Urban planning
SymbioCity – Inclusive Urban Development
The main objective of the programme is strengthened capacity of local governments to plan, develop and manage urban areas sustainably and inclusively by using the SymbioCity approach. The programme seeks to enhance the capacity of individuals as well as organizations. It aims to provide inspiration, approaches and tools which are effective and useful in the…
SIPP – A pragmatic dialogue on Sustainable Integrated Planning Practice
This is a one-year project resulting from the partnership between Väjxö and Tlokwe municipalities. The objective of the project is to develop a Sustainable Integrated Planning Practice within the field of Town Planning. The activities planned for are geared to address the following areas: High density urban design Urban energy saving Rental housing models Application…
Town Planning and Environment in Mariental
The project ”Town planning and environment in Mariental municipality” has knowledge transfer and exchange within the subject of town planning as an objective. The main ideas are first to support Mariental in their role as manager and procurer of plan work from consultants and secondly to offer a forum for knowledge exchange on the topics…
Sustainable Communities – public participation, densification and the planning of public open spaces
Sustainable Communities Planning (SCP) is a methodology developed by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) designed to increase levels of sustainability and integration in the urban areas. It promotes a participatory approach to urban planning. Although the SCP methodology covers a broad spectrum of planning issues related to the Millennium Development Goals, this project aims to…
Keys to local land and administration in Nacka and Kisumu
The twin-municipalities of Nacka and Kisumu have mutually, through exchange between politicians and experts, identified a basic step towards a solution for the environmental effects of poor management of solid waste, namely through the mapping and process focused investigation of land administration. The waste management in the lake region has resulted into generation of leach…
TangMa Training Programme SUD
Tangshan and Malmö share an economic background of reliance on old-style heavy industry, but both are moving towards the future in pursuit of a more sustainable urban fabric. In Malmö, pioneering sustainability concepts have been tried out in practice, in the transformation of part of the old industrial Western Harbour into housing, business and recreational…
Områdesplanering med fokus på vatten- och energifrågor – del 2
Kinda and Kimilili Municipalities have had a co-operation since 2006. During the years 2009 to 2011 the parties ran a project about Spatial Planning focused on Water and Energy. There is an important connection between spatial planning and environmental issues. We now apply for funds to be able to continue the work. During the years…
Green and Clean Bay Area in Palu
Palu is undergoing, similar to many cities in Asia and Indonesia in particular, a very clear trend of urbanization. The city’s population is increasing very rapidly and within 10 years it is estimated to have increased from 400,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. The sanitary conditions do not develop at the same rate as well as the…
Waste Management Plan for Kavango Region
The waste in the region is not taken care of in an environmental, economic and social acceptable way. The region doesn’t have any excising waste managing plan. The Kavango Regional Council’s and the town council’s capacity to handle waste management in an administrative acceptable way is not enough developed. The overall objective of the project…
