Ecodistrict
An ecodistrict or eco-district is a neologism associating the terms "district" and "eco" as an abbreviation of ecological. It designates an urban planning aiming to integrate objectives of "sustainable development" and reduce the ecological footprint of the project. This notion insists on the consideration of the whole environmental issues by attributing them ambitious levels of requirements.
Examples
Ecodistricts can be found in metropolises such as :
- Audubon Park Garden District (Orlando, Florida) (U.S.A.)
- Stockholm (Hammarby Sjöstad) (Sweden)
- Hanover (Germany)
- Freiburg im Breisgau (Vauban, Freiburg) (Germany)
- Malmö(BO01) (Sweden)
- London (BedZED) (United Kingdom)
- Grenoble (De Bonne and Blanche Monier) (France)
- Dongtan (China)
- EVA Lanxmeer (Netherlands)
- Amersterdam Noord (Netherlands)[1]
- Jono district low-carbon project (Kitakyushu, Japan)
- Frequel-Fontarabie (Paris, France)
- Atlanta (Midtown, Atlanta Georgia) (United States)
- Energy Hub Project— Tweewaters Leuven (Belgium)
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See also
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