More hot times on less hot air: CO2 reduction as a co-benefit of good development and transport

Could the 3Ds of sustainable urbanism (density, diversity and design) forwarded by Cervero, be combined with Schipper's ASIF identity (Emissions = Activity x Mode Shares x Energy Intensity of each Mdoe x CO2 Content of each Energy source) to estimate the components of travel that yield emissions and the more recent ASIF2 paradigm (avoid, shift, improve and finance) strategies to address changes in these components that reduce emissions? Could that, in turn, help in avoiding the worsening transport and CO2 problem in a sprawling city like Perth by redirecting the likely growth in residential and commercial development and transport into more planned, dense communities and corridors? A Master Class on 'Cities: Green or Red, Transport and Urban Design in the context of Climate Change', was held in Perth in August 2009. This class employed the combined D+D+D model and ASIF2 paradigm for the development scenarios of a sustainable green town, the Bentley Technology Precinct, located in the car-oriented city of Perth. The success of the outcomes measured by undertaking an audit for place-making, vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) and carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions, and findings from the Master Class are presented.