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