The Climate Neighborhood in Østerbro has been selected for ‘Cities100’
, a prestigious publication which is an overview of climate initiatives from around the world. The publication identifies scalable political solutions in 100 cities as evidence that cities are at the forefront of the global climate change movement.
Sankt Kjelds Square
Press release 19. november 2015
Copenhagen and the Climate Neighborhood has been selected to be a part of a the ‘Cities100’ publication, which has been made public today, Thursday November 19. The ‘Cities100’ publication, developed by Sustainia in collaboration with C40, a network of the world’s largest cities that are taking action against climate change, along with the philanthropic organization, Realdania. This publication contains 100 concrete examples of urban solutions against climate change, that can be scaled in the whole world. The Climate Neighborhood in Østerbro is an example of these solutions out of 216 proposals from 94 cities.
“The transformation of the Climate Neighborhood in Østerbro adds to the physical upgrade of the area and creates a new identity for the neighborhood. We often have guests from major cities all over the world who are looking for inspiration from the solutions implemented at Tåsinge Square. When I signed a collaboration agreement with New York City regarding stormwater management, the Climate Neighborhood was emphasized as a solution that they are inspired by.” -Morten Kabell (EL), Copenhagen Municipality Technical and Environmental Mayor
The vision of Bryggervangen.
The Climate Neighborhood Østerbro provides an innovative model for climate adaptation that can provide inspiration for cities all over the world. The municipality has worked with local residents to find the solutions for stormwater management that also contribute to the quality of life in the neighborhood. TREDJE NATUR developed the overall vision plan (in Danish) that concentrated on rethinking and optimizing urban spaces, so that there is space to manage the increasing amounts of rainwater Copenhagen receives each year.
The Vision for the Climate Neighborhood is based on participation of local residents. Today, green roofs, rain gardens, and street trees are popping up by initiatives by individuals living in the area, along with municipal construction projects. ØsterGro, a popular rooftop garden, has also contributed to the fundamental identity of a formerly worn out area in Copenhagen. Due these efforts, this neighborhood can call itself ‘Denmark’s First Climate Neighborhood’.
“The Climate Neighborhood is the first concrete example of how a dense city can adapt to take on the looming climate changes. Our strategy shows how cities, via stormwater management investments, can create urban environments where the fantastic qualities of nature will become a visible part of everyday life. We delivered our competition proposal shortly after the cloudburst in 2011, and many of the values and strategies we use in our firm are based on the Climate Neighborhood project. We are therefore pleased to be a part of the publication because its goal is to inspire the global community and wish the Copenhagen Municipality, the Climate Neighborhood Østerbro and the residents of the neighborhood congratulations on this recognition.” -Flemming Rafn Thomsen, partner at Tredje Natur.
Vision of Tåsinge Square.
The 100 solutions point to the fact that meaningful change has come from outside the national political sphere. Municipalities and cities are smaller and more agile than their colleagues working at a national scale. They are directly responsible for their local constituents and more invested in the places they serve. Despite wealth or resources, size or location, cities around the world are looking to each other for example of best practices to adapt their local areas and demonstrate that they have the power to act by building a smart, resilient and resource effective world.
Cities100 will also be presented at the Sustainia COP21 event on December 6, 2015 in Paris. By identifying these 100 accessible solutions for cities, the Cities 100 partners wish to emphasize the potential to transform cities during the climate negotiations taking place in Paris, from November 30 to December 11, 2015 at COP21. The partners behind ‘Cities100’ are C40, Realdania, and Sustainia.
Read all about TREDJE NATUR’s vision plan: https://tredjenatur.dk/portfolio/klimakvarter/ (in Danish)
Download Cities100 for free at www.sustainia.me/cities
Sustainia COP21 event: www.sustainia.me/COP21
More about the climate district Østerbro: www.klimakvarter.dk (in Danish)
Visionsplanen.
OM C40
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, forbinder på 10. år mere end 80 af verdens største byer, der repræsenterer 600 + millioner mennesker og en fjerdedel af den globale økonomi. Skabt og ledet af byerne, er C40 fokus at håndtere klimaændringer og kørsel i byområder handling, der reducerer udledningen af drivhusgasser og klimarisici, samtidig at øge sundhed, velvære og økonomiske muligheder for byboerne. www.c40.org
OM REALDANIA
Realdania er en dansk, moderne filantropiske forening, der arbejder for at skabe livskvalitet og det fælles gode ved at forbedre det byggede miljø: byer, bygninger og det byggede kulturarv. Realdania er både en strategisk Grundlægger af C40 og en stiftende partner Sustainia. www.realdania.org
OM SUSTAINIA
Sustainia er en international bæredygtig tænketank der arbejder på at identificere og sikre implementering af bæredygtige løsninger, der forbedrer livskvaliteten i lokalsamfund rundt om i verden. Baseret på håndgribelige knowhow og teknologier, Sustainia demonstrerer bæredygtig fremtid, vi kan opnå, hvis de eksisterende løsninger blev gennemført i stor skala. Sustainia er grundlagt af den skandinavisk tænketank Mandag Morgen og udviklet i tæt samarbejde med UN Global Compact, Arnold Schwarzenegger initiativ Regionsudvalget20, International Federation for Bolig og Planlægning, Con-nect4Climate og verdens førende virksomheder og organisationer: Det Norske Veritas, Realdania, Storebrand og WWF .
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