Sweden THE WORLDS MOST SUSTAINABLE COUNTRY

The Most Sustainable Sweden was given the title of the world’s most sustainable country in 2013 because of “its use of renewable energy sources and low carbon dioxide emissions, as well as social and governance practices such as labor participation, education and institutional framework” (Environment Leader) 2

The Most Sustainable  The Swedish government has made a point of pushing sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.  The most well-known practice is that Sweden recycles 99% of their garbage 3

The Most Sustainable   Sweden burns their garbage to heat their cities. 4

Investing in Green Technology  Sweden has invested SEK 100 million every year from 2011 to 2014 in green technology  Sweden’s environment technology has brought in jobs and money  Employs about 40, 000 people  Brought in SEK 120 billion 5

Investing in Green Technology The money Swedish government has given to the sector has gone into:  Promoting the export of environmental technology  promoting research and innovation  making it easier to commercialize innovations 6

Private Initiatives to Create Sustainability The One Tonne Lifestyle  A project by A-Hus, Volvo, and Vattenfall  Goal was to create a lifestyle which carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced to one metric ton per person a year.  The Lindell family were given lived in an environmentally designed timber house, had an electric car and a whole range of experts to help them, the family almost succeeded in achieving the goal  They family went from 7.3 metric tonnes per person a year to 1.5 tonnes. 7

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Private Initiatives to Create Sustainability Agriculture  Swedish company Plantagon works with urban agriculture and specializes in what is known as vertical cultivation.  Vertical greenhouses minimize the need for energy, water and pesticides. 9

Sustainable Transportation Electric Trains  Trains run by the government are powered by electricity  Only renewable electricity is bought from hydropower or wind power.  production of electricity for trains causes minimal emissions 10

Sustainable Transportation Public Transit  New trams are at least 98 percent recyclable  The entire subway system runs on green electricity  since 2009, there are 28 buses running on biogas and 127 running on ethanol  Target is to have all buses running on renewable, environmentally-friendly fuel by

Sustainable Transportation Bicycling  In 2011, the Swedish government appointed a special investigator to review regulations that affect cycling.  Swedish Transport Agency in cooperation with other government agencies has been assigned to develop an action plan to increase cycling. 12

Malmo, Sweden A SUSTAINABLE CITY 13

Intro to Malmo  Malmö is Sweden's third largest city by  Population: 278,523.  Area: km²  Malmö is a young city. Almost half of the population is under the age of 35 (48%). 14

Intro Malmo  Malmö is part of the transnational Öresund Region  Öresund Bridge crosses the Öresund to Copenhagen, Denmark. 15

Intro to Malmo  In the late 1980s, Malmö was a typical industrial city  The Kockums shipyard closed, thousands of workers were laid off in 1986  Government realized the city had to change  From manufacturing town to city of knowledge 16

Intro to Malmo  Lost 30,000 jobs in 3 years in late 1980s.  Then came the Oresund university: collaboration between 12 universities and colleges in the region  IT companies were attracted to the city 17

Building Sustainability  Malmö is a compact city and needs collective services such as transport and bicycle pathways  Incorporates mixed use planning (combination of residential, commercial and industrial) and green space 18

Building Sustainability Master plan is create a completely sustainable city, focusing on three important areas of sustainability: economics, social, and the environment. 19

Green Roofs  Late 1990s Augustenborg residential area was becoming run down and tenants were leaving.  The city took an ecological approach to the problem by laying out 10,000 m 2 of green roof vegetation to avoid flooding  Also built expansive green areas and improved the energy efficiency and access to recycling facilities.  Augustenborg Eco city, about 1 kilometer from the city centre, is the world’s biggest roof garden. 20

Ekostaden Augustenborg  Ekostaden Augustenborg is the collective name for a program to make Augustenborg into a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable neighborhood.  One of Sweden´s largest urban sustainability projects, was supported by the government´s Local Investment Programme and key local partners within Malmö City. 21

Ekostaden Augustenborg  Total 32hac, 3hac industrial area, 1800flats, 3000 residents.  Aim- to raise the profile of the area through an environmental urban renewal.  Another aim of the project is to enable residents to take a leading role in the ideas, design and implementation of the project. 22

Sustainable Measures  Open runoff system has solved the flooding problem, 70% water retained.  Waste leaving the area reduced by 70%.  Housing to elderly people is provided.  Residents started a carpool by their own initiative  Employment rate risen since1997 from 35% to 48%  Migration reduced from 28% to 10%. 23

BO01- An ecological city of tomorrow  In Malmö, a sustainable district has grown up in the wake of the Bo01 housing exhibition.  The housing exhibition site has since developed into the district known as Bo01 (Live01) where the emphasis for the town planners has been on high-quality permanent housing solutions, architectural diversity and urban spaces.  Objective is for the district to be a leading international example of environmental adaptation and social sustainability in a densely built- up area.  It is hoped that Bo01 will strengthen sustainable growth in western harbour and Malmö as a whole. 24

BO01  Consumption of resources in Bo01 is minimized.  Solar panels on the roofs supply a fifth of the heat, the remainder coming from thermal heating and Malmö's existing, super-efficient district heating system.  Recyclable and organic materials are sorted and contribute to energy production by the city's biogas plant. 25

BO01  The residents of Bo01 are encouraged regularly to check their energy consumption on information panels installed in each home.  Paths and cycle tracks have been given high-priority.  Over the last 10 years, the municipality has transformed the island from a polluted industrial area to an environment- conscious district with homes, businesses and recreational areas.  A fundamentally sustainable approach to planning of the building instructions has been key in the creation of the district. 26

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Solar Cells in Sege Park  Sege Park in Malmö, completed in summer 2007, features the largest photovoltaic plant in Sweden, consisting of 1250 square meters of solar cells with a peak power of 166 kW.  A total of 15 PV-plants have been installed on official buildings like schools, museums and hospitals.  It is also planned that this neighborhood, featuring a former hospital, will also become an environmentally sustainable city district. 28

Energy Efficient Buildings  A preschool in Southern Malmö is the municipality´s first low-energy preschool, an important pilot project for the construction of future municipal buildings.  The preschool´s walls are a half meter thick, using dense materials whist energy consumption for water heating is limited to 70 kWh per square meter per year. 29

Vastra hamnen  Former industrial landfill area will house 30,000 residents, students and workplaces.  Development on a 20 year perspective. 30

Biodiversity  Green space factor  Local rain water management in open spaces.  Habitats and new parks.  Compensation habitat for birds.  Courtyard is built with naturalistic biotopes.  Part of courtyard left to grow by natural  succession.  Semi-natural habitats created in parks. 31

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Is Malmö Really Sustainable?  This former heavily polluted industrial area has been regenerated into an attractive residential and business district that runs on renewable energy, has low energy housing and living green roofs.  Malmö is a fantastic city to cycle in, it’s pancake flat and compact and has some 420 km of bike lanes 33

Systemic and Lifestyle Changes  Low-energy schools and houses that are so well insulated that body heat keeps them warm.  96% recycling rate; what cannot be reused is burned in a waste-to- energy facility for district heating.  Buses run on biogas.  Vacuum garbage removal system.  Green Roofs.  Open storm water management.  Organic gardening in the middle of the city.  Sensors on traffic lights detect bicycles and adjust for them.  It is a “fair trade” city  The schools serve organic food. 34

In Conclusion  Sweden is better than us. 35