Copenhagen has implemented extensive policies and infrastructure to become a sustainable urban center. It has integrated cycling into its transportation network through expanded bike lanes and safety campaigns. It has also developed an integrated public transit system and focuses on reducing car dependency. Copenhagen treats waste sustainably by recycling over 60% and using residual waste to generate heat. The city aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 through plans to reduce energy consumption and transition to renewable sources like wind and biomass. Copenhagen provides a model for other cities seeking to balance development and environmental protection.

1. Urban Sustainability: An example of
Copenhagen city
Payal Gunaki

2. Introduction
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3.  Copenhagen City has around 307,000 jobs
 Tourism an important source of income
 Around 15% of the country's gross national product with
Carlsberg Breweries, the Novo Nordisk pharmaceuticals,
the Maersk shipping conglomerate, the Danisco
conglomerate and the FLS Industries
 Well equipped with transport infrastructure
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4.  population density high at 5,800 people per sq km
 Crime rate of Copenhagen low
 Migration; 53,000 'non-nationals‘
 Denmark's centre for theatre, classical and music, opera,
and the arts
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5. Existing Status- Cycling
 Bicycles integrated into wider transport
network
 Passengers can easily transfer between cycling
and public transport
 No missing links main factor in the strategy
 More and broader bicycle lanes, improved
design of intersections and behavioral campaigns
means of achieving a safer city for the cyclist
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6. Integrated Transport System
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7. The Harbour turns Blue!
 Until 15 years ago, about 100 overflow channels fed
waste water into the harbour
 Complete modernisation of wasterwater system
 Adoption of cleaning program
 Diverting local rainwater
 Recreational space
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8. Meeting rising water demand
 Management of water resources, groundwater
protection and behaviour change: 3 elements
 close cooperation with nearby municipalities and
water supply companies
 SMART system to monitor water pressure, leak
detection technology
 Water meters and financial incentives
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9. Wind power
 In Copenhagen a renewable energy infrastructure has
been introduced through a unique partnership based on
local ownership
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10. Making the most of Waste
 Almost 60% recycled and maximum use is made of the
residual waste to generate heat for the city’s district
heating network
 National legislation
provided a suite of
strategies, policies and
investments that
ensure a high rate of
recycling and waste to
energy It is illegal in Denmark to
send waste to landfill if it
can be incinerated!

11. District Heating
 Technologies such as Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
to capture and re-use heat energy that is otherwise lost
in the electricity generation process
 The district heating network distributes heat
energy efficiently around the city
 The integration of renewable fuels such as
biomass further reduces the carbon intensity
of the network
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12. District Cooling
 District Cooling is the centralised production and
distribution of chilled water, partly cooled with cold
seawater
 Distributed via underground insulated pipelines
to commercial and industrial buildings to cool
indoor air
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13. Creating buildings for life!
 Green Building practice
 Retrofitting expected to account for a decrease
of 10% in electricity and 20% in heat
consumption when comparing 2025 with
2010
 DGNB Denmark is a Danish certification
scheme
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14. Intelligent Urban Planning
Planning tools, stakeholder
commitment and collaboration
between different sectors!
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15. And finally..
 Noise Action Plan politically adopted in 2010
i. Noise-reducing asphalt
ii. Schools and daycare facilities
iii. Initiatives in existing housing
iv. Noise considerations in new housing
v. Traffic planning
vi. Influencing transport structure

16. What’s in store…
 Copenhagen, carbon neutral by 2025
 CPH 2025 Climate Plan : a holistic plan as well as a
collection of specific goals and initiatives within
four areas energy consumption, energy
production, green mobility and City Administration
 “ Worlds first carbon neutral capital by 2025”
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17. Adapting in the future..
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18. The results are..

19. Lessons learnt..
 A sustainable world starts with sustainable cities..
 Can Indian cities adopt this model?