Sustainable City - Copenhagen Flashcards
What country is Copenhagen capital of?
Denmark
what percentage of employees work more than 40 hours per week?
2%
how many miles of cycle lanes in the city?
249
example of a development to encourage cycling?
elevated ‘cyke’ cycle bridge
how many fewer sick days due to cycling?
1 million
what are some industries that excel in Copenhagen?
IT, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
what businesses are the norm in the city?
indpendant small busineses rather than chains
climate plan of 2011 aims to have Copenhagen carbon neutral by what year?
2025
what has happened to the harbour that bisects the city?
has been redeveloped and cleaned of pollution and is now a place to swim
in what year was the ‘middelgrunden’ offshore wind farm built?
2001
what policies make up the Copenhagen finger plan of 2007?
- protect urban green belt
- limit urban sprawl
what country has highest levels of taxation in the world?
Denmark
what is the ‘citizens dialogue’
a policy which allows the public to paticipate in policy making for the city.
