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Sustainability reviews

Transformation of cities and towns

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Planning of new cities and towns

Swecos experience of working for sustainable

urban development embraces projects carried out

in eight countries and three continents.

WORLD-WIDE EXPERIENCE

Planning of new cities and townsTangshan Bay Eco-City, ChinaChang-Ji Special Eco-Zone, ChinaThe Dongli Lake Project, China

Wuxi Eco-City, ChinaLuodian Town in Shanghai, ChinaBaltic Pearl Project, RussiaSkolkovo Innovation City, RussiaHammarby Sjstad, SwedenWestern Harbor in Malm, Sweden

Sustainability reviewsCork South Docklands Master Plan, IrelandToronto Waterfront Revitalization Project, CanadaHohhot and Wuhai Green Cities, Inner Mongolia

Transformation of cities and townsMatsumoto City and Yamada Town Workshop, JapanEdmonton City Center Airport Lands, Canada

Tallinn Old City Harbor, EstoniaNelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South AfricaRiver City International Workshop, Sweden


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INTEGRATED APPROACH

URBAN FUNCTIONS BUILDING ANDARCHITECTURE

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INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY (ICT)

WATER SUPPLY ANDSANITATION

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The integrated approach takes advantage of

synergies between all the urban systems in the

city a basic feature of Swecos approach to

sustainable urban development.

WORKING METHOD TOOL BOX

The Sweco concept for sustainable urban development con-sists of a working method for sustainability reviews and plan-ning based on open, creative and constructive communicationand cooperation between decision-makers, experts and the

public. Important steps include organization and manage-ment of the task, diagnosis of the current situation, specica-tion of key issues, objectives and indicators, impact analysesand selection of strategies. A number of tools are utilized tofacilitate this cyclical and dynamic process, such as SWOT-analysis, scenario techniques, back casting and SEA (Strate-gic Environmental Assessment).Eco-Cycle ModelIn a Sustainable City, the use of renewable resources is emp-hazised, resource consumption is minimized and resourcesare managed in a way that maximizes recovery and reuse.New system solutions provide scope for synergies betweensewage, waste and energy production and enable coordina-

tion with efcient land use, landscape planning and transportsystems. This is illustrated by the eco-cycle model which isessential for a denitive shift from linear to circular resourceows.

New and Existing Urban AreasThe concept is applicable in planning and design of new citiesand towns where there is a window of opportunity to achieveboth climate-positive and attractive cities. In addition, the con-

cept can be used to develop strategies for successive realign-ment of existing urban areas in a sustainable direction.

The Concept BackgroundThe Sustainable City concept (renamed in 2008 to the Symbio-City Concept) was developed by Sweco for the 2002 WorldSummit of Sustainable Development in Johannesburg onbehalf of the Swedish Government through the Ministry forForeign Affairs, the Ministry of the Environment and the Swed-ish environmental technology industry by way of the SwedishTrade Council. The overall objective was to promote a sustain-able development of cities in economic, social, ecologicaland spatial dimensions. Sweco now plays an active role in theSwedish SymbioCity network.


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NEW CITIES TANGSHAN BAYECO-CITY, CHINA

A new and internationally renowned sustainable city is takingshape in the Tangshan region, 250 kilometers east of Beijing. Ina long-term perspective, up to 1.5 million people are expectedto live in this eco-city with an area of 150 square kilometers.

Swecos conceptual plan for the rst development phase of30 square kilometers includes sustainable solutions for energy,

water, waste, transportation, land use and ecosystems, as wellas public and social spaces.

The goal of the project is to build a both climate neutral andattractive city, mainly based on a combination and adaptationof Swedish innovative examples on different planning levels.Sweco is also designing a Sustainability Center including anexhibit of cutting-edge innovations in sustainable urban devel-opment, training facilities, R&D and an interactive demonstra-tion of environmental technology.

The eco-city has a compact and mixed-use structure. Theurban nodes serve as centers for the city districts and havebeen given distinct proles such as innovation, trade, scienceand sports. The structure supports the development of sus-tainable transportation modes with priority for walking, bicy-

cling and public transportation. The green and blue structureis an integral part of the public space.

