Hannover: Kronsberg

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Hannover Kronsberg
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Freiburg Vauban
Site of former French barracks turned into a
dynamic new suburb
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Freiburg Vauban
Further examples of passivhaus construction and
of Baugruppen - blocks of flats self-built by
groups of people who commission their own
architect. This example compact affordable
housing with its own guest facility
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Freiburg Vauban
Net energy exporting houses large glazed areas
and PV roofs facing south less glazing to the
north
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Vienna Spittelau Energy from Waste
Proud of the incinerator! Viennas second largest
District Heating plant is also an art gallery
Designer - Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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Distinguishing commonplace from pioneering
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• COMMON THEMES
• Integrated, barrier free, transport
• Energy and waste
• Planning for sustainable development
• ISLANDS
• Car or parking free areas car sharing (limited)
  non-fossil fuel vehicles
• Micro-generation (but solar increasing)
• Passivhaus building

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Theme 1 Transport

• Integrated transport, central to (and often in
  before the start of) development barrier free
  also operational car free and parking free
  schemes

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Theme 2 Energy and Waste
District heating and energy from waste, both
standard practice. Large scale wind power and
extensive solar (PV and thermal). Passivhaus -
new build and renewal
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Theme 3 PlanningUrban Sustainable Development
Hans Mönninghoff
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Candour Policy Alignment

• Oslos vision the most sustainable city Peter
  Austin
• These examples show us the way forward. But they
  are still the exception, not the rule.
• We need to find better ways to
• make energy improvements without unreasonable
  increases in costs for residents and users
• persuade all the actors in urban development to
  pull in the same direction
• combine good design with energy efficiency
• Being candid about conflicts e.g. Contradictory
  Hamburg Rainer Scheppelmann
• Northern Europes logistical hub Europes 2nd
  largest port No 3 in aviation industry biggest
  contiguous industrial region in Europe
• Close knit public transport, one of best in
  world 20 open space

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Social market economy different
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• STUDY TOUR
• Strong municipalities red/green politics
• Local authorities own or can control land
• Local authorities own, or part own, utilities
• Central govt underwrites renewable energy
  financially
• Flatted accommodation within or close to cities
• WHAT IF?
• Housebuilders pre-empt options through land banks
• PPP (UK) Deregulation privatisation
• Development dispersed no CHP/DH
• Reliance on C. Govt, technology lifestyle
  changes

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Effective partnership for sustainable development
Resources
Networks
Assemblies
(land, finance,
(infrastructure,
(homes,
laws)
social support)
businesses)
International and national government
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Households
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Businesses
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Aim high but deliverable strategiesE.G.
Approaches to building energy efficiencyStudy
Tour (step by step) c.f. UK (carbon neutral)

• STRATEGIC CHOICES e.g Copenhagen
• Politicians may commit to carbon neutral
• Officials have to devise deliverable strategies
  and programmes (not commit to fantasy)

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Lessons at every Level
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• Strategy ? Implementation ? Measurement
• Fail to develop the key role for local and
  intermediate government ? fetters and limits
  options (to radical technology and/or behaviour
  change) need innovation in local governance
• Partnership neighbouring authorities (e.g.
  Hannover / Hamburg) private sector
• Move beyond new build
• Most of 2050 development already built rehab
  often more resource efficient
• Why so much new development? Need to consider
  regional policy, and tackle disadvantage at
  source

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What do we need to do?
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• Learn from case studies (what works and what
  doesnt) and how to replicate pilots
• Pioneer low carbon development in both new build
  and, especially, retrofit
• Continue to enhance transport integration
• Develop new financial instruments local
  government bonds, and real public-private
  partnership
• Assess how to tackle issues at source
• Sustainable development has got to be better -
  drop the hairshirt options
• THANK YOU!