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

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making process. Apart from that, the

(50%) that are responsible for the cost of

government also takes full account

conversion points.

of the role of civil institutions in formulating policies, changing from

3.“Extended”Defeats“Closed”

“unilateral” to “multilateral”. In this

If a city wants to build a clean

way, the government achieves a great

development mechanism, projects

success while also reducing its burden.

regarding the reduction of greenhouse

In addition to the government and the

gas emission in non-industrial areas

public, parties involved in the project are

are very important. Based on a reliable

Kwangju Bank, Korea Electric Power

data system, the Kwangju carbon bank

Corporation, Kwangju water company,

project, which is a trading system,

Hae Yang city gas company, “Green On”

can be extended to the non-industrial

coalition (including 31 non-governmental

sectors. In contrast, the carbon bank

organizations), local community Leaders

enjoys great ductility, and can add more

Union, Saemaeul women’s Union

content compared to some of the specific

and carbon emissions coordination

policies. As in the original energy saving

organizations. During the Five-year period

fields such as electricity, city gas, water,

from 2008 to 2012, the Kwangju Bank is

etc., carbon bank continues to include

responsible for the cost converted through

food waste recycling program. In the

points in the Carbon Bank Project. The

future, it will be further expanded from

city takes the responsibility for promotion

the household sector to 315 schools,

expenses, and “Green On” coalition is

36,855 commercial enterprises and 4,280

responsible for concrete implementation

manufacturing facilities. The system plans

of promotion and publicity. Since 2012,

to cover all areas except the traffic, and

they are the Ministry of Environment,

each individual item is included in the

Republic of Korea (50%) and Kwangju

system at a low cost.


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