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This is done in a way that does not compromise the ability of future generations to experience the same.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Triple Bottom Line: What Is It and How Does It Work?|url=https://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2011/spring/article2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930094037/http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2011/spring/article2.html|archive-date=2019-09-30|access-date=2019-10-02|website=www.ibrc.indiana.edu}}</ref> The [[Sustainable Development Goal 11|UN Sustainable Development Goal 11]] defines sustainable cities as those that are dedicated to achieving green sustainability, [[social sustainability]] and economic sustainability. In accordance with the [[Sustainable Development Goal 11|UN Sustainable Development Goal 11]], a sustainable city is defined as one that is dedicated to achieving green, social, and economic sustainability. They are committed to this objective by facilitating opportunities for all through a design that prioritizes inclusivity as well as maintaining a sustainable economic growth. Furthermore, the objective is to minimize the inputs of energy, water, and food, and to drastically reduce [[waste]], as well as the outputs of heat, [[air pollution]] (including {{CO2|link=yes}}, [[methane]], and [[water pollution]]).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Larsen |first1=Tove A. |last2=Hoffmann |first2=Sabine |last3=Lüthi |first3=Christoph |last4=Truffer |first4=Bernhard |last5=Maurer |first5=Max |title=Emerging solutions to the water challenges of an urbanizing world |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |date=2016 |volume=352 |issue=6288 |pages=928–933 |doi=10.1126/science.aad8641|pmid=27199414 |bibcode=2016Sci...352..928L |hdl=1874/340345 |s2cid=9690225 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Richard Register, a visual artist, first coined the term ''ecocity'' in his 1987 book ''Ecocity Berkeley: Building Cities for a Healthy Future,'' where he offers innovative city planning solutions that would work anywhere.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYE-Q8MAF3MC|title=Ecocity Berkeley: Building Cities for a Healthy Future|last=Register|first=Richard|date=1987|publisher=North Atlantic Books|isbn=9781556430091|language=en}}</ref> Other leading figures who envisioned sustainable cities are [[architect]] [[Paul F Downton]], who later founded the company Ecopolis Pty Ltd, as well as authors [[Timothy Beatley]] and [[Steffen Lehmann]], who have written extensively on the subject. The field of [[industrial ecology]] is sometimes used in planning these cities. The UN Environment Programme calls out that most cities today are struggling with [[environmental degradation]], traffic congestion, inadequate urban infrastructure, in addition to a lack of basic services, such as water supply, sanitation, and waste management. A sustainable city should promote economic growth and meet the basic needs of its inhabitants, while creating [[sustainable living]] conditions for all.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-23|title=Sustainable Cities|url=http://www.unenvironment.org/regions/asia-and-pacific/regional-initiatives/supporting-resource-efficiency/sustainable-cities|access-date=2020-09-22|website=UNEP – UN Environment Programme|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119155627/https://www.unenvironment.org/regions/asia-and-pacific/regional-initiatives/supporting-resource-efficiency/sustainable-cities|url-status=live}}</ref> Ideally, a sustainable city is one that creates an enduring way of life across the four domains of [[ecology]], [[economics]], [[politics]], and [[culture]]. The [[European Investment Bank]] is assisting cities in the development of long-term strategies in fields including renewable transportation, [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]], [[Green building|sustainable housing]], education, and [[health care]]. The European Investment Bank has spent more than €150 billion in bettering cities over the last eight years.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|title=Barcelona creates more green space as COVID-19 urban planning meets climate action|url=https://www.eib.org/en/stories/covid-19-urban-planning|access-date=2021-04-20|website=European Investment Bank|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420153641/https://www.eib.org/en/stories/covid-19-urban-planning|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Urban Development sector|url=https://www.eib.org/en/projects/sectors/urban-development/index.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=EIB.org|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417173720/https://www.eib.org/en/projects/sectors/urban-development/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth's land but account for 60 to 80 percent of energy consumption and at least 70 percent of carbon emissions. Thus, creating safe, resilient, and sustainable cities is one of the top priorities of the [[Sustainable Development Goals]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities|url=https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=UNDP|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504033911/https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Adelaide City Council states that socially sustainable cities should be equitable, diverse, connected, democratic, and provide a good quality of life.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adelaide green city {{!}} WWF|url=http://wwf.panda.org/?204334/Adelaide-green-city|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122222259/https://wwf.panda.org/?204334%2FAdelaide-green-city|archive-date=2021-11-22|access-date=2019-10-02|website=wwf.panda.org}}</ref> Priorities of a sustainable city include the ability to feed itself with a sustainable reliance on the surrounding natural environment and the ability to power itself with [[Renewable energy|renewable sources of energy]], while creating the smallest conceivable [[ecological footprint]] and the lowest quantity of [[pollution]] achievable. All of this is to be accomplished by efficient land use, [[compost]]ing organic matter, [[recycling]] used materials, and/or converting [[waste-to-energy]]. The idea is that these contributions will lead to a decrease of the [[Climate change and cities|city's impact on climate change]]. Today, 55 percent of the world is estimated to be living in [[urban area]]s and the [[United Nations]] estimates that by the year 2050, that number will rise to 70 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-22|title=7 innovative projects making cities more sustainable|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/cities-sustainability-innovation-global-goals/|website=World Economic Forum|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-22|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922211416/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/cities-sustainability-innovation-global-goals|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2050, there may be nearly 2.5 more billion individuals living in urban cities, possibly making it more difficult to create more sustainable communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/climate-solutions/cities-pollution |website=United Nations Climate Action |publisher=United Nations |access-date=20 October 2022|title=Generating power }}</ref> These large communities provide both challenges and opportunities for [[environmentally-conscious]] developers. There are distinct advantages to further defining and working towards the goals of sustainable cities. Humans thrive in urban spaces that foster social connections. [[Richard Florida]], an urban studies theorist, focuses on the social impact of sustainable cities and states that cities need more than a competitive business climate; they should promote a great people climate that appeals to individuals and families of all types. Because of this, a shift to denser urban living would provide an outlet for social interaction and conditions under which humans can prosper. These types of urban areas would also promote the use of public transit, [[walkability]], and biking which would benefit citizens' health as well as benefiting the environment.<ref name="asla.org">{{Cite web |title=The Sustainable SITES Initiative® (SITES®) {{!}} asla.org |url=https://www.asla.org/sites/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.asla.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hartig |first1=Terry |last2=Kahn |first2=Peter H. |title=Living in cities, naturally |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |date=2016 |volume=352 |issue=6288 |pages=938–940 |doi=10.1126/science.aaf3759|pmid=27199417 |bibcode=2016Sci...352..938H |s2cid=206647916 }}</ref> ==Practical methods to create sustainable cities== *Different [[Agriculture|agricultural systems]] such as agricultural plots within the city ([[suburbs]] or [[City center|centre]]). This reduces the distance food has to travel from [[food miles|field to fork]]. This may be done by either small-scale/private farming plots or through larger-scale agriculture (e.g. [[Vertical farming|farmscrapers]]). *[[Renewable energy]] sources, such as [[wind turbine]]s, [[solar panel]]s, or [[bio-gas]] created from [[sewage]] to reduce and manage pollution. Cities provide [[economies of scale]] that make such energy sources viable.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kammen |first1=Daniel M. |last2=Sunter |first2=Deborah A. |title=City-integrated renewable energy for urban sustainability |journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |date=2016 |volume=352 |issue=6288 |pages=922–928 |doi=10.1126/science.aad9302|pmid=27199413 |bibcode=2016Sci...352..922K |s2cid=206645615 |url=https://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9bt3c7q8 }}</ref> *Various methods to reduce the need for [[air conditioning]] (a massive energy demand), such as [[passive daytime radiative cooling]] applications, planting trees and lightening surface colors, [[Natural ventilation|natural ventilation systems]], an increase in water features, and green spaces equaling at least 20% of the city's surface. These measures counter the "[[heat island effect]]" caused by an abundance of tarmac and asphalt, which can make urban areas several degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas—as much as six degrees Celsius during the evening.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-02-28|title=Heat Island Effect|url=https://www.epa.gov/heatislands|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, 2013 Average Summer Nighttime Minimum Surface Temperature (29968026924).jpg|thumb|Showing pockets of urban spaces creating the Heat Island effect with ranging temperatures <ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, v1: Satellite-Derived Environmental Indicators {{!}} SEDAC |url=https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdei-global-uhi-2013 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>]] *Improved [[public transport]] and an increase in pedestrianization to reduce car emissions. This requires a radically different approach to city planning, with integrated business, industrial, and residential zones. Roads may be designed to make driving difficult. *Optimal building density to make public transport viable but avoid the creation of [[urban heat island]]s. *[[Green roof]]s alter the surface energy balance and can help mitigate the urban heat island effect. Incorporating [[Green roof|eco roofs]] or green roofs in your design will help with air quality, climate, and water runoff. *[[Zero-emission transport]] [[File:Green_roof.jpg|thumb|Plants growing on building]] *[[Zero-energy building]] to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions using renewable energy sources.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wu |first1=Wei |last2=Skye |first2=Harrison M. |date=2021-05-01 |title=Residential Net-Zero energy Buildings: Review and Perspective |journal=Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |language=en |volume=142 |page=110859 |doi=10.1016/j.rser.2021.110859 |issn=1364-0321 |pmc=8370022 |pmid=34413697|bibcode=2021RSERv.14210859W }}</ref> *[[Sustainable urban drainage systems]] or SUDS in addition to other systems to reduce and manage waste. *[[Energy conservation|Energy conservation systems/devices]] *[[Xeriscaping]] – garden and landscape design for water conservation *[[Sustainable transport]], incorporates five elements: fuel economy, occupancy, electrification, pedal power, and urbanization. *[[Circular economy]] to combat inefficient resource patterns and ensure a sustainable production and consumption roadmap. *Increase of [[cycling infrastructure]] would increase cycling within cities and reduce the number of cars being driven and in turn reduce car emissions. This would also benefit the health of citizens as they would be able to get more exercise through cycling. *[[Key performance indicator]]s – development and operational management tool providing guidance and M&V for city administrators currently monitor and evaluate energy savings in various facilities. *[https://www.sustainablesites.org/ Sustainable Sites Initiative] or SSI – voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices. Key areas of focus are soil, vegetation, hydrology, materials, and human health and well-being. Sustainable cities are creating '''safe spaces for its inhabitants''' through various means, such as: * Solutions to decrease [[urban sprawl]], by seeking new ways of allowing people to live closer to the workspace.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-03-22|title=How Can Cities Reverse Urban Sprawl, Increase Transit Use, Reduce Emissions?|url=https://www.perc.org/2012/03/22/how-can-cities-reverse-urban-sprawl-increase-transit-use-reduce-emissions/|access-date=2020-02-28|website=PERC|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228205231/https://www.perc.org/2012/03/22/how-can-cities-reverse-urban-sprawl-increase-transit-use-reduce-emissions/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the workplace tends to be in the city, downtown, or urban center, they are seeking a way to increase density by changing the antiquated attitudes many suburbanites have towards inner-city areas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Benfield|first=Kaid|title=This Is What a Neighborhood Revitalization Actually Looks Like|url=http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/10/what-neighborhood-revitalization-actually-looks/3627/|access-date=2020-02-28|website=CityLab|language=en|archive-date=2014-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509210733/http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/10/what-neighborhood-revitalization-actually-looks/3627/|url-status=live}}</ref> One of the new ways to achieve this is by solutions worked out by the [[Smart Growth]] Movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Growth: The Environment & Equity {{!