Urban Development | Ramboll
It has a vast and efficient district heating system and the world’s largest solar heating plant designed to introduce savings for citizens on their heating bills. And it is also developing a new urban district in Nordhavnen as an integral part of Copenhagen with a linked life and urban vibrancy driven by great pedestrian accessibility and a wide variety of urban spaces of downsized scale. Ramboll’s teams across Denmark, other parts of Scandinavia and the UK too, have or are playing a crucial role in most aspects of these developments and we want to share this excellence. In 2015 the European Green Capital comes to Bristol in the UK, recognising accomplishments in many areas, from cycling, to air and noise quality and reduced energy use and investment. Affordable and reliable energy supply is an issue for so many and we are pleased to be devising a district heating energy masterplan for 10 local authorities across Greater Manchester which aims to facilitate efficient and cost-effective heat networks to support UK carbon and energy policy commitments; we have the skills and we’ve seen this work well across Scandinavia.
‘There is best practice and experience to draw on. There must be a move for urban design to take an increasingly holistic view and to look at the human dimension of a city, to truly look at its liveability.’
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With a changing climate, flooding is a key challenge in the UK and we worked with the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management to develop their Policy Position Statement on the next generation of flood and coastal erosion management. With a long history in sustainable drainage solutions we also drew on our involvement with other leading solutions, such as Copenhagen’s ‘Cloudburst’ solution – an approach which is inspiring other cities around the world to re appraise their approach to water management. So why does liveability matter? Well with increasing globalisation has come increasing competition between cities for talent, jobs and growth. The UK also brings together a vast wealth of international experience. We have access to best practice and the latest innovations, and we can bring learning from older cities to the new and to those accelerating their development. In the past 40 years urban
populations in the Arab region have more than quadrupled, bringing many challenges. We are working
SIMON PRICE
l Simon has over 30 years experience working with issues of environment and sustainability, particularly in the area of transport infrastructure . Over this period he has had experience in civil engineering contracting, local and central government , a period as an advisor to the UK environment minister and now as a consultant with responsibility for leading Ramboll’s environment work in the UK. His project experience ranges from providing advice to government on the development of policy statements through to advice on the consideration of sustainability within construction project designs. He has developed a particular expertise in developing approaches for sustainability appraisal and for the consideration of climate change adaptation and carbon within projects.
with the ambitious city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop a masterplan aimed at tackling the challenges that Jeddah’s 3.5 million population face. The cost of inaction in terms of environmental degradation in Jeddah is a staggering 2-4% of GDP, equivalent to €1-2bn per annum. This masterplan takes a holistic look at the pressures and drivers which are impacting on the environment and liveability of Jeddah and proposes a range of sustainable responses. Smart urban planning holds the key to a brighter tomorrow. There is best practice and experience to draw on. There must be a move for urban design to take an increasingly holistic view and to look at the human dimension of a city, to truly look at its liveability. Ramboll’s Liveable Cities Lab is looking closely at the development of the world’s cities. We want to see quality solutions that serve the end- users of today and in the future. Solutions that take into account the commercial drivers for development but which draw on innovations to meet those demands whilst providing the very best platform for the future.
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