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Learning from Cities - The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

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related projects and activities, citizens

5-year phased and long-term development

have improved their awareness of

strategy of “4°C cooler”, to provide strong

environmental responsibility.

support for the city to achieve the cooling

(2) Making full use and combining

goal and sustainable development.

expertise of various types, so as to

(3) Actively seeking financial

effectively promote the process of urban

support from governments and all sectors

green infrastructure

of the society to guarantee the sustainable

Melbourne government has worked

operation of innovation project

together with various professional power

The successful implementation of

to jointly carry out related research and

Melbourne's innovation projects will not

close cooperation, mainly in the respects

do without substantial financial support,

of developing monitoring device for

in particular the continued long-term

green environment data, build economic

financial assistance. In order to guarantee

framework for green basic facilities,

the normal operation of the project,

wisdom city as well as city elasticity.

since 2010, this project has gained $40

For example, a joint research has been

million in financial support from the

carried out with Melbourne University,

City Council, State Government and

which aims to understand the effect of

the Federal Government. Except for

climate changes on trees in Melbourne

continued funding support from the City

technology in an in-depth way through the

Council, the project has also developed

technology of dendroarcheology, the first

an amendment for planning scheme,

case in the country; a study of “economic

established the “framework of open

assessment on green basic facilities”

space” to attract private-sector investment

has been jointly conducted by Victoria

in green infrastructure. In order to ensure

University, the state of Victoria and the

private-sector investment in an effective

other local governments. The study will

and orderly fashion, scientific evidence

establish innovation framework, so as

needs to be cited to promote public and

to assess the economic benefits of green

political agenda to attract long-term

infrastructure, including service value of

investments in green infrastructure. In

ecosystem service and effect on health,

this sense, the municipal government

etc. In summary, in the process of urban

of Melbourne advocated to cooperate

green infrastructure, Melbourne has fully

with the University of Victoria for the

taken advantage of professional expertise

establishment of economic framework to

of various types to form and improve

evaluate the economic and social value


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