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Features of sustainable urban living (Creating green space - in Freibury…
Features of sustainable urban living
Water conservation
Sustainable water supply depends on individuals using as little water as possible
This involves collecting and recycling water rather than relying on water pumped from reservoirs.
Homes need to have roof gardens, with facilities for rainwater harvesting and wastewater recycling.
Collecting rainwater for indoor use.
Waste water system allows rainwater to be retained, reused or to seep back into the ground.
unpaved tramways, drainage wetlands.
Energy conservation
Street lighting is fitted with energy-efficient bulbs
Saving energy, efficient technology, use of renewable energy sources.
The city plans to be 100 per cent powered by renewable energy by 2050.
This will require halving energy consumption by increasing energy efficency in homes, offices and factories. 😄
Solar panels are improtant becuase they are a form of renewable energy.
Creating green space - in Freibury
40% of the city is forested
Only native trees and shrubs are planted in the 600 hectares of parks
44000 trees have been planted in park and trees
The provision of open spaces contributes to sustainablility in both economic and environmental terms.
These areas serve as the city's green lungs and help keep the air clean.
From 1989 environmental education became a cross-curricular topic in schools
Since 2009 carbon dioxide emissions have been monitored in order to measure the efficiency of green spaces in absorbing carbon dioxide.
Transport
In the 1960s the first bus rapid transit system was created, with a readial pattern of dedicated roads linked to other transport networks, carrying 1.8 million people per day.
An east-west highway, or green line has four out of seven lanes reserved for buses - half run on biofuel - bus travel times have been reduced, so encouraging people to use them
Waste recycling
Residents receive food in exchange for waste handed in for recycling. Neighbourhoods also recieve credits towards community services. People seperate recyclable waste (collected three times a week - 6,800 tonnes is collected each year)
The recyclable non-organic waste goes to a plant made of recycled materials! They are separated into plastics, paper, and metals and all are recycled. Curitiba recycles 2/3s of its waste. The scheme generates jobs, reduces landfill and is cheaper than landfill as it generates money.
Landowners who create parks are exempt from land taxes