Freiburg
- Created by: Luke B4iley
- Created on: 06-06-22 11:36
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- Freiburg
- Social Planning
- Locals can invest in renewable energy like one district invested in 9 windmills, 8 solar energy systems and hydro electric plan
- Financial return for investors and for those who compost their green waste/ use textile nappies
- Economic Planning
- 10,000 employed in 1500 environmental businesses like Solar factory (employs 250 people)
- Institute for Solar energy systems develop new solar cooling / host European solar energy conference
- Environmental Planning
- 350 community recycling points with < 88% of packing waste recycled
- Annual waste reduced by 90 000 tons in 12 yrs and burning provides energy for 28000 homes
- Sustainable Living
- Energy
- Strict policy on saving energy and efficiency with 100% renewable energy powered 2050
- About 400 solar panel in city producing 10 M kW of energy per year with excess sold
- Large proportion from biomass e.g. waste wood or rapeseed and from biogas from organic waste
- Water Supply
- Waste system allows rainwater to be retained on green roofs and used indoors--or to seep back into ground through unpaved tramways, pervious pavements and wetlands
- River Dreisam managed by flood retention basin designed around the Black Forest Scenery
- Greenspaces
- 40% of city is forested with 44% used for timber and 75% left to grow back
- Only native native trees and shrubs in 600 ha of parks
- Energy
- Vauban
- Inner city district in Freiburg, built on the site of a former army barracks (brownfield site)
- Now 5500 people in low energy buildings - all existing trees retained, created greenspaces, green roofs and rainwater collection.
- Social Planning
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