Turku Sustainable City Districts Skanssi and Linnakaupunki
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Final report Turku Sustainable City Districts Skanssi and Castle Town turku.fi/siemens siemens.com/answers © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Content 1 / 3 Content Page Content 1 Introduction, case for action and objectives 1 - 56 Skanssi and Castle Town – Content 2 57 - 210 Cornerstones of a sustainable development concept Content 3 Content III: Toolbox and Outlook 211 – 214 © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 2 September 2013 Content 1 Chapter Content Page 1 Management summary 1 - 10 The Urban Planning Challenge in midsize European cities 2 • Key development challenges 11 - 32 • Examples of current eco-district projects in Europe City of Turku – Pathway towards a sustainable urban development 3 • Current situation and future vision of Turku 33 – 40 • Renewal of existing districts & development of new eco-districts • Sustainable city districts in Turku – a major lever of sustainable growth Case for action – Sustainable living and working environments 4 • The planning and management challenge 41 - 56 • The technology and innovation challenge © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 3 September 2013 Management Summary Future way of City development and design will differ from traditional development I strategies: Polycentric structures of cities and increasing autonomy of city districts imply new ways of developing the districts spatial design as well as their infrastructures. II Cities need to implement available sustainable solutions starting with “day1” and need to establish a continuous improvement cycle. The report describes and partly evaluates 14 Infrastructure solutions, 1 platform solution III for smart mobility and citizen services and several solutions as enabler/supporter for a social approach to sustainability in the districts. First evaluation of 5 district specific transport levers show preliminary CO reduction IV 2 potential of more than 50% for transport. 3 evaluated levers for Energy &Buildings show a CO2 abatement potential of more than 40%. Cities all over the globe consider themselves as living labs with a specific mandate: V learning from and for other Cities. Skanssi and Castle Town strive for an exemplary sustainability position in Turku and Finland. The toolbox can act as a learning framework. © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 4 September 2013 Collaboration of two partners with strong track record for sustainable development City of Turku Siemens . Strong commitment to Sustainable . Largest environmental portfolio in Development – part of city vision, values, energy, infrastructure, industry and strategy and programs since 1990’s healthcare technologies . Ambitious Program for Climate and . Strong commitment developing Environment – 30% GHG reduction by 2020 sustainable cities – sustainable urban infrastructure , participation in . Successful implementation of key actions studies and reduction of GHG emissions by 16% WBCSD & dedicated business vertical . in . Combining economic growth and Dow-Jones Sustainability Index ecological sustainability diversified industries . Sustainable infrastructure projects – . Using technological expertise to develop regional cooperation, town-planning, housing, benchmark in sustainable mid-sized cities mobility, energy, water,… . Sustainability is our strength, technologies . Vivid economy and proactive region – are needed to solve climate issues building a sustainable and attractive city . Developing Turku is a business opportunity . Networking and cooperation – learning from others and being an example and reference © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 5 September 2013 New topics for the partnership will be jointly defined every 6 month .Light rail and district .Ensure realization with .Comprehensive Target concept as cornerstones financing concepts and sustainability roadmap for city development make Turku “future ready” in all infrastructure areas Year I (2012) Year II (2013) Year III (2014) .Impact study for light rail .Smart grid city concept .White paper for Project .Comprehensive concept .E-Mobility impact sustainable city districts ideas for Skanssi district (Smart assessment .Strategies for energy grid, buildings, transport, .Light rail technology study efficiency improvements in water) existing infrastructure .Financing concept for . Traffic management complex infrastructure E-Mobility implementation concept for city incl. projects roadmap and piloting connection to intermodal hubs .Main development areas .Financing and new .Holistic sustainable city Focus in the city technologies concept © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 6 September 2013 Turku has set ambitious targets to reduce environmental impacts and to increase quality of life Turku Sustainability Objectives Sustainable development To financially, socially and ecologically protect future generations’ life opportunities through balanced and continuous change . Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by - 30% per inhabitant until 2020 (from 1990 levels) and at least -20% in total . Improve energy efficiency by 9% from 2005 until 2016 . 50% or more of district heating from renewables by 2020 . Electricity purchased by the city 100% from renewables by 2013 . Consideration of sustainability criteria in all public tenders from 2013 on . Sustainable development in daycare centers and educational institutions © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 7 September 2013 The objective of this study is to support sustainable district development in Turku 09.00 – 11.00 a.m. Study objectives Deliverables .To gain an understanding of the .Joint Turku & Siemens concept paper as a Skanssi impacts of diverse new technologies guideline for development of sustainable on the urban image, planning and districts outlining general planning challenge, properties the pathway to sustainable districts, the specific case for action in Skanssi & Castle Skanssi Town, a description and evaluation of the Castle Town chosen solutions .To support the construction of sustainable city districts in Skanssi and Castle Town by developing a .Fact book with detailed description of the toolbox which outlines relevant used methodology, sources and calculations technologies, policies and best practices and thus positioning Turku as a pioneer of sustainable district development in Europe © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 8 September 2013 Summary Content I The Urban Planning Challenge for Reference study to verify critical success Sustainable living & working environments factors in city district development . Cities need to transform from a . Ten European eco-district projects were traditional configuration to a studied in order to support the process in configuration which better allows Turku adaption to current and prospective . Aspects of the planning process to be challenges and trends considered throughout the project . Successful development strategies and . Profiling, stakeholder engagement implementation projects are based on and ensuring commitment an analysis of the sustainability themes . Applicability of future ready and infrastructure areas to be sustainable technologies addressed . Financial risk awareness . Sustainable city districts are a major . lever of sustainable growth and Skanssi Aspects to be considered after the and Castle Town are developed as construction of the district Lighthouse projects © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 9 September 2013 Summary Content II and III Summary Content II Summary Content III . The identified & proposed 16 Solutions . We defined several steps for sustainable show a potential of: city development from “setup” to “realization” and a continuous . 7.1 tons CO2 per year in mobility (incl. IMP) improvement process after the construction of the district . 6.7 tons CO2 per year in energy (only solar panels) . As an outlook, we expect Turku to continue developing the districts as eco- . 3.7 tons CO per year in mobility (only 2 districts and scale the evaluated and Smart Buildings) applied green technologies to the remaining districts. © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 10 September 2013 Content 1 Chapter Content Page 1 Management summary 1 - 10 The Urban Planning Challenge in midsize European cities 2 • Key development challenges 11 - 32 • Examples of current eco-district projects in Europe City of Turku – Pathway towards a sustainable urban development 3 • Current situation and future vision of Turku 33 – 40 • Renewal of existing districts & development of new eco-districts • Sustainable city districts in Turku – a major lever of sustainable growth Case for action – Sustainable living and working environments 4 • The planning and management challenge 41 - 56 • The technology and innovation challenge © City of Turku & Siemens AG 2013. All rights reserved. Page 11 September 2013 The Urban Planning Challenge in Midsize European Cities – Demand and Opportunities for Green Growth • Cities are high drivers of national GDP and centres of innovation and culture. They now host half of humankind, consume the majority of resources and energy and are responsible for the majority of GHG emissions. • Global and regional megatrends impact cities all over the world and pose major challenges for their development. At the same time, successful cities can provide many of the best solutions to these challenges and enable good life for generations to come. • In order to survive