Freiburg Flashcards
How does Freiburg conserve water?
-collecting rainwater
-green roofs capture water
-pervious pavements (recharge ground water)
-drainage wetlands
-flood retention basins
Describe the flood retention basins in Freiburg
-store excess water from the River Dreisam
-prevents floods but water can also be used in the city
-designed to be in keeping with Black Forest
How many solar installations are there in Freiburg and how much energy do they produce?
-400 solar installations (sunniest city in Germany)
-produces 10 million kilowatts of solar energy per year (they sell any extra)
What is Frieburg’s main source of renewable energy? Describe it
-biomass
-wood and rapeseed oil is burned to produce energy
-it produces enough energy to heat Freiburg’s three pools
By when does Freibug plan to be 100% powered by renewables? What does this mean they will have to do?
-2050
-half their energy consumption and increase energy efficiency
How many community recycling points are there in Freiburg?
350
How much packing waste is recycled in Freiburg?
88%
Burning waste provides energy for how many Freiburg homes?
28,000
How many corks are recycled each year in Freiburg?
More than 1 million
How many kgs of non-recyclable waste is produced per head in Freiburg compared to the rest of Germany?
-90kgs in Freiburg
-122kgs in Germany
What % of Freiburg is forested?
40%
What % of Freiburg’s forests are nature conservation areas? How much is managed and how much is wild?
-56%=nature conservation areas
-of which 50% is managed and 6% wild
How many trees have been planted in Freiburg’s streets and parks? What is special about all these new plantings?
-44,000
-only native trees and shrubs have been planted
How many hectares of parkland are there in Freiburg?
600
There are less than …. cars per 1000 people in Freiburg
500