}} Smart Cities Dive |url=https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/environment-equity-smart-growth/126281/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.smartcitiesdive.com |language=en-US}}</ref> * Educating residents of cities about the importance and positive impacts of living in a more sustainable city. This is to boost the initiative to have sustainable developments and push people to live in a more sustainable and [[Environmentally friendly|environmentally-friendly]] way. * Policy and planning changes to meet the unmet demands for urban services (water, energy, transport). With regard to methods of emissions counting cities can be challenging as production of goods and services within their territory can be related either to domestic consumption or exports. Conversely the citizens also consume imported goods and services. To avoid double counting in any emissions calculation it should be made clear where the emissions are to be counted: at the site of production or consumption. This may be complicated given long production chains in a globalized economy. Moreover, the embodied energy and consequences of large-scale raw material extraction required for renewable energy systems and electric vehicle batteries is likely to represent its own complications – local emissions at the site of utilization are likely to be very small but life-cycle emissions can still be significant.<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130912 | title=Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory and practice | year=2022 | last1=Huovila | first1=Aapo | last2=Siikavirta | first2=Hanne | last3=Antuña Rozado | first3=Carmen | last4=Rökman | first4=Jyri | last5=Tuominen | first5=Pekka | last6=Paiho | first6=Satu | last7=Hedman | first7=Åsa | last8=Ylén | first8=Peter | journal=Journal of Cleaner Production | volume=341 | page=130912 | s2cid=246818806 | doi-access=free | bibcode=2022JCPro.34130912H }}</ref> == Architecture == Buildings provide the infrastructure for a functioning city and allow for many opportunities to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. A commitment to [[sustainable architecture]] encompasses all phases of building including the planning, building, and restructuring. Sustainable Site Initiative is used by landscape architects, designers, engineers, architects, developers, policy-makers, and others to align land development and management with innovative sustainable design.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sustainable SITES Initiative® (SITES®) {{!}} asla.org|url=https://www.asla.org/sites/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930185037/https://www.asla.org/sites/|archive-date=2020-09-30|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.asla.org}}</ref> === Eco-industrial park === The [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]] (United Nation's Industrial Development Organization) defines [[eco-industrial park]] as a community of businesses located on a common property in which businesses seek to achieve enhanced environmental, economic, and social performance through collaboration in managing environmental and resource issues. This is an industrial symbiosis where companies gain an added benefit by physically exchanging materials, energy, water, and by-products, thus enabling sustainable development.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eco-industrial parks {{!}} UNIDO|url=https://www.unido.org/our-focus-safeguarding-environment-resource-efficient-and-low-carbon-industrial-production/eco-industrial-parks|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.unido.org|archive-date=2020-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095512/https://www.unido.org/our-focus-safeguarding-environment-resource-efficient-and-low-carbon-industrial-production/eco-industrial-parks|url-status=live}}</ref> This collaboration reduces environmental impact while simultaneously improves economic performance of the area. The components for building an eco-industrial park include natural systems, more efficient use of energy, and more efficient material and water flows. Industrial parks should be built to fit into their natural settings in order to reduce environmental impacts, which can be accomplished through plant design, landscaping, and choice of materials. For instance, there is an industrial park in Michigan built by Phoenix Designs that is made almost entirely from recycled materials. The landscaping of the building will include native trees, grasses, and flowers, and the landscaping design will also act as climate shelter for the facility.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michigan Market Development|url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/egle/egle-mmd-Michigan-Market-_Development-Final-Report_678214_7.pdf|access-date=2020-09-22|archive-date=2020-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018112928/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/egle/egle-mmd-Michigan-Market-_Development-Final-Report_678214_7.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In choosing the materials for building an eco-industrial park, designers must consider the life-cycle analysis of each medium that goes into the building to assess their true impact on the environment and to ensure that they are using it from one plant to another, steam connections from firms to provide heating for homes in the area, and using renewable energy such as wind and solar power. In terms of material flows, the companies in an eco-industrial park may have common waste treatment facilities, a means for transporting by-products from one plant to another, or anchoring the park around [[resource recovery]] companies that are recruited to the location or started from scratch. To create more efficient water flows in industrial parks, the processed water from one plant can be reused by another plant and the park's infrastructure can include a way to collect and reuse stormwater runoff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stormwater Runoff - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/stormwater-runoff |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.sciencedirect.com}}</ref> == Examples == === Recycled Park in Rotterdam, the Netherlands === The Recycled Park in Rotterdam, the second-largest city in the Netherlands, is an initiative introduced by [https://solarimpulse.com/companies/recycled-island-foundation Recycled Island Foundation], a Netherlands-based organization focused on recycling littered waste via creating their iconic island-parks, among other sustainable projects. Rotterdam's Recycled Park is a cluster of floating, green hexagonal "islands" composed of reused litter. The group has utilized a system of passive litter traps to collect this litter from the Maas River.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Litter traps|url=https://www.recycledisland.com/litter-traps|access-date=2019-11-20|website=Recycled Island|language=en}}</ref> The park's location upon the Maas River reflects a circular process aimed at creating a more sustainable city. On the underside of the recycled park are materials that will support the growth of plants and wildlife indigenous to the area. This interest in growing the biodiversity of Rotterdam's natural elements is also reflected in other cities. Chicago's Urban Rivers organization is similarly trying to solve this issue by building and growing the Wild Mile of floating parks and forests along the [[Chicago River]] with the goal of [[revegetation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.urbanriv.org/the-wild-mile|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101034014/https://www.urbanriv.org/the-wild-mile/|archive-date=2020-01-01|access-date=2019-11-20|website=Urban Rivers|language=en-US}}</ref> Both Urban Rivers' and Recycled Island Foundation's interest in improving the area's biodiversity reflects an interest in [[greening]] the built urbanism of the surrounding city. Rotterdam's Recycled Park may suggest a greater trend in creating floating structures in response to greater climate-change-motivated impacts. The Floating Farm in Rotterdam sustainably approaches food production and transport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=world's first floating farm welcomes cows in rotterdam|url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/floating-farm-rotterdam-cows-05-15-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111113031/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/floating-farm-rotterdam-cows-05-15-2019/|archive-date=2019-11-11|access-date=2019-11-20|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|language=en}}</ref> Other floating structures include renewable energy-powered houseboats and luxury residences some 800 meters from the coast.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-13|title=+31architects' floating houseboat uses solar power to sail across lakes and rivers|url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/plus-31-architects-floating-houseboat-solar-power-naturecruiser-03-13-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502093618/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/plus-31-architects-floating-houseboat-solar-power-naturecruiser-03-13-2019/|archive-date=2019-05-02|access-date=2019-11-20|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wojciech-morsztyn-ocean-community-vessel-rising-sea-levels-luxury-houseboats-11-07-2019/|title=the 'ocean community' responds to rising sea levels with luxury houseboats|date=2019-11-07|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-11-20|archive-date=2019-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108131652/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wojciech-morsztyn-ocean-community-vessel-rising-sea-levels-luxury-houseboats-11-07-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Dutch city of Amsterdam likewise boasts a neighbourhood of artificial, floating islands in the suburb of [[IJburg]]. The idea of expanding both commercial enterprise and residential developments onto the water is oftentimes reflective of the demand to limit land-usage in urban areas. This has various, wide-reaching environmental impacts: reducing the aggregation of the [[Urban heat island|urban heat-island effect]], the zoning efforts expended on engineering and regulating the [[floodplain]] (and potentially, the capacity of [[Wastewater|waste-water reservoirs]]), and reduce the demands of the [[automobility]] state. The Recycled Park is a holistic approach to limiting the expense of waste. The employment of greenery has air-purifying effects, to reduce pollution. Additionally, the modular, hexagonal design allows reconstruction of each "island"; this space thus also offers environmental sustainability, as well as an open space for community-growing and other social opportunities. === Urban farming === {{See also|Urban agriculture}} [[File:Urban Farming in Lowell, MA.jpg|thumb|right|Urban farming in Lowell, Massachusetts]] [[Urban farming]] is the process of growing and distributing food, as well as raising animals, in and around a city or in urban areas. According to the RUAF Foundation, urban farming is different from rural agriculture because it is integrated into the urban economic and ecological system: [[urban agriculture]] is embedded in and interacting with the urban ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruaf.org/|title=The RUAF Foundation|website=The RUAF Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02|archive-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904221755/https://www.ruaf.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Such linkages include the use of urban residents as the key workers, use of typical urban resources (such as utilizing organic waste as compost or urban wastewater for irrigation), direct links with urban consumers, direct impacts on [[urban ecology]] (positive and negative), being part of the urban food system, competing for land with other urban functions, being influenced by urban policies and plans. One motivation for urban agriculture in sustainable cities includes saving energy that would be used in food transportation.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Martin-Moreau |first1=M. |last2=Ménascé |first2=D. |date=September 2019 |title=Urban Agriculture: Another Way to Feed Cities |journal=The Journal of Field Actions |volume=20 |pages=1–126 |issn=1867-8521 |url=http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5536 |access-date=2021-11-19 |archive-date=2021-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119102011/https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5536 |url-status=live }}</ref> Urban farming infrastructure can include common areas for community gardens or farms, as well as common areas for farmers markets in which the food items grown within the city can be sold to the residents of the urban system. Tiny forests or miniature forests is a new concept where many trees are grown on a small patch of land. These forests are said to grow 10x faster and 30x denser with 100x biodiversity than larger forests. Additionally, they are 100% organic. The ratio of shrub layer, sub-tree layer, tree layer, and canopy layer of the miniature forest along with the percentage of each tree species are planned and fixed before planting so as to promote biodiversity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiny Forest|website = [[YouTube]]| date=3 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=583&v=MDSlft037gk&feature=emb_logo|access-date=2020-09-23|archive-date=2020-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001211202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=583&v=MDSlft037gk&feature=emb_logo|url-status=live}}</ref> === New Urbanism === The most clearly defined form of walkable urbanism is known as the Charter of [[New Urbanism]]. It is an approach for successfully reducing environmental impacts by altering the [[built environment]] to create and preserve smart cities that support [[sustainable transport]]. Residents in compact urban neighbourhoods drive fewer miles and have significantly lower environmental impacts across a range of measures, compared with those living in [[Urban sprawl|sprawling]] suburbs. The concept of [[circular flow land use management]] has also been introduced in Europe to promote sustainable land use patterns that strive for compact cities and a reduction of greenfield land taken by urban sprawl. [[Sustainable architecture]], a recent movement of [[New Classical Architecture]], promotes a sustainable approach towards construction that appreciates and develops [[smart growth]], walkability, [[Vernacular architecture|vernacular tradition]], and [[Classical architecture|classical design]]. This in contrast to [[Modern architecture|modernist]] and [[International Style (architecture)|globally uniform]] architecture and opposes solitary [[housing estate]]s and suburban sprawl. Both trends started in the 1980s. === Individual buildings (LEED) === {{Main|Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design}} The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. LEED, or [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]], is an internationally recognized [[green building]] certification system. LEED recognizes whole building sustainable design by identifying key areas of excellence including: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Locations & Linkages, Awareness and Education, Innovation in Design, Regional Priority. In order for a building to become LEED certified sustainability needs to be prioritized in design, construction, and use. One example of sustainable design would be including a [[certified wood]] like bamboo. Bamboo is fast growing and has an incredible replacement rate after being harvested. By far the most credits are rewarded for optimizing energy performance. This promotes innovative thinking about alternative forms of energy and encourages increased efficiency. A new district in Helsinki, Finland is being made almost entirely using timber.