The document discusses examples of sustainable urban projects from different cities that help break down barriers to integrating sustainability. It highlights a green streets program in Portland that uses bioswales for stormwater remediation and neighborhood revitalization. In Durban, a system was incorporated to generate hydro and micro hydro power from a freshwater distribution system to power 20,000 homes. It also notes the Olympic Village and Convention Center project in Vancouver as an exception that helped change sustainability rules.

1. N etworked Urban Sustainability: B reaking the Integration Barrier Alex Aylett Research Director, Sustainable Cities International PhD Candidate, Geography UBC

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12. H Portland, OR: Green Streets Program – Bioswale: Storm Water Remediation, Neighbourhood Revitalization, Biodiversity, Health, Public Image Translation

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15. Durban (South Africa) Hydro & Micro Hydro Generation Incorporated into Freshwater Distribution System = Power for 20,000 homes. [images: Durban Gov. & Engineering News] Engaging the Middle “ I can design a storm sewer in my sleep. In life you need more than that, you need something that excites you and gets you up in the morning.” -- Speedy Moodliar, Durban Water & Sanitation

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18. Exceptions that Change the Rules Vancouver, BC: Olympic Village & Convention Center

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