The latest project in Stockholm´s drive for sustainable city planning is called Stockholm Royal Seaport (Norra Djurgårdsstaden). The project is very extensive, constituting one of the largest city planning projects in Europe. As such, it is also very ambitious in its goals to create a district that can function as a model for other growing cities around the world.

City dwellers love to get their fingers into freshly turned soil, pick fragrant flowers and enjoy the smell of freshly brewed coffee

The city's new beach and park are visited by as many as 70,000 cheerful Copenhageners on hot summer days.

16 parks, 15 forests and 1000 green public spaces make Curitiba Brazil's most sustainable city

Garden project gets organic vegetables germinating in new district.

Man-made island becomes a recreational area for the people of Odense.

Tree-lined avenues act as ‘ventilation lanes’ to draw clean air down from the hills and into the city.

Living roofs underpin insect and bird life

A new park fulfils its function as a much sought after green area in the Big Apple

London’s bid for green Olympic Games in 2012 supports the consumption of local, seasonal and organic produce by helping communities in the city to grow their own food.

Chicago’s CitySpace Plan emphasizes smaller neighbourhood-scale parks, community gardens and other public green spaces to serve its residents more equitably.

The neighbourhood of Augustenborg in Malmo has regained its original attractive status after adding green roofs and open storm water management.