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wood City|website = [[YouTube]]| date=9 September 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4QYkEpw9pA|access-date=2020-09-23|archive-date=2020-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002033237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4QYkEpw9pA|url-status=live}}</ref> This timber is a form of a [[Laminated veneer lumber|Laminated Veneer Lumbar]] (LVL) that has high standards of fire resistance. The idea is that wood construction has a much smaller {{CO2}} footprint than concrete and steel construction and thus, this project is going to take Finland's timber architecture to new heights of sustainability. === Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) === Sustainable Sites Initiative, a combined effort of the [[American Society of Landscape Architects]], The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The [[University of Texas at Austin]], and the [[United States Botanic Garden]], is a voluntary national guideline and performance benchmark for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices.<ref name="asla.org"/> The building principles of SSI are to design with nature and culture, use a decision-making hierarchy of preservation, conservation, and regeneration, use a system thinking approach, provide regenerative systems, support a living process, use a collaborative and ethical approach, maintain integrity in leadership and research, and finally foster [[environmental stewardship]]. All of these help promote solutions to common environmental issues such as [[greenhouse gas]]es, [[urban climate]] issues, [[water pollution]] and waste, [[energy consumption]], and health and wellbeing of site users. The main focus is hydrology, soils, vegetation, materials, and human health and well-being. In SSI, the main goal for [[hydrology]] in sites is to protect and restore existing hydrologic functions. To design storm water features to be accessible to site users, and manage and clean water on site. For site design of [[soil]] and [[vegetation]] many steps can be done during the construction process to help minimize the [[urban heat island]] effects, and minimize the building heating requirements by using plants. === Regenerative Architecture === Regenerative architecture is usually applied to remediate [[Brownfield land|brownfield]] sites. Still, it can encompass a broader mindset to help an [[ecosystem]], region, or site recover during the lifetime of a structure, during construction and operation.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=van Klooster |first=Sjors |date=2022-06-27 |title=A Regenerative Brownfield development: Architecture towards a Third Generation London |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:58f8c753-2c5d-4ae5-8b12-b6831f62a98b |journal=Delft University of Technology |pages=1–33 |via=OAIster}}</ref> Regenerative architecture tends to require buildings to self-sustain themselves, including generating their sources of power and water. However, it is essential to acknowledge that a structure should only consume what it can recover while also facilitating an area for regeneration.<ref name=":5" /> This design mindset differs from the term [[sustainability]] as it seeks to contribute the most to an environment instead of reducing the most harm (an efficiency paradigm). This calls for a more holistic engagement with a singular site rather than broad assumptions about a general ecology. Regenerative architecture also extends beyond ecological concerns and can encompass improving social value. Since brownfields typically reside near or within human settlements, regenerative design can enhance human well-being as a site for engagement while also considering ecological needs.<ref name=":5" /> It is a way of synchronizing stewardship towards recovery and resilience through design while also considering the social and economic dimensions of these problems. Regenerative "refers to a process that repairs, recreates or revitalizes its own sources of energy or air, water or any other matter."<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Attia |first=Shady |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-66718-8 |title=Regenerative and Positive Impact Architecture |date=2018 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-319-66717-1 |series=SpringerBriefs in Energy |location=Cham |pages=19– |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-66718-8}}</ref> For design, this means considering the impacts of products (or by-products) from [[Life-cycle assessment|Cradle-to-Grave]] and the cycle of resource consumption throughout these processes. A positive-impact building is a regenerative one. Examples include producing "more energy & treated water that the building consumes . . . the ability to provide habitat for lost wildlife and plant species, restore the natural hydrology by recharging the groundwater system, compost waste, and create opportunities for urban agriculture.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fahmy |first1=Ahmed |last2=Abdou |first2=Amal |last3=Ghoneem |first3=Mahmoud |date=2019-09-01 |title=Regenerative Architecture as a Paradigm for Enhancing the Urban Environment |url=https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_49554.html |journal=Port-Said Engineering Research Journal |language=en |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=11–19 |doi=10.21608/pserj.2019.49554 |issn=2536-9377}}</ref> Since these designs are capable of creating sustenance, they can be considered more economically viable, less dependable and more resilient. Converting unused industrial spaces into accessible green parks is a minor change in achieving regeneration, like the Phra Pok Klao Sky Park (a green park in the congested city of Bangkok),<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2020 |title=On the right track: How Bangkok turned an old unused train line into a park |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/bangkok-green-space-park-old-train-line-thailand-climate-change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918200725/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/bangkok-green-space-park-old-train-line-thailand-climate-change |archive-date=2020-09-18 |access-date=2020-09-23 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref> and The New York High Line.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coldwell |first=Will |date=2014-09-22 |title=Final stretch of New York's High Line complete |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/sep/22/final-stretch-new-york-high-line-complete |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814023227/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/sep/22/final-stretch-new-york-high-line-complete |archive-date=2020-08-14 |access-date=2020-09-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> '''The Regenerative Paradigm''' The [[Anthropocene]] era <ref>{{Citation |last=Crutzen |first=Paul J. |title=Geology of Mankind |date=2016 |work=Paul J. Crutzen: A Pioneer on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change in the Anthropocene |series=SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice |volume=50 |pages=211–215 |editor-last=Crutzen |editor-first=Paul J. |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27460-7_10 |access-date=2024-04-09 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-27460-7_10 |isbn=978-3-319-27460-7 |editor2-last=Brauch |editor2-first=Hans Günter}}</ref> encompasses the detrimental effects on pollution, biodiversity and climate that humans have created. In the building sector, structures have contributed to "40% of carbon emission, 14% of water consumption and 60% of waste production worldwide" in 2006.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Petersdorff |first1=Carsten |last2=Boermans |first2=Thomas |last3=Harnisch |first3=Jochen |date=September 2006 |title=Mitigation of CO2 Emissions from the EU-15 Building Stock. Beyond the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (9 pp) |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1065/espr2005.12.289 |journal=Environmental Science and Pollution Research - International |language=en |volume=13 |issue=5 |pages=350–358 |doi=10.1065/espr2005.12.289 |pmid=17067030 |bibcode=2006ESPR...13..350P |issn=0944-1344}}</ref> The term [[sustainability]], largely publicized in the 1987 [[Our Common Future|Bruntland Report]], was a vital yardstick for institutions and governments to acknowledge the impact humans have made and generated a stream of thought where ecosystems became considerations in national agendas. The design lexicon has expanded over time "from issues of ecology, habitat, energy or pollution to address waste, lifecycle, community, sustainability and climate change" with notions of "organic or natural design . . . replaced by green, environmental, sustainable or resilient building."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ross |first=Susan M. |date=2017-09-02 |title=Sustainable conservation strategies for Canada's modernist wood legacy |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13556207.2017.1330385 |journal=Journal of Architectural Conservation |language=en |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=171–189 |doi=10.1080/13556207.2017.1330385 |issn=1355-6207}}</ref> Still, the definition where sustainable development "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" <ref>United Nations. Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, 1987. p. 37.</ref> gears towards harm reduction, but offers enough flexibility for regions to develop their own specific guidelines. The 2013 [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) report made the scientific and public community aware that the sustainable efficiency paradigm is leading towards a degenerative cycle. The Anthropocene era calls for action leading toward regeneration to reverse the impacts humans have caused instead of minimizing harm and maximizing efficiency. Since regenerative architecture seeks to restore an ecological site, it acknowledges that recovery and remediation are ongoing. Indigenous peoples and their methods of [[vernacular architecture]] have achieved similar perspectives in material sourcing as regenerative architecture, and the mindset of Regenerative Architecture includes bridging the human-nature paradox for the scope, complexity and diversity of needs for modern structures. '''Principles''' Regenerative Architecture can implement various standards like Life Cycle Assessments and Building Environmental Assessments (like LEED); however, regeneration is an ongoing activity, so it becomes contingent on ecological results. Regenerative architecture can use existing standards and principles to situate regeneration in a contemporary sustainability context, but it should extend beyond these frameworks to quantify various ecological impacts during the life-time of a building. Sustainability manifests in various forms of standardization and testing, creating frameworks such as [[Life-cycle assessment|Lifecycle Analysis]] (LCA) to assess the entire life-end-cycle of materials, to industry-specific systems like Building Environmental Assessments (BEAs) that consider broader areas of building and living performance to simplify integration within industry.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gu |first1=Zhenhong |last2=Wennersten |first2=Ronald |last3=Assefa |first3=Getachew |date=September 2006 |title=Analysis of the most widely used Building Environmental Assessment methods |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15693430600903230 |journal=Environmental Sciences |language=en |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=175–192 |doi=10.1080/15693430600903230 |bibcode=2006JIES....3..175G |issn=1569-3430}}</ref> BEAs reflect specific comprehensive (often esoteric) LCA principles through a simplified credit-weighing scale encompassing building environments and living performance. These areas apply more directly to architecture and are more accessible to decision-makers. These frameworks are very helpful in the design and construction phase, and regenerative frameworks can help extend these concepts towards future ecological resilience and evolution. Considerations include the safety and accountability of material sourcing, the reusability of the materials, renewable energy and carbon management, water impact, and social fairness.