How green are you and your city?

Today, it is hard to find a city, an organisation or even an individual that does not relate in some extent to climate change. But when you take a closer look at ‘green strategies’, important differences appear in their core beliefs. Is there a belief that technological solutions will be able to respond to the climate challenges? Or is the belief more on sensible individuals able to respond to the challenges by changing their consumer behaviour? Is the most important response found in ‘community action’? Is it in stronger regulations? Or is the belief that we need a combination of all these strategies to ‘fix it’? What shade of ‘green’ are you and your city?

16-10-2009

Odense: Masterplan for sustainable mobility

The city of Odense has launched a comprehensive strategy that aims to reduce car traffic in the inner city and increase individual mobility

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17-12-2008

Gothenburg - Creating scenarios for sustainable food

Gothenburg unfolds future scenarios to encourage a public debate on how to establish sustainable food production and supply.

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05-09-2008

Seattle: Water as an urban space maker

Seattle of the USA, is in need of public open spaces that make the city livable, walkable and sustainable. The "Blue Ring" strategy (2002) is a 100-year-old vision and 10-year-long method for accomplishing this.

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