Symbio City Brochure English NEW

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SymbioCity promotes holistic and sustainable

urban development nding potential synergiesin urban functions and unlocking their efciency

and protability.


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World o cities

Urbanisation is closely tied to

economic and cultural develop-

ment. The majority o the worlds

6.9 billion people already live in

or near cities. This exponential

large-scale urban growth has

created a pressing need or

more holistic planning and

governance o city develop-

ment. These challenges were

the reason why the Swedishgovernment and the Swedish

Trade Council launched a con-

cept or sustainable city devel-

opment at the World Summit

on Sustainable Development

in Johannesburg 2002.

Sustainaility:everywhere, alwaysAs the Brundtland Commis-

sion* put it, sustainability isdevelopment that meets the

needs of the present without

compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their

own needs.

* The Brundtland Commission,

formerly the World Commission

on Environment and Develop-ment (WCED), convened by the

United Nations in 1983.

InTroduCTIon

Welcome to SymbioCitySymiosis in a citySymbiosis means the integra-

tion o organisms in a mutually

benecial union. In Sweden, wehave been ocusing on holistic

city planning or 50 years. For

us, symbiosis means nding

synergies between urban tech-

nology systems that save natu-

ral resources and cost less.

A Swedish trademarkSymbioCity reects all Swedish

knowledge and experience in

approaching sustainability.Several hundred Swedish con-

sultants, contractors and sys-

tem suppliers are organised in

various networks dedicated to

spreading the vision o sustain-

able urbanism and making the

distance to implementation as

short as possible. We all share

the SymbioCity approach.

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World challengesWhile ecological ootprintscome in many sizes, we are all

leaving our mark on the planet.

The environment is under obvi-

ous and increasing stress to

which every economy contrib-

utes. The main challenge areas

are well known: water supply,

ood supply, transport systems,waste disposal; and threats to

auna and ora. Not to mention

the problem o climate change

and the carbon dioxide emis-

sions that stem rom almost any

human economic activity. Spe-

cialists in ecosystem research

have shown how dierent envi-

ronmental aspects depend on

each other. The depletion o

natural resources in most o the

world today is a serious threat

to our standard o living.

City lieWorld population will likelyrise to 9 billion by 2050. In 20

years, as many as 60% o the

human population will live in

cities. Cities already represent a

major share o the consumption

o non-renewable resources,

produce large amounts o waste

and pollute our air and water.City leaders are increasingly

aware o the needs o the

uture: ree mobility, clean air

and water, waste recycling,

smart energy consumption,

spatial planning or green areas,

and biological diversity in urban

environments.

Decision timeFaced with these diverse chal-lenges, city governments are

eager to take action. Today, city

mayors all around the globe are

planning or sustainable urban

development and uture human

lie. The challenges are enor-

mous, but the benets even

greater. Policy options rangerom consumer behavior to

large inrastructure invest-

ments. Never beore have urban

technologies in harmony with

citizens oered such promising

opportunities. It is time or new

decisions.

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How should urbangrowth be managed?


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PioneersSweden was an early starter insustainable thinking. As early as

the 1960s, Sweden recognised

that the rapid loss o natural

resources had to be conronted. It

took a leading role in organizing

the rst UN conerence on the

environment held in Stockholm

in 1972. In the 1970s Sweden wasthe most oil-dependent country

in the industrialized world, but

ollowing the oil crisis in 1973,

made tremendous eorts to nd

new sources o energy, create new

ways to insulate buildings and

develop automatic energy saving

systems.

In 19962008 Swedish carbon

dioxide emissions fell by 18%

while GNP increased by 45%.Linking environmental perfor-

mance to economic perfor-

mance is both necessary and

fruitful.

Private and pulicSustainable growth is a sharedresponsibility. Strict environ-

mental legislation and rules

provide guidance or develop-

ing and preserving green cities.

The successul cooperation

between local, regional and

national authorities and private

industry as well as the crucialinvolvement o the public has

helped to turn ideas o sustain-

ability into reality.

In the 1950s and 1960s you

wouldnt even dip a toe in the

polluted waters around Stock-

holm. Swimming and shing

were of course forbidden.

Today, swimmers are every-

where, and shing in central

Stockholm is popular.

our experIenCe

Sustainabilityby Sweden

GNP

CO21995 2008


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Get more or lessThe most important word in

SymbioCity is value. How to get

more or less. By integratingdierent urban technology

solutions, we create synergies

that increase resource efciency,

optimise recovery and reuse

and saves money. Cleaner air,

reduced noise, improved water

quality and a saer l iving envi-

ronment makes people happier

with their housing which inturn increases property value.

