Freiburg Flashcards

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Describe social planning in Freiburg

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Local people involved in planning

Incentives for people who are environmentally friendly eg financial rewards for who compost green waste

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Describe economic planning in Freiburg

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Many jobs created in research and manufacture of solar technology
= Freiburg’s ‘solar valley’ where over 10,000 people employed in 1500 environmental businesses

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Describe environmental planning in Freiburg

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  • more than 1 million corks recycled per year
  • reduced annual waste disposal from 140,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes in 12 years
  • more than 88% of packing waste recycled
  • 350 community collection points for recycling
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Strategies for urban sustainability

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  • providing green spaces
  • collecting rainwater for use indoors
  • reducing fossil fuels
  • produce 10 million kilowatts of electricity from solar energy per year
  • 44,000 trees planted in parks and streets
  • 40% city is forested
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Sustainable approaches to water in Vauban

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  • permeable pavements that allow rainwater to soak through
    = conserves ground water supplies
  • water in River Dreisam is managed using retention basins
    = store water during floods which can be used in the city
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Advantages of Freiburg

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  • ideas of sustainable urban planning used globally
  • governments in Germany influenced by actions and made changes aswell
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