tailieunhanh - The Green City Guidelines

he race to become the Greenest City in the world is both a friendly and ierce competition. It’s friendly because when one city succeeds, we all beneit from the shared knowledge and improved health of our planet, as well as the new opportunities that emerge in the green economy. he race is a ierce one because the stakes are so high. In fact, the kind of change needed for all of us to thrive in healthy and prosperous communities requires a world full of Greenest Cities. here are four key ingredients required for us to succeed: vision, leadership, action, and. | There has never been a greater need for the people planning and running our cities as well as the residents who pay for it to understand the critical significance of green space in our urban environment. Working with green is a way to respond to the true needs of people when designing buildings the public realm transport and communications infrastructure. This is a goal to which every professional can apply themselves. These guidelines are a starting point so interested parties can come together internationally and discuss techniques for urban development. theCREEN Green Green Welcome to this volume of The Green City Guidelines - the first of its kind There has never been a greater need for the people planning and running our cities as well as the residents themselves to understand the critical significance of green space in our urban environment. 11ii I 1i M lil - Working with green is a way to respond to the true needs of people when designing buildings the public realm transport and communications infrastructure. This is a goal to which every professional can apply themselves. These guidelines are a starting point so interested parties can come together internationally and discuss techniques for urban development. What this set of guidelines shows is that the knowledge is already there. The theory substantiated by empirical scientific research proves that green infrastructure is a key element in constructing living spaces that work. This is powerful information at a time when budgets are being cut and every cost scrutinised. This set of guidelines and techniques will demonstrate to practitioners that investment and maintenance in green infrastructure is not a cost but brings value from a social economic and environmental point of view -in summary the Green City Philosophy . A group of leading researchers and practitioners have contributed to this volume and it is to be used as a stimulus for the global adoption of the Green City Philosophy.