Long term gainsSymbioCity is all about the

lie cycle cost the long-term

benets o investments. In asustainable city, maintenance

costs tend to be lower thanks

to orethought and better

planning, resulting in lower

lie cycle investment costs and

better returns.

With a socialdimensionTo ensure a successul and

appreciated investment, the

citizens should be involved

early in the process, through

inormation, education and

communication. In the Symbio-

City view, social and economic

actors are as important as the

ecological and technical the

recognized ultimate goal being

health, comort, saety andmaximum quality o lie or all

citizens.

A multi-disciplinaryapproachSharing inormation is crucial

to a cost-efcient and smoothprocess. Municipalities, public

authorities, universities, insti-

tutes, private companies and

other networks can come

together to share knowledge,

skills, and organizational mus-

cle. Questions o legislation and

its implementation, o decision-

making, transparency, andaccountability are addressed

and answered.

The ConCepT

Value from combinations

No more landlls! In Sweden,

less than 20% of household

waste is deposited as landll.

In Stockholm, 75% of all wasteis collected for recycling or use

as fuel. For household waste,

this gure is 95%! Organic

waste from restaurants and

grocery shops as well as from

households, toilet waste, sludge

from septic tanks or waste

water treatment plants all

of it can be used to producebiogas. The digested biogas

contains methane, which can be

used for heating and electricity

production or, after rening, as

fuel for transportation.

fromwastetofuel!


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The uilding locksAn integrated planning approach is

key to unlocking hidden synergies in

the city. Why manage urban sectors one

by one? Instead, let SymbioCity combine

them, saving valuable city resources and

creating new values.

Clockwise, from top:

nUrban functions (housing, industries, services)

nWaste management

nEnergy

nLandscape planning

nArchitecture and master planning

nTrafc and transport

nWater supply and sanitation

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The symiosis in SymioCity


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The LaYouT

Making urban systemscommunicate

Inormation andcommunicationInormation and Communica-

tion Technologies (ICT) is an

important part o SymbioCity.

Its all about easily accessing,

analyzing and sharing vital

inormation in and between

all urban systems and parties

including the public. ICTincreases resource efciency in

both the short and long term,

which will ultimately reduce

CO2 emissions across the board.

nSmart logistics can save

transportation uel as well as

storage space, electricity and

heating.

nDigitalized communications

reduces the need or some

transport altogether.

nSmart power grids avoid peak

loads, save electricity, and makeuse o multiple energy sources.

nWith smart monitoring,

buildings and actories can

become highly energy efcient.

nInvolvement creates respon-

sibility. Maintain an open dia-

logue with stakeholders about

public projects beore and ater

implementation.

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Dened systems or measuringand evaluating city unctions

are crucial or mayors decisions.


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The most efcet sotos re ot ws

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HIGH

TECHNOLOGY

LEVEl

SMALL

Automated waste collectionfor a single house

Automated waste collection system Automated waste collection network

MEDIUM LARGE

SMALL MEDIUM LARGE

MEDIUM

TECHNOLOGYLEVEl

Composting and recycling solutions Recycling centre Recycling network

SMALL MEDIUM LARGE

LOW

TECHNOLOGY

LEVEl

Individual composts Private collectors Collection network


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Carbon

down!

thumbs

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In the 1990s, plans were made

to build Hammarby Sjstad in a

ormer browneld area o whars

and docks. Today, it boasts

attractive housing or several

thousand Stockholmers. By 2018

the area will have approximately

11,000 apartments, 25,000

inhabitants and 10,000 work-places. The Hammarby model

has set a new world standard

or uture sustainable housing

development, with its integrated

planning approach.

nA system based approach to

architecture and planning o

energy efcient housing

nAutomatic underground

waste collection systems

nSolar-powered hot water and

electricity

nBiogas rom household

sewage water and waste

nCollection and ltration

o runo water

nSuper-efcient buildings,triple glazed windows, green

roos, etc.

The vestmets hve ee

prove evromet

sccess:

40% ess evromet stress

50% ess etrophcto

40% ess gro-eve ozoe

25% ess wter cosmpto

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MASTER PLANNING

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SymbioCity in practice


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A smart grid applies digital

technology to monitor and

control all electricity, to save

energy, reduce cost and

increase reliability. When

power is least expensive the

user can allow the smart grid

to automatically turn on

selected home appliances,

such as washing machines,

or actory processes that can

run at arbitrary hours. At peak

times it can turn o selected

appliances to reduce demand.

The technology can also eed

small scale energy production

into the main grid, to make

use o it where it s needed at

the time. Today, Stockholm

is planning or a smart grid

system in Stockholm Royal

Seaport an area that will

house 25,000 inhabitants

when completed in 2025.