<ref name=":6" /> === Eco-cities === [[Eco-cities]] are rooted in various urban planning traditions, including the early garden city movement initiated by Ebenezer Howard. These early efforts sought self-contained, green, and interconnected communities. In the latter 20th century, a broader understanding of ecological systems prompted the need for cities to address their ecological impact both locally and globally. Concepts like "urban metabolism" and McHarg's ecological site planning emerged. The term "ecocity" was coined by [[Richard Register]] in the 1980s during the rise of sustainability concerns, as outlined in the [[Brundtland Commission]] Report. Sustainability in urban planning focuses on inter-generational equity, environmental protection, and more. In the 2000s, resilience became a key perspective, highlighting the importance of ecological and social resilience in cities facing climate change challenges.<ref Name="BorgElArab" /> == Transportation == [[File:Energy Efficiency of different Transport Modes.png|thumb]] As major focus of the sustainable cities, [[sustainable transportation]] attempts to reduce a city's reliance and use of greenhouse emitting gases by utilizing eco-friendly [[urban planning]], low environmental impact vehicles, and residential proximity to create an urban center that has greater environmental responsibility and [[social equity]]. Poor transportation systems lead to traffic jams and high levels of pollution. Due to the significant impact that transportation services have on a city's energy consumption, the last decade has seen an increasing emphasis on sustainable transportation by developmental experts. Currently, transportation systems account for nearly a quarter of the world's energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission. In order to reduce the environmental impact caused by transportation in metropolitan areas, sustainable transportation has three widely agreed-upon pillars that it utilizes to create more healthy and productive urban centers. The [[Carbon Trust]] states that there are three main ways cities can innovate to make transport more sustainable without increasing journey times – better land use planning, modal shift to encourage people to choose more efficient forms of transport, and making existing transport modes more efficient. === Car free city === The concept of [[Carfree city|car free cities]] or a city with large [[pedestrian area]]s is often part of the design of a sustainable city. A large part of the [[carbon footprint]] of a city is generated by cars so the car free concept is often considered an integral part of the design of a sustainable city. Large parts of London city are to be made car-free to allow people to walk and cycle safely following the COVID-19 lockdown. Similarly, 47 miles of bike lanes are planned to be opened in Bogotá, Colombia in addition to the existing 75-mile network of streets that was recently made to be traffic-free all week.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Matthew|date=2020-05-15|title=Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/15/large-areas-of-london-to-be-made-car-free-as-lockdown-eased|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=2021-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806185826/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/15/large-areas-of-london-to-be-made-car-free-as-lockdown-eased|url-status=live}}</ref> [[New urbanism]] frees residents of [[Masdar City|Masdar City, UAE]] from automobiles and makes possible walkable and sustainable communities by integrating daily facilities such as plazas and sidewalks into the neighborhoods. Public transit systems like the Group Rapid Transit and the [[Abu Dhabi Metro|Metro]] provide direct access to wide areas of Masdar, as well as Abu Dhabi’s [[Central business district|CBD]], and other parts of the city.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} The COVID-19 pandemic gave birth to proposals for radical change in the organisation of the city, such as the Manifesto for the Reorganisation of the city after COVID19, published in Barcelona by architecture and urban theorist Massimo Paolini and signed by 160 academics and 300 architects, being the elimination of the car one of the key elements.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paolini|first=Massimo|date=2020-04-20|title=Manifesto for the Reorganisation of the City after COVID19|language=en-GB|url=https://www.degrowth.info/en/2020/05/manifesto-for-the-reorganisation-of-the-city-after-covid-19/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623202509/https://www.degrowth.info/en/2020/05/manifesto-for-the-reorganisation-of-the-city-after-covid-19/|archive-date=2021-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Argemí|first=Anna|date=2020-05-08|title=Por una Barcelona menos mercantilizada y más humana|language=es|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/05/06/alterconsumismo/1588769208_267470.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905011210/https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/05/06/alterconsumismo/1588769208_267470.html|archive-date=2021-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Maiztegui|first=Belén|date=2020-06-18|title=Manifiesto por la reorganización de la ciudad tras el COVID-19|language=es|url=https://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/941897/manifiesto-por-la-reorganizacion-de-la-ciudad-tras-el-covid-19?ad_source=search&ad_medium=search_result_all|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816105501/https://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/941897/manifiesto-por-la-reorganizacion-de-la-ciudad-tras-el-covid-19?ad_source=search&ad_medium=search_result_all|archive-date=2021-08-16}}</ref> === Emphasis on proximity === {{See also|Compact city|Pocket neighbourhood}} Created by eco-friendly urban planning, the concept of urban proximity is an essential element of current and future sustainable transportation systems. This requires that cities be built and added onto with appropriate population and landmark density so that destinations are reached with reduced time in transit. This reduced time in transit allows for reduced fuel expenditure and also opens the door to alternative means of transportation such as bike riding and walking. Furthermore, close proximity of residents and major landmarks allows for the creation of efficient public transportation by eliminating long sprawled out routes and reducing commute time. This in turn decreases the social cost to residents who choose to live in these cities by allowing them more time with families and friends instead by eliminating part of their commute time. Melbourne is leading the way in creating the 20-minute neighbourhood where biking, walking or using public transport can get you to work, shops or a government agency within 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=20-minute neighbourhoods|url=https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/policy-and-strategy/planning-for-melbourne/plan-melbourne/20-minute-neighbourhoods|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920083131/https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/policy-and-strategy/planning-for-melbourne/plan-melbourne/20-minute-neighbourhoods|archive-date=2021-09-20|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Planning|language=en}}</ref> Paris is experimenting with a similar concept in the Rue de Rivoli area where travel time for any destination is capped at 15 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-15|title=How the '15-Minute City' Could Help Post-Pandemic Recovery|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-15/mayors-tout-the-15-minute-city-as-covid-recovery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817050340/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-15/mayors-tout-the-15-minute-city-as-covid-recovery|archive-date=2021-08-17|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> === Diversity in modes of transportation === Sustainable transportation emphasizes the use of a diversity of [[fuel-efficient]] transportation vehicles in order to reduce greenhouse emissions and diversity fuel demand. Due to the increasingly expensive and volatile cost of energy, this strategy has become very important because it allows a way for city residents to be less susceptible to varying highs and lows in various energy prices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-29 |title=Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions |url=https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref> Among the different [[modes of transport]]ation, the use alternative energy cars and widespread installation of refueling stations has gained increasing importance, while the creation of centralized [[Bike path|bike]] and [[walking path]]s remains a staple of the sustainable transportation movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Road to Sustainable Transport |url=https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/road-sustainable-transport |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=International Institute for Sustainable Development |language=en}}</ref> [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] is one of the pioneers in creating electric vehicles, which is said to reduce {{CO2}} footprints of cars. More companies globally are developing their own versions of electric cars and public transport to promote sustainable transportation. === Access to transportation === In order to maintain the aspect of [[social responsibility]] inherent within the concept of sustainable cities, implementing [[sustainable transportation]] must include access to transportation by all levels of society. Due to the fact that car and fuel cost are often too expensive for lower-income urban residents, completing this aspect often revolves around efficient and accessible public transportation. Social inclusion is a key goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities|url=https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=UNDP|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504033911/https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In order to make public transportation more accessible, the cost of rides must be affordable and stations must be located no more than walking distance in each part of the city. As studies have shown, this accessibility creates a great increase in social and productive opportunity for city residents. By allowing lower-income residents cheap and available transportation, it allows for individuals to seek employment opportunities all over the urban center rather than simply the area in which they live. This in turn reduces unemployment and a number of associated social problems such as crime, drug use, and violence. === Smart transportation === In this age of [[Smart city|smart cities]], many smart solutions are being experimented with to regulate transportation and make public transport more efficient. Israel is reinventing commute by engaging in a public-private partnership that uses algorithms to route public transport according to needs. Using the concept of [[mobility as a service]] (MaaS), the people of Israel are encouraged to put in their destination on a mobile application; this data is then processed by the application to reroute transportation according to demands and options of different modes of transportation are suggested to the commuters to choose from. This decreases futile trips and helps the government regulate the number of people in a train or a bus at a time, especially useful in times of a pandemic like the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] [[pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel's "smart commuting" shows what transport could be like after COVID-19|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/israel-smart-commuting-after-covid-public-transport-innovation/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=World Economic Forum|date=24 July 2020 |language=en|archive-date=2020-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918195731/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/israel-smart-commuting-after-covid-public-transport-innovation|url-status=live}}</ref> == Urban strategic planning == Although there is not an international policy regarding sustainable cities and there are not established international standards, the organization [[United Cities and Local Governments]] (UCLG) is working to establish universal urban strategic guidelines. The UCLG is a democratic and decentralized structure that operates in Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, North America, Middle East, West Asian and a Metropolitan section work to promote a more sustainable society. The 60 members of the UCLG committee evaluate urban development strategies and debate these experiences to make the best recommendations. Additionally, the UCLG accounts for differences in regional and national context. All the organizations are making a great effort to promote this concept by media and Internet, and in conferences and workshops. An International conference was held in Italy at Università del Salento and Università degli Studi della Basilicata, called 'Green Urbanism', from 12 to 14 October 2016. === Development === Recently,{{When|date=January 2021}} local and national governments and regional bodies such as the [[European Union]] have recognized the need for a holistic understanding of [[urban planning]]. This is instrumental to establishing an international policy that focuses on cities challenges and the role of the local authorities responses. The sustainable development of urban areas is crucial since more than 56% of the world's population lives in cities. Cities are in the lead of climate action, while being responsible for an estimated 75% of the world's [[Greenhouse gas emissions|carbon emissions]].<ref name=":55">{{Cite book |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/sustainability-report-2021 |title=EIB Group Sustainability Report 2021 |date=2022-07-06 |publisher=European Investment Bank |doi=10.2867/50047 |isbn=978-92-861-5237-5 |language=EN|author1=European Investment Bank }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-26 |title=Cities and climate change |url=http://www.unep.org/explore-topics/resource-efficiency/what-we-do/cities/cities-and-climate-change |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=UNEP - UN Environment Programme |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Climate Action Is Crucial to Bend the Emissions Curve |url=https://unfccc.int/news/urban-climate-action-is-crucial-to-bend-the-emissions-curve |date=2020-10-05 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=unfccc.