- Low-carbon cities
- Smart cities
- pilots for sustainable urban development
Sustainable station areas: Climate-smart area tool
The experiment produced a tool for planning climate-start station areas to assist urban planning The tool is based on the Low Carbon District concept developed in the EU-funded SMART-MR project. The concept consists of four areas: Land use, housing, mobility, and services and livelihoods.
Results
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The project created a user-friendly tool that comprehensively examines sustainability themes for urban planners and regional development actors.
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The ready tool at www.ilmastoviisasalue.fi can be used in regional planning.
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The experiment produced information on how proposals for regional planning measures can be visualised and compiled into a service package.
Effects
- The tool will make it possible for low-carbon and circular economy urban planning to be more streamlined.
- Workshop cards facilitate interactive planning of sustainable areas and the definition of objectives
In collaboration with
- Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY
- Ministry of the Environment
Photo: Jenni-Justiina Niemi, HSY