City of johannesburg economic development policy and strategy framework 2006. Simply put, an ecocity is an ecologically healthy city. European green city index digital asset management. Johannesburg the first c40 city to issue green city bond. A case study of kumasi metropolis, ghana by collins adjei mensah a thesis submitted to the university of birmingham.
We have many green city spaces in our cities in south africa. Walks in the wilds 8 green city spaces in south africa. This discussion paper has been written as part of the african development banks evolving work on green growth, developed by a team cochaired by mr. This world bank funded project aims to improve the understanding of the impact of urban development on natural assets and ecosystem services in african cities and to enhance the ability of national and local governments to make wellinformed strategic, planning, landuse, and investment decisions. Executive mayor of johannesburg mpho parks tau applauded the historic moment. Johannesburg recently issued its first green city bond, making it the first c40 city to tap into this innovative financing mechanism. Though johannesburgs greenhouse gas emissions continued. The african green city index examines, for the first time, the environmental performance of african cities in eight categories. Role of research and academic institutions in advancing the green economy in tshwane prof godwell nhamo phd email. Bruce kerswill chair world green building council article type. Index in 2009 and the latin american green city index in 2010.
The websites of all south african universities and the south african government were further content analyzed to investigate what they are doing regarding green buildings. The green city index series is a research project conducted by the economist intelligence unit and sponsored by siemens. Ge research must be mit oriented and considered within the global. The urban environmental profile for kampala has been prepared as the first component of the assignment promoting green urban development in africa. Greening the construction sector 2015 market intelligence. Green building guidelines at south african universities. Environmental degradation affects many rapidly urbanizing cities in subsaharan africa.
Green economy in the context of sustainable development southafricas sustainabledevelopmentinaction asystemof economicactivities resultinginimproved human wellbeing, while not exposing future. But these are wilder spots the greenbelts, wetlands and untouched areas left to remain the way they should be in cape town. The western cape government and city of cape town cct have prioritised the green economy as a key growth sector. The green city index is a research project from the economist intelligence unit, sponsored by siemens. Facilitating green growth in africa african development bank. The city of johannesburg has produced five iterations of its city development strategy over the last 17 years with the latest cds joburg 2040, launched in 2011. Comparison of chinese green building standard with western. The overall result of the study shows that none of the 15 cities rank in the highest band well above average. In the meantime, this model of a green revolution has already been implemented for the past five years in the eastern cape province.
The city is rwandas capital, and has seen tremendous progress in terms of environmentalism. The green paper itself is not a policy document nor an academic paper, but is essentially a consultative document designed to raise questions on issues that need to be addressed by the government policy formulation process. Asian green city index the economist intelligence unit eiu. Report summary the asian green city index seeks to measure and assess the environmental performance of 22 major asian cities across a range of criteria. Greening the construction sector 2015 market intelligence report. Southern african green revolution council sagrc the southern african green revolution council sagrc was formed in 1983 in witbank mpumalanga.
This study conducted by eui, assesses the environmental performance of 15 cities while discussing green policies and projects other cities can borrow a leaf of. Laying the ground for the commercialisation of african agriculture 2 a g r i c u l t u r e, e n e r g y a n d l i v e l i h o o d s e r i e s ag griculture, energy and livelihood serie riculture, energy and livelihood serie. This dissertation argues that the city of joburgs leading role in negotiating for developmental local government paved the way for long term planning at the local. A green city journey, our panel of expert guests discuss how economically viable it will be to create sustainable cities of the future. Green city bonds raise funds from fixed income investors to support city government projects that mitigate climate change. The cities were picked independently rather than relying on requests from city governments to be included, in order to enhance the index s credibility and comparability. City sustainability is increasingly accomplished in new and different ways. There are 29 individual indicators for each city, and these indicators are often based on multiple data points.