Client: Planning Commission of Tangshan Bay Eco-City.


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NEW CITIES CHANG-JI SPECIALECO-ZONE, CHINA

Chinas urban development has arrived at a city-region devel-opment stage. Town clusters will become a basic geographicunit that pushes regional development. Swecos task is toperform regional spatial planning for the Chang-Ji SpecialEco-zone from sustainable development perspective. Swecoproposes to strengthen the region and use the resources ofthe green core area by locating six medium sized towns in anetwork. Each has a unique character that is inuenced by thesurrounding natural resources, industrial and business areasand transport hubs. In Chang-Ji, Sweco will construct themost genuine eco special zone through resource efciencyand recycling based on eco concepts and technology.

Client:Changchun City Planning Bureau

NEW CITIES DONGLI LAKE PROJECT,

CHINAOutside Tianjin, the ancient port city and gateway to Beijing,a new town will be built for 100,000 residents. The ambitionis to create a town with a clear ecological prole and with ahigh level of sustainability consideration. The landscape is aat delta area previously used for farming and sh breeding.The area of 680 acres is thus a part of an ecologically interest-ing region around 150 kilometers from Beijing.

Swecos assignment was to develop a conceptual masterplan and a conceptual control plan for the rst phase of a newtown. The master plan included some 10,000 apartments aswell as services and commercial premises. The planning con-

cept, in brief, can be seen as an integration of ecology and newurbanism. An ecological strategy was developed in a numberof workshops together with stakeholders from both the publicand private sector.

Client: Vanke Real Estate Co

NEW CITIES WUXI ECO-CITY, CHINAThis Eco Demonstration Housing project is located within thenew eco-city that is being planned in Wuxi north of Taihu, alarge lake with good natural qualities. A project aimed at creat-ing 2,500 apartments of high international standard is one ofthe rst phases to be realized within this new eco-city. Theapartments will differ in size and standard in order to matchdifferent lifestyles, including apartments for the elderly andyoung single households. Besides housing, it contains com-mercial and public services such as a shopping center, restau-rants, cafs etc.

The layout of the area takes advantage of the river which is

the main natural resource connecting several sites. The plan-ning also takes advantage of an efcient planned public trans-portation system that will connect the new eco-city with Wuxiand the entire region.

Client: Vanke Real Estate Co


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TRANSFORMATIONMATSUMOTOCITY AND YAMADA TOWN WORK-SHOP, JAPAN

Creative, sustainable solutions call for an integrated holis-tic systems approach and interdisciplinary working meth-ods. During a three-day seminar, Sweco employed a uniqueworking procedure based on specic steps for analysis andsynthesis for two case cities in Japan Yamada, which wasdemolished by the severe earthquake in 2011 and Matsumoto,which is facing demographic changes and an ageing popu-lation. The methodology includes quantitative and qualitativeplanning tools and contributes to the development of a strat-egy for further planning and design. Client: Mitsubishi Research Institute

NEW CITIES BALTIC PEARLPROJECT, RUSSIA

Swecos competition proposal for the EUR 1.3 billion invest-ment in St. Petersburg reects a dedicated commitment tosustainable development in ecological, social, economic andspatial dimensions. The eco-cycle model is reected in thestructure of the city district, as well as the landscape andbuilding architecture, and is clearly readable in the design.The city district has integrated eco-cycle systems for water,waste and energy, such as making use of sewage sludge andsolid waste, utilizing surplus energy from nearby industries forenergy production and, not least, by creating a public trans-port system attractive enough to reduce automobile depen-dency.

Client: Shanghai Overseas United Investment Co Ltd ZAO

NEW CITIES LUODIAN TOWN IN

SHANGHAI, CHINALuodian Town is a new city for 30,000 residents outsideShanghai. The layout has been inspired by Scandinavian archi-tecture, landscape and urban planning traditions. Sweco hasbeen involved in the project for several years, in everythingfrom general strategic planning to the design of individualbuildings and squares. The city center was inaugurated in June2004 and since then three new town districts have been built.

Client: The City of Shanghai and Shanghai Real Estate Ltd.

