The Most Sustainable Sweden was given the title of the worlds
most sustainable country in 2013 because of its use of renewable
energy sources and low carbon dioxide emissions, as well as social
and governance practices such as labor participation, education and
institutional framework (Environment Leader) 2
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The Most Sustainable The Swedish government has made a point of
pushing sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. The
most well-known practice is that Sweden recycles 99% of their
garbage 3
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The Most Sustainable
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Y8GUnSTlQ Sweden burns their
garbage to heat their cities. 4
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Investing in Green Technology Sweden has invested SEK 100
million every year from 2011 to 2014 in green technology Swedens
environment technology has brought in jobs and money Employs about
40, 000 people Brought in SEK 120 billion 5
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Investing in Green Technology The money Swedish government has
given to the sector has gone into: Promoting the export of
environmental technology promoting research and innovation making
it easier to commercialize innovations 6
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Private Initiatives to Create Sustainability The One Tonne
Lifestyle A project by A-Hus, Volvo, and Vattenfall Goal was to
create a lifestyle which carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced
to one metric ton per person a year. The Lindell family were given
lived in an environmentally designed timber house, had an electric
car and a whole range of experts to help them, the family almost
succeeded in achieving the goal They family went from 7.3 metric
tonnes per person a year to 1.5 tonnes. 7
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Private Initiatives to Create Sustainability
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Private Initiatives to Create Sustainability Agriculture
Swedish company Plantagon works with urban agriculture and
specializes in what is known as vertical cultivation. Vertical
greenhouses minimize the need for energy, water and pesticides.
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Sustainable Transportation Electric Trains Trains run by the
government are powered by electricity Only renewable electricity is
bought from hydropower or wind power. production of electricity for
trains causes minimal emissions 10
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Sustainable Transportation Public Transit New trams are at
least 98 percent recyclable The entire subway system runs on green
electricity since 2009, there are 28 buses running on biogas and
127 running on ethanol Target is to have all buses running on
renewable, environmentally-friendly fuel by 2025. 11
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Sustainable Transportation Bicycling In 2011, the Swedish
government appointed a special investigator to review regulations
that affect cycling. Swedish Transport Agency in cooperation with
other government agencies has been assigned to develop an action
plan to increase cycling. 12
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Malmo, Sweden A SUSTAINABLE CITY 13
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Intro to Malmo Malm is Sweden's third largest city by
Population: 278,523. Area: 158.4 km Malm is a young city. Almost
half of the population is under the age of 35 (48%). 14
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Intro Malmo Malm is part of the transnational resund Region
resund Bridge crosses the resund to Copenhagen, Denmark. 15
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Intro to Malmo In the late 1980s, Malm was a typical industrial
city The Kockums shipyard closed, thousands of workers were laid
off in 1986 Government realized the city had to change From
manufacturing town to city of knowledge 16
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Intro to Malmo Lost 30,000 jobs in 3 years in late 1980s. Then
came the Oresund university: collaboration between 12 universities
and colleges in the region IT companies were attracted to the city
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Building Sustainability Malm is a compact city and needs
collective services such as transport and bicycle pathways
Incorporates mixed use planning (combination of residential,
commercial and industrial) and green space 18
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Building Sustainability Master plan is create a completely
sustainable city, focusing on three important areas of
sustainability: economics, social, and the environment. 19
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Green Roofs Late 1990s Augustenborg residential area was
becoming run down and tenants were leaving. The city took an
ecological approach to the problem by laying out 10,000 m 2 of
green roof vegetation to avoid flooding Also built expansive green
areas and improved the energy efficiency and access to recycling
facilities. Augustenborg Eco city, about 1 kilometer from the city
centre, is the worlds biggest roof garden. 20
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Ekostaden Augustenborg Ekostaden Augustenborg is the collective
name for a program to make Augustenborg into a more socially,
economically and environmentally sustainable neighborhood. One of
Swedens largest urban sustainability projects, was supported by the
governments Local Investment Programme and key local partners
within Malm City. 21
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Ekostaden Augustenborg Total 32hac, 3hac industrial area,
1800flats, 3000 residents. Aim- to raise the profile of the area
through an environmental urban renewal. Another aim of the project
is to enable residents to take a leading role in the ideas, design
and implementation of the project. 22
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Sustainable Measures Open runoff system has solved the flooding
problem, 70% water retained. Waste leaving the area reduced by 70%.
Housing to elderly people is provided. Residents started a carpool
by their own initiative Employment rate risen since1997 from 35% to
48% Migration reduced from 28% to 10%. 23
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BO01- An ecological city of tomorrow In Malm, a sustainable
district has grown up in the wake of the Bo01 housing exhibition.
The housing exhibition site has since developed into the district
known as Bo01 (Live01) where the emphasis for the town planners has
been on high-quality permanent housing solutions, architectural
diversity and urban spaces. Objective is for the district to be a
leading international example of environmental adaptation and
social sustainability in a densely built- up area. It is hoped that
Bo01 will strengthen sustainable growth in western harbour and Malm
as a whole. 24
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BO01 Consumption of resources in Bo01 is minimized. Solar
panels on the roofs supply a fifth of the heat, the remainder
coming from thermal heating and Malm's existing, super-efficient
district heating system. Recyclable and organic materials are
sorted and contribute to energy production by the city's biogas
plant. 25
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BO01 The residents of Bo01 are encouraged regularly to check
their energy consumption on information panels installed in each
home. Paths and cycle tracks have been given high-priority. Over
the last 10 years, the municipality has transformed the island from
a polluted industrial area to an environment- conscious district
with homes, businesses and recreational areas. A fundamentally
sustainable approach to planning of the building instructions has
been key in the creation of the district. 26
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Solar Cells in Sege Park Sege Park in Malm, completed in summer
2007, features the largest photovoltaic plant in Sweden, consisting
of 1250 square meters of solar cells with a peak power of 166 kW. A
total of 15 PV-plants have been installed on official buildings
like schools, museums and hospitals. It is also planned that this
neighborhood, featuring a former hospital, will also become an
environmentally sustainable city district. 28
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Energy Efficient Buildings A preschool in Southern Malm is the
municipalitys first low-energy preschool, an important pilot
project for the construction of future municipal buildings. The
preschools walls are a half meter thick, using dense materials
whist energy consumption for water heating is limited to 70 kWh per
square meter per year. 29
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Vastra hamnen Former industrial landfill area will house 30,000
residents, students and workplaces. Development on a 20 year
perspective. 30
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Biodiversity Green space factor Local rain water management in
open spaces. Habitats and new parks. Compensation habitat for
birds. Courtyard is built with naturalistic biotopes. Part of
courtyard left to grow by natural succession. Semi-natural habitats
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What Malmo Looks Like
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Is Malm Really Sustainable? This former heavily polluted
industrial area has been regenerated into an attractive residential
and business district that runs on renewable energy, has low energy
housing and living green roofs. Malm is a fantastic city to cycle
in, its pancake flat and compact and has some 420 km of bike lanes
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Systemic and Lifestyle Changes Low-energy schools and houses
that are so well insulated that body heat keeps them warm. 96%
recycling rate; what cannot be reused is burned in a waste-to-
energy facility for district heating. Buses run on biogas. Vacuum
garbage removal system. Green Roofs. Open storm water management.
Organic gardening in the middle of the city. Sensors on traffic
lights detect bicycles and adjust for them. It is a fair trade city
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