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An ecodistrict or eco-district (from "ecological" and "district") is a neighborhood, urban area, or region whose urban planning aims to integrate objectives of sustainable development and social equity, and to reduce the district's ecological footprint. The notion of an "ecodistrict" insists on the consideration of all environmental issues, via a collaborative process.
In order to design ecodistricts, one needs to completely redesign their energy system plans. The usage of photovoltaic panels and electric vehicles is common.
Examples
Ecodistricts can be found in metropolises such as :
- Stockholm (Hammarby Sjöstad) (Sweden)
- Hanover (Germany)
- Marseille (Euroméditerranée) (France)
- Bordeaux (Ginko) (France)
- Freiburg im Breisgau (Vauban, Freiburg) (Germany)
- Malmö (BO01) (Sweden)
- London (BedZED) (United Kingdom)
- Grenoble (De Bonne and Blanche Monier) (France)
- Dongtan (China)
- EVA Lanxmeer (Netherlands)
- Amsterdam-Noord (Netherlands)
- Jono district low-carbon project (Kitakyushu, Japan)
- Frequel-Fontarabie (Paris, France)
- Atlanta (Midtown, Atlanta Georgia) (United States)
- Energy Hub Project— Tweewaters Leuven (Belgium)
- Etna, PA named first ever US Ecodistrict in 2019 (Etna, Pennsylvania)
See also
- Ecological footprint
- Ecological debt
- Ecovillage
- Green building
- Green retrofit
- Peri-urbanisation
- Sustainable city
- Sustainable design
- Sustainable transport
- Transition town
- Urban agriculture
- Urban ecology
- Urban forest
- Urban green space
- Urban vitality
- Vertical farming
References
- Dang, X.; Petit, M.; Codani, P. (June 2015). "Energy optimization in an eco-district with electric vehicles smart charging". 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech (PDF). pp. 1–6. doi:10.1109/PTC.2015.7232574. ISBN 978-1-4799-7693-5. S2CID 6518872.
