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

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450 apartments, reflecting ambitions

infrastructure is 100% recyclable. Space-

for resource efficiency and social

saving culverts mean plot ratio can be

sustainability, are scheduled for

increased. Also, subsequent servicing

completion by 2017. This unique area is

of utility infrastructure will not require

conceived as an eco-village; everything

excavation work that disturbs the

is within easy reach and social interaction

environment or consumes resources

is stimulated by making it simple to

unnecessarily.

move around on foot or by bicycle.

Vallastaden lays the foundations for

Central road space is reserved for a car

building tomorrow’s society. Throughout

park. Infrastructure for charging electric

the entire planning process citizens’

vehicles will be in place throughout. In

dialogues have been held with residents,

a unique solution to the challenge of

builders and researchers.

minimising the space needed for utility

Another innovative initiative is Östra

infrastructure, all electric cables, fibre

Valla, a former industrial area earmarked

optics, district heating, water, sewerage

for sustainable redevelopment. There

and vacuum waste collection systems

will be residential premises here, but

are bundled in a single, prefabricated

primarily Östra Valla will be a business

culvert (2.5 metres in diameter). Cables

incubator for small and medium-sized

and conduits are prefabricated so the

enterprises and serve as a platform for

□ Long-term Strategic Sustainable □ The cooperation among the government, enterprises and universities in Linköping promote the sustainable development and innovation Development Plan of Linköping


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