EC Sustainable development – May 2009 Compact Green Cities: Compact Green Cities: From an Oxymoron to a Target From an Oxymoron to a Target Dr. Kjell Nilsson Dr. Kjell Nilsson Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning University of Copenhagen University of Copenhagen
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EC Sustainable development – May 2009 Compact Green Cities: From an Oxymoron to a Target Dr. Kjell Nilsson Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning.
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EC Sustainable development – May 2009
Compact Green Cities: Compact Green Cities: From an Oxymoron to a TargetFrom an Oxymoron to a Target
Dr. Kjell NilssonDr. Kjell NilssonDanish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning University of CopenhagenUniversity of Copenhagen
EC Sustainable development – May 2009
”A spectre is haunting Europe . . .”
EC Sustainable development – May 2009
The American Dream The American Dream
– – A nightmare for EuropeA nightmare for Europe
EC Sustainable development – May 2009
Urban Sprawl in EuropeUrban Sprawl in Europe
Artificial surfacesLand taken from nature and agriculture
Land returned to nature and agriculture
16 Billion ha
1 Mill. ha 0,1 Mill. ha
+5 %
Developments in land cover in EU25 between 1990 and 2000EEA Report No 10/2006
EC Sustainable development – May 2009
Urban Growth & ShrinkageUrban Growth & Shrinkage
Since the mid 1950s European cities have expanded on average by 78 %, whereas the population has grown only by 33 %
EC Sustainable development – May 2009
Urbanization on the edges of Urbanization on the edges of existing agglomerationsexisting agglomerations
Peri-urban Land Use Relationships Peri-urban Land Use Relationships (PLUREL) 2007-2010(PLUREL) 2007-2010• Models and strategies to enhance the
understanding and handling of relationships between rural, peri-urban and urban land uses
• Study and model the demands and competition for resources in Rural-Urban regions
• Land-use scenarios for Rural-Urban regions in Europe
• To explore case study regions in order to analyse the implications of planning policies and governance structures, and identify strategies for sustainable development
• To assess environmental, social and economis impacts of land use changes
• Enhance learning, cooperation and communication between policy makers, stakeholders, planners and researchers