DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Resilient Region Design Charrette tackles housing legislation – regional livability is on the table…again!” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in March 2026
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Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. Stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway (reproduced below), Editor’s Perspective, and the Story Behind the Story.
The edition published on March 24, 2026 featured Patrick Condon, UBC Professor Emeritus. He has long been the champion in British Columbia for the “charrette process” as a design methodology for achieving sustainable community design.
Now retired, Patrick Condon continues to give back. He is contributing seed funding and energy to revive the idea of a Resilient Region Design Charrette as a vehicle to help reduce social pain in accommodating population growth.
ONE MINUTE TAKEAWAY for the extremely busy reader
Many individuals have played important roles in the green infrastructure movement in British Columbia. But whose efforts have truly been “make or break”? UBC’s Patrick Condon is one such leader. He pioneered the use of the charrette method in the field of sustainable community design as applied to urban planning in British Columbia.
The 2026 Resilient Region Design Charrette is a collaborative approach to integrating growth in Metro Vancouver
“The charrette method is the crucible for actually getting disparate people at the table who understand, as designers, how to put the pieces together comprehensively in something that is visual. It is future casting in three dimensions,” Patrick Condon states. He held the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments until his retirement in 2025.
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Waterbucket eNews stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway, Editor’s Perspective and Context for Busy Reader, and the Story Behind the Story. To read the complete 3-part storyline, download a PDF copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Resilient Region Design Charrette tackles housing legislation – regional livability is on the table…again!.
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