绿色繁荣社区：三年社区实践，推动全球变革

Contents NORTH AMERICA 8.9.10.TransformingNortheast Austin, USA: Community-led planning in actionTransformingToronto’sport lands into a sustainable waterfront communityStrategic urban growth: Lessons fromVancouver’sVillages Planning Program ASIA Foreword5 11.12.13.14.15.16.Angong Community: A model for low-carbon urban living inChengduBailuwan Future Park Community: Green innovation and AI integration inChengduSino-German EcoPark: An innovative model for zero-carbon communities inQingdaoDameisha: Innovative community waste management and climate adaptation inShenzhenXiaomeisha: Creating a resilient and thriving coastal community inShenzhenBeihu Street: Integrating sustainability, community, and economy inWuhan The green and thriving neighbourhoods visionThe C40 Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods programmeGreen and Thriving Neighbourhoods Forum highlightsFinancing green and thriving neighbourhoodsThe Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods pilots915212729 EUROPE 17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.Revitalising and transforming in-between spaces in Trinitat Nova,BarcelonaCo-creating a maze of green spaces for a safe, social and active city inBucharestBuilding a thriving, inclusive, and climate-resilient neighbourhood inCopenhagenTransforming waterways:Istanbul’sGreen Valley programmeRevitalising heritage:Lisbon’sinnovation for sustainable urban renewalBuilding people-centred public spaces:Milan’sresilient neighbourhooodFrom heliport to green oasis:Paris’stransformation of Plaine VaugirardProximity planning for thriving communities inRomeReimaginingAlverca: A Holistic Approach to Urban TransformationSewing the banks of the Vistula River together inWarsaw6363656567676969717173737575777779798181 AFRICA 1.3131Transforming public spaces for a healthierDakar LATIN AMERICA 2.3.4.5.6.7.333335353737393941414343Transforming undeserved neighbourhoods:Bogotá’sintegrated approachBuilding climate resilience inBelo Horizonte: Cooling solutions for extreme heatShaping a polycentric metropolitan future inGuadalajaraSustainability corridors inRio de Janeiro: From citywide planning to local impactTransformingSantiago’sNueva Alameda: Lessons in urban regenerationCommunity-led urban and climate solutions in Sapopemba,São Paulo Engaging communities and youth in neighbourhoods design85 Foreword Proximity drivesour efforts to build thrivingneighbourhoods that prioritise people over cars,foster social connections, preserve resourcesand promote wellbeing.From turning schoolsintocapitals of the neighbourhoods,openingsport centres, libraries and pools, to expandingcyclinginfrastructure and designing publicspaces as gathering places for people and playareas for children, the City of Paris demonstratesthat ambitious, innovative and people-centereddesigncan transform urban life and showimpactful results in a short period of time. YvonneAki-Sawyerr TheGreen and Thriving Neighbourhood pro-gramme is a crucial step toward the vision ofincorporating sustainable design and planningpractices to reshape urban spaces while prioriti-sing people at the core of our interventions. Ourvision, as articulated in the Transform Freetown– Transforming Lives Development Plan is rootedinresilience,environmental stewardship,andcommunity empowerment through job creationfor women and youth. Mayor of Freetown andCo-Chair of C40 Cities Places for nature and people in cities, decenthousing and good, conveniently located publicservices are more than investment opportunities,they are the backbone of our economy, and ameansfor social equity and improving publichealth. Rapid urban growth and expansion requiresus to urgently adapt the way we are planning ourcities and designing our neighbourhoods. AnneHidalgo Through the #FreetownTheTreeTown initiative, acommunity driven initiative, we have planted 1.2million trees to increase access to green spaces,reduceheat,and improve air quality.Throughthis initiative, we have also created 2,300 jobs forwomen and youth. Our efforts to upgrade informalsettlementsand promote climate resiliencedemonstrate that resource-constrained cities canalso drive impactful change. InParis,our commitment to sustainabilitytargets all scales. Our new masterplan – the “PLUbioclimatique” – enforces progressive planningpoliciesto reduce carbon emissions,adapttoclimate change,and create greener,moreinclusive spaces. Mayor of Paris,Vice Chair of C40 Cities Freetown’s future depends on our ability to tackleenvironmental challenges and build inclusive, andresilient communities. Many Global South citiesface immense challenges that hinder efforts tocreate sustainable neighbourhoods essential forthe long-term wellbeing of residents. In Freetown,thesechallenges are further compounded bythe failure to devolve the land use planning andbuilding permit issuance functions to the localcouncils, limiting the latter’s ability to directlyimplementurban planning and to effectivelydeliver essential municipal services. I have long believed that cities must lead