GEOG 256 10 1 13 Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture Last class was exam 1 Outline of Current Lecture I Vision of the Future Sustainable Eco Cities II Film notes on Freiberg Germany Current Lecture I Vision of the Future Sustainable Eco Cities Freiberg Germany o Decisions made by the city 1970 First bike network plan 1972 Plan for light rail network City center converted into pedestrian only 1981 New land use plan centers new development around public transport stops 1987 2 200 bike parking spots in the city 1993 2006 neighborhoods redeveloped around public transport and car free neighborhood streets 1997 2008 Three new light rail lines formed 2007 410 km of bike paths and lanes in the city plus 2km of bike only roads 2009 6 040 bike parking spots in the city 2009 4 new light rail lines added II Portland Oregon also is pretty sustainable Inverse relationship between amount of CO2 Produced per year and the of trips by bicycle public transportation and by foot o The more trips on public transport the less CO2 produced Film notes on Freiberg Germany Car free zones in the city Sustainable Homes These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Sustainable houses cost 10 20 more than non sustainable but recover their costs in 3 4 years due to incredibly low energy bills Low Energy housing regulations o All homes in the city must achieve a certain level of energy efficiency o Houses are air tight and have natural ways of cooling and heating o Houses that do not produce emissions and use the energy of the sun Idea is to produce houses that make more energy than they consume Power station is powered by wood chips not by fossil fuels SC Freiberg the city s soccer team uses 2200 square solar panels to power their facility Companies that turn bio degradable waste into electricity World s most environmentally friendly hotel Hotel Victoria Each city needs to find its own way to sustainable development