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This presentation for the Manchester Innovation Boardroom looks at the question - how can we light and heat our cities in future? It suggests that the solutions lie not just in technological advances but in a recognition that things need to be done differently to cut out waste and create new opportunities.
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Lighten our darkness
Can we reinvent the city?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Güssing, Austria: 85% renewable energy
Barcelona: 45% solar water heating
Copenhagen: self-sufficiency
The post-commuter city?
…travel to work areas are getting larger
…21.8m productive hours lost to commuting
Back to the garden city?
Incredible edible cities
Urban farming: not so wild
- solution for shrinking cities (Detroit)- temporary uses (Bradford hole)
- combines quality of place with urban cooling
Energy, food, leisure…
Waste to energy: bio-methane
- can be collected and processed locally
- ready supply of organic material
- reduces dependence on fossil fuels
Green infrastructure for urban cooling
Seeing the light?
Rethink behaviour and the rest will follow
More from me at:
New Start magazine: www.newstartmag.co.uk
Living with Rats: http:livingwithrats.blogspot.com
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