will focus on new solutions for network monitoring, the use of electronic vehicles and char ging solutions, as well as the integration of local power pro duction through solar panels. We also have plans to investi gate the possibility of creating energy depots for customers and networks. Stockholm’s comprehensive city plan stipulates that all planning should promote walking and bicycling, and this philosophy will be follo wed diligently in the planning of Norra Djurgårdsstaden. The area will include numerous walking and bicycle paths, but also a wealth of other sustai nable transport options in the form of subways, buses, trams, boats and car pools. There will also be facilities for charging electric cars throughout the area. Proximity to the majority of amenities, combined with eservice solutions, are expected to reduce the need for trans port. Outdoor settings should be
green. Urban wetlands act like sponges, absorbing rainwater that falls during heavy down pours and this evens out water flow. When trees are planted, preference will be given to oaks, because they comprise their own ecosystem and con tribute to a great biological di versity as they age. Staffan Lo rentz feels that the neighbourhood’s many green areas are particularly exciting. ”In Norra Djurgårdsstaden, both roofs and walls will be able to be used in the same way as gardens, parks and artificial wetlands. The green area factor should promote both biological diversity and social recreation, and should prepare the neigh bourhood to manage climate change. Comprehensive plan ning has been taken to a new level in planning for the con struction of Norra Djurgårds staden,” adds Lorentz. The vision for Norra Djur gårdsstaden includes three overarching goals, the first of which aims to make the neigh
bourhood completely fossil fuel-free by 2030. This is a sig nificantly tougher target than what has been set up for Stock holm as a whole, which has a deadline of 2050. By 2020, the area must also be adapted to weather changes in climate, such as increased precipitation and elevated sea levels, and the idea is that each resident will emit less than 1.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. This can be compared with the aver age for a normal Swede today, which is 4.5 tonnes. Moreover, Norra Djurgårds staden is one of 17 projects around the world included in the Climate Positive Develop ment Program – a global cli mate programme initiated by the Clinton Climate Initiative in cooperation with the U.S Green Building Council. This is one of the reasons why the neighbourhood will serve as a test site for research projects within sustainable energy sys tems, with local production of electricity and heat.
Facts: Hammarby sjöstad
Facts: Norra Djurgårdsstaden
3 Construction period: 1995–2017 3 Area: 180 hectares 3 Dwellings: 11,000 3 Office space: 150,000 square metres 3 No. residents at completion: 25,000 3 Total investment: SEK 35 billion
3 Construction period: 2011–2025 3 Area: 236 hectares 3 Dwellings: 10,000 3 Office space: 600,000 square metres 3 No. residents at completion: 25,000 3 Total investment: SEK 50 billion
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