operations, urban neighborhoods releases high amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, generates waste, and occupies land. Municipal planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation occurs in the context of increased public concern regarding the sustainability of our urban settlements. UND oriented toward the principles of sustainable development is often said to be both the socially responsible course of action, and an economically wise choice. Research to transform sustainability principles into planning practices is complex and challenging. Neighbourhood-scale sustainability requires a holistic and integrative approach to balancing flows of water, energy, material and finance. The proposed research aims to investigate sustainable water and energy strategies for UND in the Canadian context. More specifically, this research will explore the 'water-energy nexus' or 'water for energy and energy for water' approach, which is an emerging emphasis in sustainable UND in Canada. This approach considers the dependency of water and energy in conservation practices and recommends the integration of relevant policies and practices. The primary study focus of this work will be on New Monaco, a master-planned community in the District of Peachland in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.