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-18 |title=Cities: a 'cause of and solution to' climate change |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/09/1046662 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=UN News |language=en}}</ref> Generally, in terms of urban planning, the responsibility of local governments are limited to [[land use]] and infrastructure provision excluding inclusive urban development strategies. The advantages of urban strategic planning include an increase in governance and cooperation that aids local governments in establishing performance based-management, clearly identifying the challenges facing local community and more effectively responding on a local level rather than national level, and improves institutional responses and local decision making. Additionally, it increases dialogue between stakeholders and develops consensus-based solutions, establishing continuity between sustainability plans and change in local government; it places environmental issues as the priority for the sustainable development of cities and serves as a platform to develop concepts and new models of housing, energy and mobility. === Obstacles === The City Development Strategies (CDS) addresses new challenges and provides space for innovative policies that involves all stakeholders. The inequality in spatial development and socio-economic classes paired with concerns of [[poverty reduction]] and [[climate change]] are factors in achieving global sustainable cities, as highlighted by the [[United Nations]] [[Sustainable Development Goals|Sustainable Development Goal]] 11. According to the [[UCLG]] there are differences between regional and national conditions, framework and practice that are overcome in the international commitment to communication and negotiation with other governments, communities and the private sector to continue to develop through innovative and participatory approaches in strategic decisions, building consensus and monitoring performance management and raising investment. === Social factors of sustainable cities === According to the [https://www.undp.org/ United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)], over half of the world's population is concentrated in cities, a proportion which is expected to rise to two-thirds by 2050.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sustainable Development Goals {{!}} United Nations Development Programme|url=https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals|access-date=2021-12-08|website=UNDP|language=en}}</ref> [[United Cities and Local Governments]] has specifically identified 13 global challenges to establishing sustainable cities: demographic change and migration, globalisation of the job market, poverty and unmet Millennium Development Goals, segregation, spatial patterns and urban growth, metropolisation and the rise of urban regions, more political power for local authorities, new actors for developing a city and providing services, decline in public funding for development, the environment and climate change, new and accessible building technologies, preparing for uncertainty and limits of growth and global communications and partnerships. == Social equity == === Gender === Gender associates an individual with a set of traits and behaviors that are construed to be female and/or male by society.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gender: definitions|url=https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/gender/gender-definitions|access-date=2021-12-08|website=www.euro.who.int|language=en}}</ref> Gender is a key part of a person's identity, which can influence their experiences and opportunities as they navigate through life. This is no different for how gender impacts how they navigate through the built environment. Men and women experience the built environment differently. For over two decades, professionals in urban planning have called for the routine consideration of gender relations and gendered experiences in the urban design process. Specifically, city planners emphasize the need to account for systemic differences in people's lived experiences by gender, when designing built environments that are safe and equitable.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Roberts|first=Marion|date=June 1998|title=Urban design, gender and the future of cities|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13574809808724421|journal=Journal of Urban Design|language=en|volume=3|issue=2|pages=133–135|doi=10.1080/13574809808724421|issn=1357-4809}}</ref> This applies to the development of climate resilient cities. Women represent 80% of people who've been displaced by the climate crisis.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=2018-03-08|title=Climate change 'impacts women more than men'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43294221|access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref> Women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because of the roles they are socially assigned by gender. For instance, women are primarily responsible for food provision in the household.<ref name=":2" /> Unprecedented patterns in the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts – due to climate change – directly impact the caregiving responsibilities of many women, causing them to disproportionately suffer from the consequences of these natural disasters. The inequitable distribution of the burden of climate change by gender is unjust and can be addressed in the design of sustainable cities. Achieving gender equality is not only ethically important but economically smart, since supporting female development benefits economic growth.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lozano-Torres|first=Yancili|date=2021-05-03|title=Planning Befriends Women: A Look of a Gender Responsive City in the Colombian Context|url=http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/view/559|journal=Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo = Iberoamerican journal of development studies|volume=10|issue=1|pages=310–336|doi=10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.559|s2cid=236693425|issn=2254-2035|doi-access=free}}</ref> Moreover, it's socially and economically relevant to design sustainable cities not only for women, but ''by'' women. Notable women spearheading the sustainable city movement include mayors [[Anne Hidalgo]], [[Ada Colau|Ada Colau Ballano]], [[Claudia López Hernández|Claudia Lopez]], [[Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr]], [[Muriel Bowser]], [[Patricia de Lille]], Helen Fernandez, and [[Clover Moore]]. Other female leaders include [[Christiana Figueres|Christina Figueres]], [[Patricia Espinosa]], [[Laurence Tubiana]], and [[Hakima El Haite]]. === Race and Income === Mobility or the ability to move/go places is essential to daily life. Our mobility is primarily determined by the transportation infrastructure that surrounds us. Throughout US history, mobility and right to place have been regulated through codified social rules of who can go where, and how. Many of these rules were drawn along racial/ethnic and nationalistic lines. Discriminatory housing and transit policies, like red lining, have compounded the oppressive living conditions marginalized racial groups have been subjected to centuries, and have limited the socioeconomic opportunities of future generations.<ref name=tk>{{Cite journal|last1=Kollmann|first1=Trevor|last2=Marsiglio|first2=Simone|last3=Suardi|first3=Sandy|last4=Tolotti|first4=Marco|date=September 2021|title=Social interactions, residential segregation and the dynamics of tipping|journal=Journal of Evolutionary Economics|language=en|volume=31|issue=4|pages=1355–1388|doi=10.1007/s00191-021-00742-7|s2cid=239717392|issn=0936-9937|doi-access=free|hdl=10278/3742622|hdl-access=free}}</ref> The legacies of these discriminatory policies are responsible for many environmental injustices we see today. Environmental injustice refers to the unequal distribution of risk to environmental threats, with vulnerable populations – e.g., people of low- and middle-income (LMI) and people of color (POC) – experiencing the greatest exposure and least protection.<ref name=tk/> Environmental injustice is pervasive and manifests in many ways, from contaminated drinking water to mold-infested housing stock.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-22|title=Environmental Justice|url=https://www.gcu.edu/blog/nursing-health-care/environmental-justice|access-date=2021-12-10|website=GCU|language=en}}</ref> One example of environmental injustice is the varying burden of heat exposure on different racial and socioeconomic groups. Urban areas often experience higher surface temperatures than less developed regions because the concentrated impermeable surfaces are good at absorbing heat, creating the “heat-island” effect mentioned earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-02-28|title=Heat Island Effect|url=https://www.epa.gov/heatislands|access-date=2021-12-10|website=www.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref> The risk of adverse health effects caused by the heat island effect is and will be compounded by the increasing frequency in heat waves due to the climate crisis.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Wilson|first=Bev|date=2020-10-01|title=Urban Heat Management and the Legacy of Redlining|journal=Journal of the American Planning Association|volume=86|issue=4|pages=443–457|doi=10.1080/01944363.2020.1759127|s2cid=219511822|issn=0194-4363|doi-access=free}}</ref> This threat is quite dangerous for vulnerable populations – including infants and the elderly – who lack access to air conditioning and/or tree coverage to cool down. This limited adaptive capacity to urban heat is concentrated in LMI and historically segregated neighborhoods.<ref name=":3" /> Specifically, neighborhoods in cities that were historically targeted by redlining and divestment experience higher average land surface temperatures than surrounding areas.<ref name=":3" /> These differences in surface temperatures embody the legacy of discriminatory housing policies in the US, and highlight how historic urban planning practices will interact with the effects of the climate crisis. We must create the sustainable cities of the future with these historic practices in mind. The heat island effect also exacerbates the impacts of another form of environmental injustice that disproportionately affects minority and low-income groups: air pollution. Urban infrastructure projects that produce environmental toxins – like industrial plants and highways – are frequently built near or in LMI and POC communities because of favorable zoning codes, cheaper land prices, and less political backlash. This is not because residents don't care, but because they often lack the time, resources, and connections necessary to prevent such construction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 13, 2017|title=What Is Environmental Justice?|url=https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-is-environmental-justice|access-date=2021-12-10|website=NRDC|language=en}}</ref> In turn, pollutant-producing operations disproportionately impact LMI and POC communities, harming the health outcomes of these groups.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Environmental injustice in Pittsburgh: Poor, minority neighborhoods see higher rates of deaths from air pollution|url=https://www.ehn.org/environmental-injustice-pittsburgh-air-pollution-2646169635.html|access-date=2021-12-10|website=EHN|language=en}}</ref> A study by the University of Minnesota found that if nitrogen dioxide levels (NO<sub>2</sub> – a product of the combustion of fossil fuels) in non-white communities were reduced to equal those in white communities, there would be around 7,000 fewer deaths from heart disease per year.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Clark|first1=Lara P.|last2=Millet|first2=Dylan B.|last3=Marshall|first3=Julian D.|date=2014|title=National patterns in environmental injustice and inequality: outdoor NO<sub>2</sub> air pollution in the United States|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=9|issue=4|pages=e94431|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0094431|issn=1932-6203|pmc=3988057|pmid=24736569|bibcode=2014PLoSO...994431C|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-03-12|title=The Sources and Solutions: Fossil Fuels|url=https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutions-fossil-fuels|access-date=2021-12-10|website=www.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref> This mortality disparity highlights the health impacts of discriminatory zoning and urban planning policies, which disproportionately expose LIM and POC communities to air pollution. The disparity also shows how much we have to gain from sustainable transportation reform which eliminates combustion-engine vehicles.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Maantay|first=Juliana|date=April 2002|title=Mapping environmental injustices: pitfalls and potential of geographic information systems in assessing environmental health and equity.|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|language=en|volume=110|issue=suppl 2|pages=161–171|doi=10.1289/ehp.02110s2161|pmid=11929725|pmc=1241160|issn=0091-6765}}</ref> The inequitable breakdown of exposure to environmental risks by race and income reinforces the understanding that the climate crisis is a social issue, and that [[environmental justice]] depends upon racial justice. There is no one right way to address these issues. Proposed solutions include eliminating single-family zoning, pricing a minimum proportions of housing units for LMI households, and requiring community engagement in future urban planning projects.