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*Ulf Ranhagen,Chief Architect at Sweco, main creator of theSustainable City Concept (now Symbio-City,launched by the Swedish Trade Council).Professor of Urban Planning at KTH, the Royal

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NEW CITIES SKOLKOVOINNOVATION CITY, RUSSIA

The vision for Skolkovo Innovation City is a vision of the goodlife. High quality of life is closely linked to social, environmental,

economic and spatial sustainability. Skolkovo Innovation Cityis envisioned as a modern, world renowned, people-focused,prosperous, climate neutral and environmentally sustainablesociety. The design of Skolkovo Innovation City is based onthis vision, which is also an overall objective for the physicalappearance of the town planning layout. The city center of 500hectares will contain housing for 30,000 residents and prem-ises for exhibitions, industries and research. A university for3,000 students is also a part of the plan.

Client: Skolkovo Fund and State of Russia

SUSTAINABILITY REVIEWS CORKSOUTH DOCKLANDS MASTER PLAN,IRELAND

The sustainability review includes an analysis of the masterplan and proposes systems for development of the city atfour levels; the building, block, city district and city level. Theeco-cycle model for South Docklands shows how the citysresources interact and how synergies between different urbansystems can be enhanced by combining the resources cycles.The review, performed by a multi-disciplinary team of experts,supports the preparation of a comprehensive sustainabilitymaster plan for South Docklands including a master plan,targets and funding, energy production, waste management,water and wastewater, and individual building sustainability.

Client: Howards Holdings Ltd.Skolkovo General Plan


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SUSTAINABILITY REVIEWSTWRC TORONTO WATERFRONTREVITALIZATION PROJECT, CANADA

The TWRC is one of the most ambitious urban developmentprograms in the world. The project includes housing and ser-

vice facilities for 70,000 people and places of work for 30,000people. The area to be built lies along the Lake Ontario andthe project is estimated to run for 20 years. A Swedish expertteam was invited by TWRC to present the Swedish approachto building cities for a sustainable society and to perform areview of the huge waterfront revitalization project.

Client: TWRC (Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp.).

TRANSFORMATIONEDMONTONCITY CENTER AIRPORT LANDS,CANADA

The ECCA Lands will be home to 30,000 Edmontonians living,working and learning in a sustainable urban community thatuses 100% renewable energy, is carbon neutral, signicantlyreduces its ecological footprint and empowers residents topursue a range of sustainable lifestyle choices to become aworld renowned green community.

Our vision is based upon nine planning and design themes.These themes provide the foundation for an integrated holisticsystems approach to developing the ECCA Lands and a worldrenowned sustainable community: 1 Liveable, 2 Innovative, 3Accessible, 4 Green, blue and white, 5 Resource-efcient andclimate-neutral, 6 Beautiful, 7 Flexible, 8 Health and higherquality of life and 9 Winter city.

Client: City of Edmonton

TRANSFORMATIONNELSONMANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY,

SOUTH AFRICAA new integrated public transport system in Nelson MandelaBay Municipality will replace the current sprawled competingsystems of subsidized buses and non-subsidized mini-bustaxies. The system will consist of trunk lines along deneddevelopment corridors supported by local feeder buses inthe suburbs. The buses will be given clear passage by provid-ing dedicated bus lanes and signal priorities. Also, a uniformticketing system will be introduced for the city to allow multi-transfer journeys.

The new public transport organization is aimed at creatinga system that will provide the citizens with safe, comfortable

and affordable services. Full access to workplaces, public andcommercial services and social visits will support economicgrowth and contribute to a sustainable integrated transportsystem.

Client: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

TRANSFORMATIONTALLINN OLDCITY HARBOR, ESTONIA

Redevelopment of the Old City Harbor is an opportunity forthe Port of Tallinn and the City of Tallinn to open up boundariesand interoperate in a living symbiosis. Sweco suggests a muchmore efcient use of space through scheduled coordinationof the ferries and all logistics. This will release up to 40% ofthe ports total land area that will allow the establishment ofurban development and support the vision to integrate the

multi-functional city district with the busy harbor area withoutcompromising the ports possibilities to expand or develop inthe future. A customized eco-cycle model was developed aspart of the commission. Client:Port of Tallinn


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TRANSFORMATIONRIVER CITYINTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP,

SWEDENAfter four centuries the city of Gothenburg has the opportu-nity to once again build on land adjacent to the historic citycore. Sweco has suggested a bridge across the Gta river tosupport the vision to let the river become a unifying elementinstead of a dividing barrier. In close connection to the bridge,a Jubilee District is suggested. It will consist of areas on bothriver banks connected by the new bridge and integrated withsmart logistics and sustainable mobility, climate-smart andresource-efcient energy use, new concepts for social caresystems, citizen-friendly neighborhoods and a Nordic Sustain-ability Center for creativity and innovation.

