Shannon McElvaney (United States of America)
Jacobs
Advance Planning Group
Mr. McElvaney has 27 years of experience using geospatial technologies across diverse sectors to support wise decision-making with particular emphasis on smart city and installation planning, operations, and sustainable development. At Jacobs he focuses on integrating spatial analytics and geodesign processes with planning and design to help clients create a more sustainable and resilient built and natural environment. Shannon has also been an adjunct professor in the Geodesign Program in the Landscape Architecture Department at Penn State University and is the author of the book Geodesign: Case Studies in Regional and Urban Planning. He has written numerous articles on geodesign and is a frequent speaker. He is also an active member of APA’s Smart Cities Advisory Committee. Shannon holds a B.A. in Geography from the University of Hawai'i, and an M.P.S. in Geodesign from Penn State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture.

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MERIDIAN WATER – RESILIENT BY DESIGN

Session Name
0640 - Academic Sessions - Resilient 08: Resilient communities, clean air, nature inclusiveness (ID 84)
Session Type
Academic Sessions
Date
02/24/2022
Session Time
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Room

Hall C

Presenter
Lecture Time
05:00 PM - 05:10 PM

Abstract

Abstract Body

The Meridian Water redevelopment project is a major £6 billion ($7.75bn), 20-year London regeneration program led by Enfield Council, bringing 10,000 homes and 6,000 jobs to the London Borough of Enfield, north London. Alongside beautiful homes and world-class public spaces and community facilities, the 200-acre development will have its own brand-new railway station, linking commuters to the region.

Jacobs is partnering with Enfield Council to provide program and master plan leadership, technical design and planning advisory services for the development of a new masterplan for Meridian Water as well as design and delivery of over $150 million of strategic infrastructure work to help transform the Meridian Water site.

As part of a digital transformation strategy, we are also creating the data visualization platform and KPI-driven geodesign processes required to synthesize data coming from multiple sources into a common and connected data environment or platform to support better, more informed decision-making.

The result is a set of live, interactive 2D and 3D dashboards and models to help optimize the master planning process to ensure that it delivers on the vision and meets the sustainability and resilience goals set forward by the council, including: 1) a vibrant mix-use development with access to parks and green infrastructure for flood control combined with multiple well-being benefits, 2) access to multi-modal transit and pedestrian-friendly streets, and 3) a vibrant setting for ‘making and create, with workshops, shops, restaurants and businesses with ample affordable housing.

The benefits to the geodesign approach are many, including:

- Increase design efficiency saving time and money.

- Improve communication using visually compelling content.

- Enable innovative solutions through realized synergies.

- Increase speed of data sharing, reporting, and the surfacing of issues.

- Improve transparency and trust.

- Justify decision-making using a documented and data-driven approach.

At each step of the way, geodesign is balancing sustainability goals such as access to open space, transit, schools, jobs, and affordable housing in order to build the social, environmental and economic capital so important to community resilience.

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