The green fund aims to catalyse the countrys transition to a green economy by investing in innovative projects that will help realise a. Handbook of green building design and construction. Assessing the environmental impact of europes major cities. New directions for urban policymaking in south african. My intuition leads me to conclude there are masses without knowledge on what is all about green economy or go green. Strategy for a developmental green economy for gauteng 5 1 this document during 2009, the gauteng city region observatory gcro undertook a study of how subnational units across the world were responding to the global financial crisis, commissioned by the gauteng department for economic development. Role of research and academic institutions in advancing. This study conducted by eui, assesses the environmental performance. In particular, urban green spaces in africa are rarely. The city of kampala has undergone a period of rapid urbanization that has contributed to the degradation of the citys natural environment. Green pages country index contacts in south africa. This world bank funded project aims to improve the understanding of the impact of urban development on natural assets and ecosystem services in african cities and to enhance the ability of national and local governments to make wellinformed strategic, planning, landuse, and.
City of cape town green building guidelines the city of cape town 11 has provided some principles to serve as green building guidelines, namely, that green buildings should. A research project conducted by the economist intelligence unit. Index compares cities across 8 dimensions of environmental sustainability. Given south africas high carbon footprint and other negative environmental externalities, the government, in partnership with civil society and the private sector, is taking steps to green its. The sustainable cities index ranks 100 global cities on three pillars of sustainability. The average in africa, according to the siemens green cities index, is only 74 m it has numerous. Lessons for other african cities 171 closely associated with the conservation and heritage theme was the community participation. Opportunity statement, city resilience index february 20 what was the opportunity. Grain, alongside a host of others, has written and commented extensively on the alliance for a green revolution for africa agra and the impact it will have on the continent.
A case study of kumasi metropolis, ghana by collins adjei mensah a thesis submitted to the university of birmingham for the degree of doctor of philosophy centre for urban and regional studies school of geography, earth and environmental sciences university of birmingham july, 2015. One of the issues of green buildings in china is that a majority of the green buildings in china are in provinces with wealthy tier 1 or tier 2 cities such as shanghai, suzhou jiangsu, shenzhen guangdong and beijing as shown in figure 3, these four provinces together account for 50% of. Develop rwandan secondary cities as model green cities with green economic opportunities kigali, 20 march 2014 okju jeong, ph. A clean city, a clean nation and a clean continent. Green star sa for use in nigeria version 1 20140214 technical woking group principal sponsor one zero five limited 2nd floor, first city plaza, 44, marina, lagos, nigeria. Aalliance for a lliance for a ggreen revolution reen. There are 31 individual indicators for each city, and these indicators are often based on multiple data points. Comparison of 22 major asian cities in terms of their environmental. Leed, breeam, and green globes, second edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green sustainable design. An ecocity or ecocity is a human settlement modeled on the selfsustaining resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems, as defined by the ecocity builders a nonprofit organization started by richard register who first coined the term.
According to the green building council of south africa, a green building is a building which is energy efficient, resource efficient and environmentally responsible which incorporates design, construction and operational practices that. Ecocities are commonly found to focus on newbuild developments, especially in developing nations such as china, wherein foundations are being laid for new ecocities catering to. It seeks to focus attention on the critical issue of urban environmental sustainability by creating a unique tool that helps cities benchmark their performance and share best practices. A new sustainability city index based on intellectual capital. Grain lessons from a green revolution in south africa. The world bank defines ecocities as cities that enhance the wellbeing of citizens. The promoting green urban development in african cities, urban environmental profile for kampala, uganda was prepared by a core study team led by roland white global lead. Written in an easy to understand style, the book is updated to reflect new standards to leed. Green paper on population policy south african government. Bluestream environmental technology pty ltd johannesburg produces biodegradable water dispersant, green degreasers, insitu hydrocarbon bioremediation, drain and greasetrap cleaning. Share of asian population living in cities jumped from 32% in 1990 to 42% in 2010 and will exceed 50% by 2026 about 100,000 asians move into cities.
South africas green fund 1 foreword when south africa launched the green fund in 2012, the country became one of the first in africa to develop a national green fund. One of the great strengths of the asian green city index is the breadth of information it uses. Jun 12, 2014 johannesburg recently issued its first green city bond, making it the first c40 city to tap into this innovative financing mechanism. Green economy in the context of sustainable development. Exploring just sustainability in kya sands, ruimsig and cosmo city in johannesburg olumuyiwa bayode adegun a thesis submitted to the faculty of engineering and the built environment, university of witwatersrand, johannesburg, in fulfilment. This is followed by a focus on green economy as a means or an end in itself. Green deen south africa seeks to achieve this by creating a national network of education, communication, toolsharing and collaboration for the south african community, from our young children at the grassroots levels moving up to our larger organisations and policy development.