From December to March, the

temperature is below reezing

in many parts o Sweden.

Thats why district heating

has become our energy hero.District energy systems pro-

duce steam or hot water at a

central plant. The steam or

water is then piped under-

ground to individual buildings

within a designated area. This

provides 50% o the house-

holds with an ideal indoor cli-

mate. District heating is armore efcient than traditional

individual household heating

and thus releases much less

carbon dioxide. Thanks to dis-

trict heating, total Swedish

carbon dioxide emissions have

allen by 25% since the 1970s.

A district heating system can

easily increase energy efciency

by 50% compared to individual

household boilers. When the

plants also provide electricity

so-called combined heat and

power a 90% degree o energy

efciency is possible. Districtheating plants are also much

cleaner: in Ume, 99.5% o sul-

phur and particles are ltered

out. Incineration works well

with most uels, including bio-

mass and waste rom house-

holds, construction industry

and orestry. It has been calcu-

lated that i the European Unionreached the same level o dis-

trict heating as Sweden, the

Europeans could overshoot

their carbon dioxide reduction

targets our times.

District heating environmentalperformance, since 1980:70% less carbon dioxide95% less SO

2

80% less NOX

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There is enormous potential in

waste heat recovery in har-

nessing the heat energy rom

waste that would otherwise be

lost. In Iggesund, in the cold

north, a large paperboard ac-

tory has cut its ossil uel con-

sumption by 75% by using

waste heat. Thanks to a

detailed energy assessment

and large investments in new

technology, the company now

uses a greater part o waste

heat rom the industrial pro-

cesses as a source or the whole

plant and all its buildings.

Sometimes we like it cold. On

hot days, business productivity

is much higher in air-condi-

tioned ofces. Hospitals ben-

et enormously rom eective

climate control. Using essen-

tially the same technology as

district heating, cities can cre-

ate district cooling systems.

District cooling has massive

advantages over individual

solutions. For one thing, it is

oten produced in the orm o

ree cooling via a closed distri-

bution system laid in the

ground to supply customers

with cold water rom adjacent

rivers or lakes. But it can also

be produced rom sewage

water or sludge. Compared to

individual household air-con-

ditioning, district cooling low-

ers carbon dioxide emissions

by 60%. On smaller scales,

innovative companies provide

system solutions or both cool-

ing and warming, using solar

technology combined with

extremely efcient small scale

heat exchangers.

COOLING

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ENERGY SAVING

no t lot

Biological waste and waste-

water can easily be turned into

biogas. In Linkping, one

municipal gas company oer-

ing biogas or vehicles now has

7% o the local uel market.

A ull scale project with a local

biogas train is also in process.

There is little waste in the

process. Ater ermentation

to gas, the bio-manure is used

as an agricultural nutrient,

reducing the use o articial

ertiliser.

bIOGAS

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From triple glazed windows to

hot water economy, all the

buildings in new districts are

optimized using a lie cycle cal-

culus o maintenance costs.

Many new designs use insula-

tion techniques that allow or

so-called passive energy build-

ings, where the only heating

sources are household appli-

ances and the residents own

body heat. But you can also

renovate sustainably. Near

Gothenburg, a suburban area

rom the 1970s has recently

been reurbished. The energy,

electricity and water savings

are all well above 30%.

There is much to be gained by

aiming or both a sae and

attractive environment. TheGothenburg area o Grdsten

used to be a rundown 1970s

suburb. When the city decided

on a total makeover, 40% o

apartments were short o ten-

ants and unemployment and

crime rates were at national

record levels. It was clear that

social solutions and urban plan-

ning had to go hand in hand

and that local people should be

involved in the change process

to inspire condence in thedevelopment. Soon the gures

took a new direction. Shortly

ater the renovations, empty

apartments dropped to zero,

crime rates went down by

40%, and the number o local

businesses rose eightold.

Today, Grdsten is an interna-

tional model o sustainable

social development.

COMMUNITY

sutl fty

HOUSING

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We spent more than three

decades cleaning Lake Mlaren

rom household wastewater,

industrial pollution and trafc

runo. Water treatment tech-

niques have now become so

sophisticated that even house-

hold wastewater can be a

resource or drinkable water

production.

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alloverthe

world!

SymbioCity is an all

Swedish approach, and

business cases around

the world testify to the

success and adaptability

of Swedish solutions for

a sustainable urban

development.


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CheCkLIST

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TRAffIC AND

TRANSPORT

URbAN

fUNCTIONS

WATER SUPPLY

AND SANITATION

bUILDING

DESIGN


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LANDSCAPE

PLANNING

WASTE

MANAGEMENT

ENERGY


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