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=The Quest for Justice: Revitalizing Cities|url=https://now.tufts.edu/articles/quest-justice-revitalizing-cities|access-date=2021-12-10|website=Tufts Now|language=en}}</ref> To select the best combination of solutions to create sustainable cities tailored to their environments, each city must be designed for all community members, by all community members. Leaders in the environmental justice movement include [[Robert D. Bullard|Robert Bullard]], [[Benjamin Chavis]], [[Peggy Shepard]], Kandi Moseett-White, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Jamie Margolin, [[Elizabeth Yeampierre]], LeeAnne Walters, and Dana Johnson. ==Examples== ===Australia=== ==== Adelaide ==== '''[[Urban forest]]s''' In [[Adelaide]], South Australia (a city of 1.3 million people) Premier Mike Rann (2002 to 2011) launched an urban forest initiative in 2003 to plant 3 million native trees and shrubs by 2014 on 300 project sites across the metro area. The projects range from large habitat restoration projects to local biodiversity projects. Thousands of Adelaide citizens have participated in community planting days. Sites include parks, reserves, transport corridors, schools, water courses and coastline. Only trees native to the local area are planted to ensure genetic integrity. Premier Rann said the project aimed to beautify and cool the city and make it more liveable; improve air and water quality and reduce Adelaide's [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 600,000 tonnes of {{CO2}} a year. He said it was also about creating and conserving habitat for wildlife and preventing species loss. '''Solar power''' The Rann government also launched an initiative for Adelaide to lead Australia in the take-up of solar power. In addition to Australia's first 'feed-in' tariff to stimulate the purchase of solar panels for domestic roofs, the government committed millions of dollars to place arrays of solar panels on the roofs of public buildings such as the museum, art gallery, Parliament, Adelaide Airport, 200 schools and Australia's biggest rooftop array on the roof of Adelaide Showgrounds' convention hall which was registered as a power station. '''Wind power''' South Australia went from zero wind power in 2002 to wind power making up 26% of its electricity generation by October 2011. In the five years preceding 2011 there was a 15% drop in emissions, despite strong economic growth. '''Waste recycling''' For Adelaide the South Australian government also embraced a Zero Waste recycling strategy, achieving a recycling rate of nearly 80% by 2011 with 4.3 million tonnes of materials diverted from landfill to recycling. On a per capita basis, this was the best result in Australia, the equivalent of preventing more than a million tonnes of {{CO2}} entering the atmosphere. In the 1970s [[container-deposit legislation]] was introduced. Consumers are paid a 10 cent rebate on each bottle, can, or container they return to recycling. In 2009 non-reusable plastic bags used in supermarket checkouts were banned by the Rann Government, preventing 400 million plastic bags per year entering the litter stream. In 2010 Zero Waste SA was commended by a UN Habitat Report entitled 'Solid Waste Management in the World Cities'. ==== Melbourne ==== * [[City of Merri-bek]]. The City of Merri-bek in Melbourne's north, has programs for becoming carbon neutral, one of which is '[https://web.archive.org/web/20160407004537/http://www.morelandsolarcity.org.au/ Zero Carbon Merri-bek]', amongst other existing sustainable implementations and proposals. * [[City of Melbourne]]. Over the past 10 years, various methods of improving public transport have been implemented, car free zones and entire streets have also been implemented. ==== Sydney ==== Sydney was ranked the most sustainable city in Australia by the 2018 Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index. While most cities in Australia ranked low in the green sustainability categories, a lot of them have made a remarkable shift to improve social sustainability by being more inclusive, supporting culture and general happiness among its people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sydney is Australias most sustainable city|url=https://www.arcadis.com/en/australia/news/latest-news/2018/10/sydney-is-australias-most-sustainable-city/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Arcadis|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305170327/https://www.arcadis.com/en/australia/news/latest-news/2018/10/sydney-is-australias-most-sustainable-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== City of Greater Taree, New South Wales ==== The [[City of Greater Taree]] north of Sydney has developed a masterplan for Australia's first low-to-no carbon urban development. === Austria === [[Vienna]] is aiming for only 20% of trips to be made by automobile.<ref name=":292">{{Cite web|date=2018-11-30|title='It's the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre|url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/nov/30/its-the-only-way-forward-madrid-bans-polluting-vehicles-from-city-centre|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607170301/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/nov/30/its-the-only-way-forward-madrid-bans-polluting-vehicles-from-city-centre|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cycle superhighways - a path for sustainable mobility|url=https://ramboll.com/media/rgr/cycle-superhighways-a-path-for-sustainable-mobility|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Ramboll Group|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154049/https://ramboll.com/media/rgr/cycle-superhighways-a-path-for-sustainable-mobility|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Segregated cycleways and e-bikes - the future of urban travel {{!}} Policy and insight|url=https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/segregated-cycleways-and-e-bikes-future-urban-travel|access-date=2021-06-07|website=policy.friendsoftheearth.uk|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154050/https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/segregated-cycleways-and-e-bikes-future-urban-travel|url-status=live}}</ref> === Brazil === '''Belo Horizonte, Brazil''' was created in 1897 and is the third-largest metropolis in Brazil, with 2.4 million inhabitants. The Strategic Plan for [[Belo Horizonte]] (2010–2030) is being prepared by external consultants based on similar cities' infrastructure, incorporating the role of local government, state government, city leaders and encouraging citizen participation. The need for environmentally sustainable development is led by the initiative of new government following planning processes from the state government. Overall, the development of the metropolis is dependent on the land regularization and infrastructure improvement that will better support the cultural technology and economic landscape. Despite being a developing or newly industrialized nation,<ref>{{cite book |author=International Monetary Fund |author-link=International Monetary Fund |title=World Economic Outlook: Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery |date=April 2011 |isbn=978-1-61635-059-8 |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/pdf/text.pdf |access-date=2019-10-20 |archive-date=2014-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107200049/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/pdf/text.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> it is home to two sustainable cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sustainablecities.net/citiesnetwork/network-map |title=Sustainable Cities International Network Map |publisher=Sustainable Cities International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422145541/http://sustainablecities.net/citiesnetwork/network-map |archive-date=2012-04-22 |access-date=2012-03-07}}</ref> The southern cities of [[Porto Alegre]] and [[Curitiba]] are often cited as examples of urban sustainability. === Cameroon === *[[Bafut, Cameroon|Bafut]], is a town and traditional kingdom which is working towards becoming an eco-city by 2020, through the Bafut Council Eco-city Project. ===Canada=== Since 2016 the Green Score City Index has been studying the urban footprints of Canadian cities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://greenscore.eco/greenscore_city_index.html |title=Green Score City Index - Index Outline |access-date=2021-06-27 |archive-date=2021-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627155623/https://greenscore.eco/greenscore_city_index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It uses recognized governmental and institutional data to calculate the urban footprints of 50 cities. * [[Vancouver]] had 2018's highest green score for '''large''' cities. * [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]] had 2018's highest green score for '''medium''' cities. * [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] had 2018's highest green score for '''small''' cities. Most cities in Canada have sustainability action plans which are easily searched and downloaded from city websites. In 2010, [[Calgary]] ranked as the top eco-city in the planet for its, "excellent level of service on waste removal, sewage systems, and water drinkability and availability, coupled with relatively low air pollution." The survey was performed in conjunction with the reputable [[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer]] Quality of Living Survey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#Ranking_Eco_CitiesGF |title=Quality of Living worldwide city rankings 2010 – Mercer survey |access-date=2010-05-26 |archive-date=2009-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501104841/http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#Ranking_Eco_CitiesGF |url-status=live }}</ref> ===China=== {{See also|Eco-Cities in China}} The Chinese government has launched three sustainable city programs to promote pilot projects and foster innovation.<ref name=":18">{{Cite journal |last1=de Jong |first1=Martin |last2=Yu |first2=Chang |last3=Joss |first3=Simon |last4=Wennersten |first4=Ronald |last5=Yu |first5=Li |last6=Zhang |first6=Xiaoling |last7=Ma |first7=Xin |date=2016-10-15 |title=Eco city development in China: addressing the policy implementation challenge |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652616301524 |journal=Journal of Cleaner Production |series=Special Volume: Transitions to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Cities |language=en |volume=134 |pages=31–41 |doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.083 |bibcode=2016JCPro.134...31D |issn=0959-6526}}</ref> Beginning in the early 2000s, China acknowledged the importance of sustainable development in addressing the challenges brought about by rapid urbanization and industrialization.<ref name=":33">{{Cite journal |last=Lin |first=Zhongjie |date=2018-11-01 |title=Ecological urbanism in East Asia: A comparative assessment of two eco-cities in Japan and China |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204618306467 |journal=Landscape and Urban Planning |language=en |volume=179 |pages=90–102 |doi=10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.07.008 |bibcode=2018LUrbP.179...90L |s2cid=91369184 |issn=0169-2046}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Sandalow |first=David |url=https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/Guide%20to%20Chinese%20Climate%20Policy%207-27-18.pdf |title=Guide to Chinese Climate Policy |date=July 2018 |publisher=Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-7261-8430-4 |location=New York |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227115928/https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/Guide%20to%20Chinese%20Climate%20Policy%207-27-18.pdf |archive-date=2022-02-27 |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, hundreds of eco-city projects have been initiated throughout the country,<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Xu |first=Miao |date=2023 |title=Developer-led new eco-cities in China - identification, assessment and solution of environmental issues in planning |url=https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-325789 |url-status=live |journal= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530033008/https://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1750958&dswid=4830 |archive-date=2023-05-30}}</ref> making China home to the world's largest eco-city program.<ref name=":33"/> * [[Tianjin]]: [[Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city]] is a large and one of the first ecocity collaboration project created with the cooperation between China and [[Singapore]], in November 2007, covering an area of 31.23&nbsp;km². Locating at Binhai, Tianjin, it has been rated as the Eco-city with the most living experience in 2018. * [[Dongtan, Shanghai|Dongtan]] Eco-city, [[Shanghai]]: The project, located in the east of [[Chongming Island]] developed by Arup and Parthers, was scheduled to accommodate 50,000 residents by 2010, but its developer has currently put construction on hold. An additional project was made in 2007 in this area: an Eco-Village based on the concept made by an Italian professor from the School of Architecture of Tianjin University. * [[Huangbaiyu]], [[Benxi]], [[Liaoning]] is a small village of 42 homes that has come under great criticism: most of the homes are unoccupied by villagers. * [[Nanjing]]: As of April 2008, an ecocity collaboration project is being proposed here. * [[Rizhao]], [[Shandong]] mandates solar water heaters for households, and has been designated the Environmental Model City by China's [[State Environmental Protection Administration|SEPA]]. * [[Chengdu Tianfu District Great City]] is a planned city located just outside [[Chengdu]] that is planned to be sustainable and has the goal of being a self-sustaining city that discourages the use of cars. * [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]]: The 100 MW Dalian Flow Battery Energy Storage Peak-shaving Power Station,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lucas |first1=Alexandre |last2=Chondrogiannis |first2=Stamatios |title=Smart grid energy storage controller for frequency regulation and peak shaving, using a vanadium redox flow battery |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0142061516000375 |journal=International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems |access-date=2 May 2023 |pages=26–36 |language=en |doi=10.1016/j.ijepes.2016.01.025 |date=1 September 2016|volume=80 |bibcode=2016IJEPE..80...26L }}</ref> with the largest power and capacity in the world so far, was connected to the grid in Dalian, China, on September 29, and it was put into operation in mid-October.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Tao |title=World's Largest Flow Battery Energy Storage Station Connected to Grid |url=http://english.dicp.cas.cn/news/headline/202210/t20221010_321218.html |website=Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. Chinese Academy of Sciences |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> === Denmark === Two comprehensive studies were carried out for the whole of Denmark in 2010 (The IDA Climate Plan 2050) and 2011 (The Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy). The studies analysed the benefits and obstacles of running Denmark on [[100% renewable energy]] from the year 2050. There is also a larger, ambitious plan in action: the Copenhagen 2025 Climate Plan. On a more local level, the [[Kalundborg Eco-industrial Park|industrial park in Kalundborg]] is often cited as a model for industrial ecology. However, projects have been carried out in several Danish cities promoting 100% renewable energy. Examples include [[Aalborg]], [[Ballerup]] and [[Frederikshavn]]. [[Aalborg University]] has launched a master education program on sustainable cities (Sustainable Cities @ Aalborg University Copenhagen). See also the Danish Wikipedia. * [[Copenhagen]]: [[Cycling in Copenhagen]]: One of the most bicycle-friendly city's in the world where over 50% of the population get around on bikes. The city has infrastructure that caters to cycling with hundreds of kilometres of curb segregated bike lanes to separate cyclists and car traffic. A notable feature is The Cycle Super Highways which feature elevated bike lanes which ensure fast, unhindered travel between destinations. The city is aiming for just 25% of trips to be made by automobile.