Best #GreenCities: 12 Greenest Cities In The World And Why - #UnityEnvironmentalUniversity (formerly #UnityCollege)

March 6, 2024

"What Makes A City Green?

"What are green cities? A green city is a city that actively works to foster the health and #WellBeing of its people and the #NaturalEnvironment. Often, we look at government policies, community practices, and infrastructure to determine whether a city is 'green' or not.

"However, the greenness of a city actually exists on a spectrum and is multi-faceted. There is no such thing as the greenest city. The greenest cities in the world are those that are doing more to be sustainable when compared to other cities. The greenness of a city includes the following factors and more:

- The availability of #GreenSpaces
- #PublicTransportation options
- #Bikeability
- #RenewableEnergy options
- #CarbonFootprint
- #Recycling programs

"What Makes A University Green?

"An #EcoFriendly city and an eco-friendly university have a lot in common, including #sustainable buildings, #CommunityFarms and #gardens, and #EthicallySourced goods. For Unity Environmental University, an essential part of going green was completely divesting from #FossilFuels and investing in renewable clean energy instead. Ultimately, being a green university is about prioritizing sustainability as a core value and guiding principle for the institution.

"12 Greenest Cities In The World

"#Urban areas around the world are striving to become more environmentally friendly as we continue to grapple with the negative effects of climate change. Many of the world’s greenest cities focus on mitigating those effects by minimizing their carbon footprint, shifting to renewable sources for energy, and improving public transportation. Other cities are taking innovative approaches to integrating green spaces and urban farming.

"This list of the top 12 greenest cities is the result of a holistic review of the most environmentally friendly urban areas in the world. They are not listed in any particular order."

Read more:
https://unity.edu/articles/greenest-cities-in-the-world/

#SolarPunkSunday #GreenCities #UrbanFarming #Gardens #Trees #GreenSpace #GreenerCities

We have released a new hiBike update in the Climate Action Navigator🚲
You can now assess urban #bikeability including:
🌳 Greenness – How much greenery is there along cycling paths?
🚳 Detour Factors – Can cyclists take the shortest route to their destination?
📊 Extended Summaries – more detailed overview stats, also to assess data quality

Read more: https://heigit.org/?p=41475
Try out hiBike for your city: https://climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashboard

#ClimateAction #ActiveMobility #OpenData

#𝟯𝟬𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 🚲

#Helsinki marks one year with zero traffic fatalities (starting in June 2024) thanks to a diffused speed limit of 30 km/h. Our #hiBike map highlights that most paths are designated for cyclists or shared with cars with a 15 km/h speed limit.

📑hiBike info: https://heigit.org/unveiling-the-heigit-climate-action-navigator-part-2-bikeability-hibike/
🗺️More #bikeability analysis (Climate Action Navigator): https://climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashboard/plugin/hibike

💡🚲Interested in finding out how bike-friendly your city is & the role of bikeability in the transition to sustainable cities?
Our assessment tool 𝗵𝗶𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲 assesses bikeability by analyzing specific aspects of the urban street infrastructure. It is part of our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, our dashboard launching on May 15th, to inform local climate action.

More information & other assessment tools in our running blogpost series: https://heigit.org/unveiling-the-heigit-climate-action-navigator-part-2-bikeability-hibike/

#ClimateAction #Bikeability #UrbanPlanning

The #30daymapchallenge is back! 🎉

Let´s dive directly into #Day1 with a classic map with points created by our colleague Sebastian Block:

🚲 Bicycle parking in Heidelberg 🚲

Improving cities' #bikeability is about more than creating bike lanes. Part of it is having a safe place to lock your bike. This map uses #OSM data to show the locations and capacity of bike parking locations in #Heidelberg. The Neuenheimer Feld campus is a hotspot for bike parking, as well as the main train station.

Interested in #bikeability and #walkability assessment?
Have you heard of NetAScore?

Our new article in "Environment and Planning B" introduces the #opensource software NetAScore for segment-based bikeability and walkability using #OSM data:
https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241293177

Thank you to all co-authors and everyone who supported our research and software development!

Just publihsed! Our latest #paper in #cycling #mobility #research.
It presents and evaluates the open and adjustable #bikeability index available in the #opensource software #NetAScore: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2024.100040

Thank you to everyone who participated in the online survey or joined our workshop at last year's #CRBAM conference!