Client: City of Gothenburg

NEW CITIES HAMMARBY SJSTAD,SWEDEN

Hammarby Sjstad, the sea city in Stockholm, is an environ-mental project beyond the ordinary a high-class city districtplanned for a population of 20,000 and an award-winning envi-ronmental urban planning project. Sweco participated in theplanning process as well as in a number of projects related tobuilding and landscape design, structural engineering, waterand sewage systems, waste handling systems, land decon-tamination, geotechnics and trafc planning.

Hammarby Sjstad is the starting point for the SustainableCity Concept and an inspiration for the following projects.

Client: City of Stockholm and real estate developers.

NEW CITIES WESTERN HARBOR INMALM, SWEDEN

The Bo 01 architecture and housing exhibition in Malm dur-ing 2001 was an important step for sustainable planning andbuilding. Sweco participated in a number of projects focusingon passive house technology, high-tech housing, landscapedesign and geothermal energy systems.

Client: City of Malm and real estate developers.

The Dania Park

Passive house project

Tango high-tech residential block

Geothermal energy system


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Shanghai New Towns, Holland 2010

The Luodian Town project has been highlighted as one of the most interesting projectsin the recent development of the Shanghai area. It has been presented in a number of

publications and news media. This book was produced in Holland during 2010.Editor: Harry den Hartog.

BOOKS & ARTICLES

World Architecture, China 2009

World Architecture dedicated a special edition to the Caofeidian Eco-City project inChina, (now: Tangshan Bay Eco-City). It provides a comprehensive presentation of the

principles and system solutions used in this advanced sustainable city project.

Sustainability by Sweden 2008Covers the SymbioCity approach on different levels.The SymbioCity concept implemented around the world.

The Sustainable City Approach: Urban development in developing countries.The Sustainable Municipality - Using energy as a springboard.

Architecture for Everyday Life 2010,The Swedish Architects Association Magazine

Articles covering the SymbioCity concept applied in Hammarby Sjstad in Stockholm,Sweden, the Caofeidian Eco-City project in China, (now: Tangshan Bay Eco-City), andthe Tianjin Hangu Dongtuo area in China. It also includes an article on the SwedishPavilion for the World Expo 2010 designed by Sweco.

The SymbioCity ApproachPublished by SKL International and Sida in 2011, to be updated

Get More for LessPublished by the Swedish Trade Council in 2008, to be updated

Through professor Ulf Ranhagen and other experts, Sweco has developed thebasis for the Swedish SymbioCity Concept and the SymbioCity Approach.

SKL International is a subsidiary of The Swedish Association of Local Authoritiesand Regions (SALAR). Sida is the Swedish International Development Agency.

Eco-City and Green Buildings, China 2012

A dedicated special edition on sustainable practices oriented to the city of the future,describing both the results of academic research and a variety of green urban projectsperformed by Swecos architects, planners and experts.


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Sweco is an international consulting rm with ofces in around 50 locations throughoutSweden. The company has a presence in several European countries and provides servicesworldwide. The engineers, architects and environmental experts at Sweco are working togetherto create comprehensive solutions that contribute to the development of a sustainable society.www sweco se | www swecogroup com

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Cork South Docklands Master Plan Edmonton City Airport Lands

Luodian Town in Shanghai

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Wuxi Eco-City

Chang-Ji Special Eco-Zone Dongli Lake ProjectTangshan Bay Eco-City

Workshop Japan

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

Hammarby Sjstad Western Harbor in Malm

Baltic Pearl Project

Skolkovo Innovation Cit y

Tallinn Old City Harbor

River City International Workshop

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