<ref name=":292"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> === Ecuador === [[Loja, Ecuador]] won three international prizes for the sustainability efforts begun by its mayor Dr. Jose Bolivar Castillo.<ref name="Worldwatch">[[Worldwatch Institute]]. (2007). ''[[State of the World (book series)|State of the World]] : Our Urban Future''.</ref>{{rp|25}} === Estonia === Oxford Residences for four seasons in [[Estonia]], winning a prize for Sustainable Company of the Year, is arguably one of the most advanced sustainable developments, not only trying to be [[carbon neutral]], but already carbon negative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key challenges to sustainable development |url=https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/achieving-sustainable-development/0/steps/35495 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.futurelearn.com}}</ref> === Finland === The Finnish city of [[Turku]] has adopted a "Carbon Neutral Turku by 2040" strategy to achieve [[carbon neutrality]] via combining the goal with [[circular economy]]. [[VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland]] has formulated an EcoCity concept tailored to address the unique requirements of developing countries and emerging economies. Prominent reference examples include EcoCity Miaofeng in China, EcoNBC in Egypt, EcoGrad in St. Petersburg, Russia, UN Gigiri in Kenya, and MUF2013 in Tanzania.<ref name="BorgElArab">Antuña-Rozado, C., García-Navarro, J., Reda, F. and Tuominen, P. (2016): [https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/8/631 Methodologies Developed for EcoCity Related Projects: New Borg El Arab, an Egyptian Case Study]. ''Energies'' 2016, 9(8), 631.</ref> === France === In Paris, bike lanes are being doubled, while electric car incentives are being created. The French capital is banning the most polluting automobiles from key districts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=5 reasons the world looks to Europe's cities|url=https://www.eib.org/en/stories/future-european-cities|access-date=2021-06-07|website=European Investment Bank|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154103/https://www.eib.org/en/stories/future-european-cities|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McMahon|first=Jeff|title=How Bike Lanes Are Transforming Paris|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/12/28/how-bike-lanes-are-transforming-paris/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154047/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/12/28/how-bike-lanes-are-transforming-paris/|url-status=live}}</ref> === Germany === * [[Freiburg im Breisgau]] often refers to itself as a green city. It is one of the few cities with a [[Alliance '90/The Greens|Green]] mayor and is known for its strong solar energy industry. [[Vauban, Freiburg]] is a sustainable model district. All houses are built to a low energy consumption standard and the whole district is designed to be car-free. * Another green district in Freiburg is Rieselfeld, where houses generate more energy than they consume. There are several other green sustainable city projects such as Kronsberg in Hannover and current developments around Munich, Hamburg, and Frankfurt. *[[Berlin]]: The [[Tiergarten (park)]] is a large park that takes up 520 acres and is an example of social sustainability where it is a green space but also used for transportation. The Tiergarten has inter paths where people can safely bike and walk without the disturbance of cars. Paths connect to notable areas within the city, such as government buildings, shopping areas and monuments. Berlin is mimicking [[London]]'s "superhighways" for cyclists.<ref name=":292"/><ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> === Hong Kong === The government portrays the proposed [[Hung Shui Kiu]] [[New towns of Hong Kong|New Town]] as an eco-city. The same happened with the urban development plan on the site of the former [[Kai Tak Airport]]. === Iran === Isfahan dedicated smart city office began buildings architectures sustaintability programs in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=اجرای سیستم ساختمان پایدار بر اساس شاخص‌های بین‌المللی در اصفهان |url=https://www.imna.ir/news/575560/اجرای-سیستم-ساختمان-پایدار-بر-اساس-شاخص-های-بین-المللی-در-اصفهان |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=ایمنا |language=fa}}</ref> === Ireland === South Dublin County Council announced plans in late 2007 to develop Clonburris, a new suburb of Dublin to include up to 15,000 new homes, to be designed to achieve the highest of international standards. The plans for Clonburris include countless green innovations such as high levels of energy efficiency, mandatory renewable energy for heating and electricity, the use of recycled and sustainable building materials, a [[district heating]] system for distributing heat, the provision of allotments for growing food, and even the banning of tumble driers, with natural drying areas being provided instead. In 2012 an energy plan was carried out by the Danish [[Aalborg University]] for the municipalities of [[Limerick]] and [[County Clare]]. The project was a short-term 2020 renewable energy strategy giving a 20% reduction in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, while ensuring that short-term actions are beneficial to the long-term goal of 100% renewable energy. ===India=== [[India]] is working on [[Gujarat International Finance Tec-City]] or GIFT which is an under-construction world-class city in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It will come up on 500 acres (2.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://giftgujarat.in/ |title=Gujarat International Finance Tec-City plans |access-date=2018-04-12 |archive-date=2019-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916191638/http://www.giftgujarat.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It will also be first of its kind fully Sustainable City. [[Auroville]] was founded in 1968 with the intention of realizing human unity, and is now home to approximately 2,000 individuals from over 45 nations around the world. Its focus is its vibrant community culture and its expertise in renewable energy systems, habitat restoration, ecology skills, mindfulness practices, and holistic education. [[Amaravati|The new capital of Andhra Pradesh]] is also planned to be a sustainable city in the future. As a part of the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cities initiative, [[Noida]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] was selected in 2018 to become one of 25 cities in the world to become models of SDGs by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|title=UN selects Noida to participate in Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/un-selects-noida-to-participate-in-global-sustainable-cities-2025-initiative/articleshow/66799311.cms|access-date=2020-09-23|archive-date=2021-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122222400/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/un-selects-noida-to-participate-in-global-sustainable-cities-2025-initiative/articleshow/66799311.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> === Indonesia === The cities of [[Bandung]], [[Cimahi]], and [[Soreang]] in [[Indonesia]] become world leaders in zero waste cities program after significantly reducing the amount of waste and improving its management.<ref>{{cite web |title=YPBB: Indonesia's Pioneer in Zero Waste |url=https://www.no-burn.org/meetourmembers-ypbb/ |website=Gaia |date=15 October 2018 |access-date=5 November 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811102636/https://www.no-burn.org/meetourmembers-ypbb/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Korea === [[Songdo International Business District|Songdo IBD]] is a planned city in [[Incheon]] which has incorporated a number of eco-friendly features. These include a central park irrigated with seawater, a subway line, bicycle lanes, rainwater catchment systems, and pneumatic waste collection system. 75% of the waste generated by the construction of the city will be recycled. Gwanggyo City Centre is another planned sustainable city. === Malaysia === As of 2014 a Low Carbon Cities programme is being piloted in Malaysia by KeTTHA, the Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) and the [[Carbon Trust]]. [[Malacca]] has a stated ambition to become a carbon-free city, taking steps towards creating a smart electricity grid. This is being done as part of an initiative to create a Green Special Economic Zone, where it is intended that as many as 20 research and development centers will be built focusing on renewable energy and clean technology, creating up to 300,000 new green jobs. The Federal Department of Town and Country Planning (FDTCP) in peninsular Malaysia is a focal point for the implementation of the Malaysian Urban Rural National Indicators Network for Sustainable Development (MURNInets), which includes 36 sets of compulsory indicators grouped under 21 themes under six dimensions. Most of the targets and standards for the selected indicators were adjusted according to hierarchy of local authorities. In MURNInets at least three main new features are introduced. These include the Happiness Index, an indicator under the quality of life theme to meet the current development trend that emphasizes on the well-being of the community. Another feature introduced is the customer or people satisfaction level towards local authorities' services. Through the introduction of these indicators the bottom-up approach in measuring sustainability is adopted. ===Morocco=== Planned for 2023, Zenata is the first African city to be awarded the Eco-City Label. It will include a total of 470 hectares of green spaces. It will also have water retention basins and promotes groundwater recharge and afforestation of the site. The naturally irrigated parks leading to the sea are designed as ecological corridors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/morocco-sustainable-zenata-will-be-inhabited-from-2023/ |title=Sustainable Zenata will be inhabited from 2023 |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=2020-09-13 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811191103/https://www.afrik21.africa/en/morocco-sustainable-zenata-will-be-inhabited-from-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === New Zealand === [[Waitakere City]], a local body that formerly existed in [[West Auckland, New Zealand|West Auckland]], was [[New Zealand]]'s first eco-city, working from the Greenprint, a guiding document that the City Council developed in the early 1990s. === Norway === Oslo city was ranked first in the 2019 SDG Index and Dashboards Report for European Cities with a high score of 74.8.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SDG Index and Dashboards Report for European Cities|url=https://www.sustainabledevelopment.report/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.sustainabledevelopment.report|language=en|archive-date=2019-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922112837/https://www.sustainabledevelopment.report/|url-status=live}}</ref> In order to achieve its ambitious targets for reducing carbon emissions in the European Green City index, Oslo plans to convert cities to biofuels and has considerably reduced traffic by 4–7% by introducing a congestion charge. Its aim is to cut-down emissions by 50 per cent since 1990 and it has taken a number of transportation, waste recycling, energy consumption and green space measures among others to meet its target.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What makes Oslo a sustainable city?|url=http://sustainablecity-oslo-samansayip.weebly.com/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=What makes Oslo a sustainable city?|archive-date=2017-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917084313/http://sustainablecity-oslo-samansayip.weebly.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> === Philippines === [[Clark Freeport Zone]] is a former United States Air Force base in the Philippines. It is located on the northwest side of Angeles City and on the west side of Mabalacat City in the province of Pampanga, about 40 miles (60&nbsp;km) northwest of Metro Manila. A multi-billion project will convert the {{cvt|36000|ha}} former Clark Air Force Base into a mix of industrial, commercial and institutional areas of green environment. The heart of the project is a 9,450-hectare metropolis dubbed as the "[[Clark Green City]]". Builders will use the green building system for environmentally-friendly structures. Its facilities will tap renewable energy such as solar and hydro power. === Portugal === The organization Living PlanIT is currently constructing a city from scratch near Porto, Portugal. Buildings will be electronically connected to vehicles giving the user a sense of personal eco-friendliness. === Pakistan === [[Islamabad]] The capital of Pakistan is full of green spaces and is an eco friendly city.