Agneta Persson, Global Director, Designing Future Cities, Genivar / WSP Group An Overview of District-Scale Sustainability in Sweden

1. Sustainable cities through
an integrated approach
Agneta Persson
Global Director Designing Future Cities

2. An integrated approach makes the difference!
Community
Economy
Infrastructur
Ecology
Urban
development
Indoor
climate
Energy
& Climate
Climate
adaptation
Project Managment, Sustainability Management, Process and Communication
Transport &
mobility

3. Future Energy – a strategy for sustainable energy systems
Reduce energy end use
Minimise losses
in all parts of the
chain
Closed eco
loops
Renewable
energy
supply

4. Lots of good examples - sustainable city districts in development
Some of the examples:
• Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm
• Royal Seaport, Stockholm
• Brunnshög, Lund
• H+, Helsingborg
• Storsjö strand, Östersund
• Ecostry, Örnsköldsvik
• City of Sigtuna
• City of Lidingö
• Slussen, Stockholm
• City of Eskilstuna
• Saltängen, Norrköping
• Hyllie, Malmö
• Rosengård, Malmö
• Östra Sala Backe, Uppsala
• Western Harbour (Masthusen), Malmö

5. Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm
Young, dynamic, modern and
global
Integrated systems
Motto: ”Twice as good!”
•
Sustainable transports
•
Energy
•
Recycling
•
Water
•
Green areas
•
ICT

6. Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm
Integrated systems
www.onspotstory.com/sv/webapp/guide/sv/1175

7. Stockholm Royal Seaport – A world class sustainable city district
19 000 inhabitants
C
i
t
y
30 000 working spaces
Goals:
Royal Seaport
Image source: City of Stockholm
Foto: Stockholms stads exploateringskontor och
stadsbyggnadskontor genom Dynagraph AB
• Fossil fuel free by 2030
• CO2 < 1,5 ton per capita
by 2020
• Climate adaptation
Focus areas:
• Energy demand
• Transport
• Climate adaptation
• Closed eco loops
• Life style

8. Brunnshög, Lund’s new city district
The energy utility a main driver:
• Sustainable energy master planning
• Energy scenarios
• Energy supply
• Measures for a CO2 neutral city district
• Smart grids
• Climate adaptation
• Strategic advice

9. H+ a sustainable city district in Helsingborg
Another energy utility driven development:
Can the energy positive goal be achieved in the H+ district?
 Energy positive
 Primary energy
 Cost neutral
 Best Practice

10. Sustainable City Districts – a comparison
District
Royal Seaport
Brunnshög
H+
City
Stockholm
Lund
Helsingborg
Population
19 000
10 000
10 000
Working spaces
30 000
15 000
11 600
Energy strategy
1,5 ton CO2/cap.
150 % energy
Energy positive
In common:

1) Low energy demand

2) Renewable energy

11. Masthusen, Western Harbour, Malmö
BREEAM Communities paves the way

12. Sustainable City Districts – key learnings
 Integrated services necessary for sustainable development
 Involve important stakeholders as early as possible – area specific
agreements have proven to be very useful
 Build on existing knowledge, check what other cities have done before
getting started
 An early analysis of potential conflicts of interest can help avoid a lot of
problems later in the development
 A sustainability coordinator makes a huge difference
 Sustainability certification schemes can help organise the work efficiently
 It’s like a relay race, efficient handovers between phases are crucial
agneta.persson@wspgroup.se
+46-10 722 86 98