sustainable city

• Sustainability


  Meeting the needs of today, without compromising the needs of tomorrow
• Sustainable urban living


  • Meeting the needs of today and the environment we live in
• Water conservation


  1. Reducing the amount we use

  2. Reusing what is used
• Water conservation measures


  • Improve sanitation through sewage works
  • Educate people on water usage and wastage
  • Improve or install water treatment plants
  • Encourage low-flow flush toilets or use grey water systems
• Many cities are growing in regions where water is already scarce


  The future impacts of climate change are likely to worsen the issue
• Energy conservation


  1. Increase temperature: Encourage people to use energy saving appliances

  2. Climate change: Promote renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels

  3. Health: Reduce pollution from coal power stations
• Urban greening


  • Managing economic and environmental factors to improve quality of life
  • Provide green spaces for families
  • Minimise use of greenfield sites, use brownfield sites
  • Involve local communities which provide a range of employment
• Urban greening


  • Reduces flooding
  • Increases biodiversity
  • Helps reduce temperatures
  • Improves air quality
• Corporate sustainability measures


  • Reducing packaging
  • Using recyclable packaging
  • Trading locally
  • Using renewable energy and low-energy devices
• Cities need to be economically sustainable, or they can become bankrupt
• Detroit, Michigan became the largest city in US history (2013) to file for bankruptcy


  • Revenue fell due to a declining population, rising unemployment and a lack of property and income taxes
• Ecotown developments


  • Reduce overall footprint
  • Encourage strong community ties
  • Energy saving measures in homes
  • Green spaces to protect and enhance wildlife
• Urban Transport strategies


  1. Reducing traffic congestion

  2. Encourage use of public transport

  3. Create bus lane priority

  4. Promote flexible working hours or work from home
• Measures to encourage cycling

  • Bristol was the UK's first city to promote cycling, investing in cycle lanes and supporting bike projects
• Measures to encourage car sharing

  • Many cities have dedicated carpool lanes
• Measures to reduce car usage in city centres

  • Investment in Park and Ride
  • Congestion charges
• London's congestion charge has reduced pollution levels by approximately 25% and stopped 13,500 cars a day entering the city centre
• What is grey water?


  grey water is water that has not been treated. It is either reused water or untreated rainfall. Some domestic uses of water do not require treated. e.g Flushing toilets
• What is a Ecotown?

  An ecotown is an ecological aware urban housing centre. Built to be as sustainable as possible with as little impact on the surrounding environment
• What is Park and Ride?


  A scheme where your car is left at the urban fringe and you take a scheduled bus into the city centre. Usually run by the local council and you pay a flat fee for all day parking
• What is a urban fringe?

   the area at the very edge of the city beside the countryside.