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} === Spain === * [[Bilbao]]: The city faced economic turmoil following the decline of the steel and port industries but through communication between stakeholders and authorities to create inner-city transformation, the local government benefited from the increase in land value in old port areas. The Strategic Plan for the Revitalisation of Metropolitan Bilbao was launched in 1992 and have flourished regenerating old steel and port industries. The conversion from depleted steel and port industries to one of Europe's most flourishing markets is a prime example of a sustainable project in action. * [[Barcelona]]: The city is planning an urban redesign of civic super blocks, they plan to convert nine-block areas into unified mega block neighbourhoods. The aim is to decrease car-related traffic, noise and pollution by over 20% and to free up to 60% of road areas for reuse as citizen spaces. This is being done because they realized that people in Barcelona die prematurely due to poor air quality and everyday noise levels are deemed harmful. By converting roads to spaces for festivals, farmer markets, bikes, and walkability it promotes a healthier lifestyle and potentially a happier one. In 2020, the [[European Investment Bank]] approved a €95 million loan to assist Barcelona in the completion of approximately 40 projects, with an emphasis on [[climate change]] and [[Social inequality|social inequity]]. The city plans to redevelop streets to create more space for pedestrians and bicyclists, enhance building energy efficiency, and expand social, cultural, and recreational opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barcelona creates more green space as COVID-19 urban planning meets climate action|url=https://www.eib.org/en/stories/covid-19-urban-planning|access-date=2021-05-20|website=European Investment Bank|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607190438/https://www.eib.org/en/stories/covid-19-urban-planning|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Continued EU funding commitment to support energy efficiency in urban areas|url=https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/continued-eu-funding-commitment-support-energy-efficiency-urban-areas-2021-jan-29_en|access-date=2021-05-20|website=European Commission - European Commission|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422184144/https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/continued-eu-funding-commitment-support-energy-efficiency-urban-areas-2021-jan-29_en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=European Investment Bank Finances Large-Scale Solar PV Project in Spain - Sustainable Recovery 2020|url=https://www.iisd.org/sustainable-recovery/news/eib-finances-large-scale-solar-pv-project-in-spain/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.iisd.org|date=13 July 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425003827/https://www.iisd.org/sustainable-recovery/news/eib-finances-large-scale-solar-pv-project-in-spain/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Madrid]]: In 2018, Madrid banned all non-resident vehicles from its downtown areas.<ref name=":292"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wolfe|first=Jonathan|date=2018-12-19|title=Oslo Puts Up a Stop Sign|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/travel/oslo-restricts-cars-in-city-center.html|access-date=2021-06-07|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154048/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/travel/oslo-restricts-cars-in-city-center.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Saudi Arabia=== Saudi Arabia recently unveiled a proposed one of the most ambitious eco-city projects; Neom. Development is planned in the northwest region of the country along the Red Sea and would cover over 26,500 sq-km (10,230 sq-miles). Some of the most notable aspects of this development are The Line and Oxagon. The Line is advertised as a smart city that will stretch for 170&nbsp;km with easily accessible amenities throughout. Oxagon is a planned floating city off the coast. If built, it will be the largest city.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-59601335 | title=Neom: What's the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert? | work=BBC News | date=22 February 2022 }}</ref> === Sweden === * Norra Älvstranden (Swedish), in [[Gothenburg]] by the river [[Göta älv]], is an example of a sustainable city in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gothenburg |url=https://iwa-network.org/city/gothenburg/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=International Water Association |language=en}}</ref> It has low environmental impact, and contains passive houses, recycling system for waste, etc. * [[Hammarby Sjöstad]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, Sweden {{!}} Urban green-blue grids |url=https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/hammarby-sjostad-stockholm-sweden/ |access-date=2022-06-18}}</ref> * Västra Hamnen or [[Bo01]], Malmö<ref>{{Cite web |title=Startsida Malmö stad |url=https://malmo.se/Uppleva-och-gora/Arkitektur-och-kulturarv/Malmos-historia/Handelser-och-fenomen/Bo01.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=malmo.se |language=sv}}</ref> * Stockholm Royal Seaport === United Arab Emirates === * [[Masdar City]], [[Abu Dhabi]] is a planned city that relies entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology. * [[Dubai The Sustainable City]], [[Dubai]] === United Kingdom === * London has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To do so, it aims to drastically reduce the proportion of trips made by cars and also ban all new petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Similarly, according to the [[UK Green Building Council]], 40 per cent of UK's total carbon footprint comes from the built environment. Steel, which is used to make skyscrapers, is responsible for 7 per cent of the global {{CO2}} emissions. Timber, especially CLT is a being considered as a great alternative to reduce construction-based emissions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Francesca|title=What 'net-zero carbon' really means for cities|url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200922-how-london-could-achieve-net-zero-carbon-by-2050|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.bbc.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922232430/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200922-how-london-could-achieve-net-zero-carbon-by-2050|url-status=live}}</ref> * The built environment is responsible for around 40% of the UK's total carbon footprint, according to the UK Green Building Council * [[London Borough of Sutton]] is the first One Planet Region in the United Kingdom, with significant targets for reducing the ecological footprint of residents and creating the UK's greenest borough. * [[Middlesbrough]] is another One Planet Region in the United Kingdom. *[[Milton Keynes]]' original design concept aimed for a "forest city" and the foresters of the designers planted millions of trees from its own nursery in Newlands in the following years.<ref name="walker2">Walker ''The Architecture and Planning of Milton Keynes'', Architectural Press, London 1981. Retrieved 13 February 2007</ref> Parks, lakes and green spaces cover about 25% of Milton Keynes;<ref name="parkstrust1">{{cite web |url=https://www.theparkstrust.com/our-work/about-us/the-parks-trust-model/ |title=The Parks Trust model |publisher=The [[Milton Keynes Parks Trust]] |access-date=7 March 2012 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042834/https://www.theparkstrust.com/our-work/about-us/the-parks-trust-model/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="dmk-p&l">{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/What-to-do/Parks-and-Lakes |title=Parks & Lakes |publisher=Destination MK |access-date=3 March 2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042912/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/What-to-do/Parks-and-Lakes |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2018|lc=y}}, there are 22 million trees and shrubs in public open spaces.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/millions-of-trees-in-milton-keynes-to-be-spruced-up-in-2019-1-8726346 | title=Millions of trees in Milton Keynes to be spruced up in 2019 | first=Paige | last=Browne | work=[[Milton Keynes Citizen]] | date=23 December 2018 | access-date=6 February 2019 | archive-date=7 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072233/https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/millions-of-trees-in-milton-keynes-to-be-spruced-up-in-2019-1-8726346 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="dmk-p&l" /> * [[St Davids]], the smallest city in the United Kingdom, aims to be the first carbon-neutral city in the world. * [[Leicester]] is the United Kingdom's first environment city. ===United States=== * [[Arcosanti]], Arizona *[[Coyote Springs, Nevada|Coyote Springs]] Nevada largest planned city in the [[United States]]. *[[Babcock Ranch Florida]] a proposed solar-powered city. *[[Douglass Ranch in Buckeye]] Arizona *[[Mesa del Sol]] in [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico *San Francisco, California is ranked the most sustainable city in the United States according to the 2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report|url=https://www.sustainabledevelopment.report/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.sustainabledevelopment.report|language=en|archive-date=2019-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922112837/https://www.sustainabledevelopment.report/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Treasure Island development|Treasure Island]], San Francisco: is a project that aims to create a small eco city. *Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park, California* ==See also== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2000-watt society]] * [[BedZED]] * [[Blue roof]] * [[Carfree city]] * [[Circles of Sustainability]] * [[Covenant of Mayors]] * [[Cyclability]] * [[Eco hotel]] * [[Eco-cities]] * [[Ecodistrict]] * [[Ecological engineering]] * [[Environmental economics]] * [[Floating ecopolis]] * [[Freeway removal]] * [[Global Ecovillage Network]] * [[Green infrastructure]] * [[Green retrofit]] * [[Green urbanism]] * [[Greening]] * [[Land recycling]] * {{Annotated link|List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration}} * {{Annotated link|Most livable cities}} * [[Pedestrian village]] * [[Roof garden]] * [[Street reclamation]] * [[Sustainable design]] * {{Annotated link|Sustainable Development Goal 11}} * [[Sustainable urbanism]] * [[Transition town]] * [[Tree Cities of the World]] * [[Urban design]] * [[Urban forest inequity]] * [[Urban forestry]] * [[Urban green space]] * [[Urban park]] * [[Urban prairie]] * [[Urban reforestation]] * [[Urban vitality]] * [[Walking audit]] * [[Zero-carbon city]] {{div col end}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *Helmut Bott, Gregor Grassl, Stephan Anders (2019) [https://shop.detail.de/eu_e/sustainable-urban-planning.html Sustainable Urban Planning: Vibrant Neighbourhoods – Smart Cities – Resilience], DETAIL Publishers, Volume 1, {{ISBN|978-3-95553-462-2}} *Stanislav E. Shmelev and Irina A. Shmeleva (2009) "[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46514162_Sustainable_cities_Problems_of_integrated_interdisciplinary_research Sustainable cities: problems of integrated interdisciplinary research]", International Journal of Sustainable Development, Volume 12, Number 1, 2009, pp.&nbsp;4 – 23 *Richard Register (2006) ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/48558979&referer=brief_results Ecocities: building cities in balance with nature]'', New Society Publishers. {{ISBN|0-86571-552-1}}. *Shannon May (2008) "[https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13604810802168117 Ecological citizenship and a plan for sustainable development]", City,12:2,237 — 244 *Timothy Beatley (1997) ''[http://www.landstewardship.org/resources/resource/190/ Eco-city dimensions : healthy communities, healthy planet]'', New Society Publishers. {{ISBN|0-86571-353-7}}, {{OCLC|36695680}}. *Richard Register (1987) ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/15055352&referer=brief_results Ecocity Berkeley: building cities for a healthy future]'', North Atlantic Books. {{ISBN|1-55643-009-4}}. *Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe (1986) ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/9394364&referer=brief_results Sustainable communities: a new design synthesis for cities, suburbs, and towns]'', Sierra Club Books. {{ISBN|0-87156-629-X}}. *Paolo Soleri (1973) ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/34901911&referer=brief_results Arcology : the city in the image of man]'', MIT Press. {{ISBN|0-262-19060-5}}. *Ian L. McHarg (1969) ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/8518?tab=holdings Design with nature]'', Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History Press. *Federico Caprotti (2014) ''[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anti.12087 Eco-urbanism and the Eco-city, or, Denying the Right to the City?]'', [[Antipode (journal)|Antipode]], Volume 46, Issue 1, pp.&nbsp;1285-1303 *Simon Joss (2015) ''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080970868740104 Eco-cities and Sustainable Urbanism]'', [[International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences]] (Second Edition). {{ISBN|978-0-08097-086-8}} *{{cite book |last1=Breuste |first1=Jürgen |title=Urban Ecosystems: Function, Management and Development |date=2021 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-662-63279-6 |pages=263–312 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-63279-6_7 |language=en |chapter=What Does the Eco-City of Tomorrow Look like and What Are the Paths Leading to It?}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Sustainable urban planning}} {{Portal|Ecology|Environment|Renewable energy|Trees|Water}} *[http://www.shannonmay.com/Publications.html Eco Cities in China] Publications by Anthropologist Shannon May on the transformation of Huangbaiyu, China into an Eco Village *[http://www.habitat.org.tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=378:ecocity2009&catid=75:ekokenr&Itemid=89 Ecocity Summit 2009 ISTANBUL – TURKIYE] *[http://www.habitat.org.tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401:ecopolisecology&catid=75:ekokenr&Itemid=89 ECOPOLIS] *[https://greenscore.eco/greenscore_city_index.html Green Score City Index], GreenScore.eco *[http://www.ecotopia2121.com Ecotopia 2121]. An Atlas of 100 "Visionary Super-Green" cities of the future from around the world. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070625135937/http://www.ithacahours.com/losangeles.html Los Angeles: A History of the Future] *[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/sprawl.html Resource Guide on Sprawl and the New Urbanism] edited by Deborah Sommer, Environmental Design Library, University of California, Berkeley. *[https://sustainablecities.vattenfall.com Vattenfall Sustainable Cities] *[https://manifiesto.perspectivasanomalas.org/en/ Manifesto for the Reorganisation of the City after COVID19] | author: Massimo Paolini [20 April 2020] *[http://www.terrain.org/articles/13/strategy.htm Sustainable Cities], Terrain.org *[http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/297-Which-way-China- Which way China?] Herbert Girardet, 2006 October 42, chinadialogue. 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