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7SydneyCaseStudyforHighRiseCityJacksonsLandinginPyrmontbyLendLease.HighRiseCityThePostCarbonCieswebsitedescribesitasfollowsVancouverlovesdensity.Thedowntownpopulaonhasdoubledto100000inthelast20yearsmostoftheseresidentsliveinslendergreenglasstowerssurroundedbysnow-cappedmountainsandoceanviews.ShopscommunitycentresrestaurantsandparksarewithinwalkingorbikingdistanceandonasunnydaytheseawallalongthePacicOceanaractsparentspushingstrollersbikersrunnersandrollerbladersofallagesandincomelevels.VancouverhasbeenpraisedasoneofthemostliveableciesintheworldandLarryBeasleywhorecentlyreredasthecitysplanningdirectorhasnowbecomeaproselyzerforhigh-densityliving.HetravelsallovertheworldtotellcityplannersoftheVancouvermiracle.Whenwestartedout20yearsagowhatweweretryingtodowastocreateaposiveexperienceanopportunityforcizenstocomebackandliveinourcies.Beasleyreects.Nowhesaysthecityhassucceeded.DowntownVancouverisseenaroundtheworldasasuccessfulhighriseurbanareawithaqualityenvironment.Thepopulaonhasgrowndramacallyoverrecentyearswithmanyresidentslivingintalltowerslocatedonthewaterfrontwithmountainsbehind.Buttheresidenalprecinctismuchmorethanitstowerswithameculousfocusonthepublicdomainandanetworkofpromenadesandparks.EcologicalFootprintTheinventoroftheecologicalfootprintconceptwasVancouverProfessorDr.WilliamReesfromtheUniversityofBrishColumbia.Thetermreferstobiologicallyproducvelandandwaterthatapopulaonoccupiesmeasuredbytheresourcesitconsumesandthewasteitcreates.ReesstatesthatGreaterVancouvers2.1millionresidentshaveapercapitaecologicalfootprintof6.7hectares.TheUShasanecologicalfootprintofabout9.5globalhectaresperperson.Reeshascomparedthesinglefamilyhousethethree-storeywalk-upandthehigh-risebuildingandfoundthateitherthethree-storeywalk-uporthehigh-riseresultedina40percentreduconinthatpartoftheecologicalfootprintofthehouseholdthatwasrelatedtohousingandtransportaon.