The report on african green city index assessing the environmental performance of africas major cities, serves as an eye opener to our humane ignorance. The next section of this article deliberates on climate change in green economy readiness discourses. It was designed to help cities learn from each other about how to improve environmental sustainability, and also to compare themselves both regionally and globally, to support benchmarking. The city has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per capita among the countrys four major cities, the lowest per capita electricity consumption and the secondhighest amount of green space among 15 african cities surveyed by the economist intelligence unit for its african green city index, the unit revealed on tuesday. Nov 16, 2011 the city has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per capita among the countrys four major cities, the lowest per capita electricity consumption and the secondhighest amount of green space among 15 african cities surveyed by the economist intelligence unit for its african green city index, the unit revealed on tuesday. Rwanda country manager, global green growth institute. Pdf the state of green spaces in kumasi city ghana. The international green energy council is an advocacy body creating sound policy and regulatory.
The international green energy council is an advocacy body creating sound policy and. The 15 cities selected for the african green city index are capital cities as well as leading business centres chosen for their size and importance. Handbook of green building design and construction 2nd. The green city index was developed by the economist intelligence unit. It covers co2 emissions, energy, buildings, land use, transport, water and sanitation, waste management, air quality and environmental governance. The town has grown with big mining companies such as anglo american,read more.
The green paper is intended to provide a platform from which to translate topical issues around ecommerce into government policy. The paper evaluates the urbanization trend in nigeria and discusses the green city project to serve as lessons for the development of nigerian cities. The green city index series is a research project conducted by the economist intelligence unit eiu and sponsored by siemens. Promoting green urban development in african cities. Bokamoso landscape architects and environmental consultants cc pretoria specializes in the fields of architecture and all aspects of environmental management and. One of the great strengths of the latin american green city index is the breadth of information it uses. Develop rwandan secondary cities as model green cities. This report presents the key findings and highlights from the index and is intended to provide stakeholders with a unique tool to help asian cities learn from each other, in order to better address the common environmental. South and north african cities are greenest among africas. Tmi dynamatics specialises in developing modelling and simulation solutions for the aerospace, transport and rail sectors.
Green city concept and a method to measure green city. The correlation between a socioeconomic status index and the 1994 total. Indicators for sustainable cities european commission. Handbook of green building design and construction 2nd edition. The city laid out a plan to increase this even further in the upcoming decades. Although there is no universally accepted definition of an eco city, among available definitions, there is some consensus on the basic features of an eco city. The cities were picked independently rather than relying on requests from city governments to be included, in order to enhance the indexs credibility and comparability. Strategy for a developmental green economy for gauteng 5 1 this document during 2009, the gauteng cityregion observatory gcro undertook a study of how subnational units across the world were responding to the global financial crisis, commissioned by the gauteng department for economic development.
The literature analysis resulted in the development of seventeen green building guidelines. City management, governance and financing task team leader and included chyiyun huang urban specialist, herbert oule environmental specialist. Role of research and academic institutions in advancing the. The green resource center the first ever green resource center in west palm beach, florida will become a beacon to the country in regards to the assistance it gives to the.
It seeks to focus attention on the critical issue of urban environmental sustainability by helping cities learn from each other. This paper assesses the state of green spaces in kumasi city ghana, once known as the garden city of west. Data and research on green growth and sustainable development including consumption, innovation, green cities, green energy, green jobs and green transport. The latest rescue plan for africa is another green revolution. The green city index series measures cities on approximately 30 indicators across eight to nine categories depending on the region. Aly abousabaa, chair of the climate change coordination committee, and. Leed, breeam, and green globes, second edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of greensustainable design. Socioeconomic and political challenges poverty high urban poverty over reliance on natural environment to support livelihood cilliers et al. According to the green building council of south africa, a green building is a building which is energy efficient, resource efficient and environmentally responsible which incorporates design, construction and operational practices that significantly reduce or. Assessing the environmental performance of africas major cities. The city resilience framework comprises 12 indicators collectively, they represent the immune system of a city. In january 20, arup received a grant from the rockefeller foundation to articulate urban resilience in an accessible, evid\. Develop rwandan secondary cities as model green cities with.
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