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An initiative transforming private courtyards into green, stormwater-managing spaces using recycled materials and natural soundscapes to enhance livability and resilience.

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On Copenhagen’s Climate Adaptation & City Nature | REVOLVE

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Danish design transforms the city into a natural sponge to prevent flooding After a thunderstorm flooded Copenhagen in 2011, the city embarked on an a…

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The Sankt Kjelds Quarter is Copenhagen's first climate-resilient neighborhood. It features rain gardens, bioswales, and permeable surfaces that manage stormwater while creating beautiful green spaces. I love how this project demonstrates sustainable urban design principles in action!

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Climate Resilient Block | Henning Larsen

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The Climate Resilient Block located in Østerbro’s St. Kjelds Quarter is prioritizing energy optimization, biodiversity, and water management.

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Copenhagen's innovative Cloudburst Management Plan is a perfect example of climate adaptation! The city has implemented a network of parks and urban spaces that double as water storage during heavy rainfall events. This helps prevent flooding while creating beautiful recreational areas for residents. The Sankt Annæ Square project is one of my favorite examples - it can hold up to 40,000 cubic feet of water during storms!

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In 2011, Copenhagen was struck by a 1,000-year storm event, a Cloudburst, that flooded the city with three feet of water, causing over $1 billion in damage. The city engaged in a planning period to create the Cloudburst plan with the idea of Blue-Green solutions. These solutions are low-tech, on the surface, not engineered underground, and interactive. These climate adaptive solutions take place within the confines of urban space. The process followed a six-step procedure to integrate a Blue-Green approach, beginning with data gathering and investigation, modeling and mapping, a cost-of-doing-nothing scenario, a design period, community involvement, and design interaction. It concluded with a detailed socioeconomic cost-benefit analysis that tested two masterplan solutions. The masterplan variations, the conventional scenario, and the Blue-Green scenario were developed together to quantify the benefits of the adaptive scenario. The project was financed through a public-private partnership called the Copenhagen Formula, in which existing cities are retrofitted through Blue-Green solutions. Private developers invested in the government's plan, and it gained traction for its focus not only on the areas where flooding occurs but also on upstream and upland areas where residents do not see the consequences of heavy rainfall. The plan designates a clear order of priority, in which high-risk areas, as identified in a climate adaptation plan, are addressed first, followed by areas where measures are easy to element, areas with ongoing urban development projects, and lastly, in areas where other policy directives are being followed.

References

Ziersen, J. J. Clauson-Kaas and J. Rasmussen. "The role of Greater Copenhagen Utility in implementing the city's Cloudburst Management Plan." Water Practice and Technology 12, no. 2 (2017): 338-343.

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In 2011, Copenhagen was struck by a 1,000-year storm event, a Cloudburst, that flooded the city with three feet of water, causing over $1 billion in

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Copenhagen is known as one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities! The city has over 250 miles of bike lanes and over 40% of Copenhageners commute by bike daily!

The image above depicts a bike-specific bridge called Cykelslangen (Cycle Snake).

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The city is rapidly transitioning to electric buses and expanding its metro system. By 2025, all public buses in Copenhagen will be electric or zero-emission. This commitment to sustainable public transport is reducing the city's carbon footprint while improving air quality for residents.

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Copenhagen is creating 'green corridors' throughout the city, connecting parks and natural areas. These corridors help local wildlife thrive while making the city more resilient to climate change. They also provide wonderful opportunities for outdoor learning and nature education!

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How is Copenhagen adapting to climate change? | BBC News

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Did you know that Copenhagen requires new buildings with roof slopes under 30 degrees to have green roofs? These help absorb rainwater, reduce urban heat island effect, and provide habitats for local wildlife. Plus, they look absolutely beautiful! I've seen several school buildings in Copenhagen incorporating these, and they're great teaching tools for environmental education.

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Climate resilience: Copenhagen’s dream of a flood-proof city

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The Danish capital is preparing for an upsurge in torrential rain over the coming decades due to climate change. Giant infrastructure is being built above and below ground to make the city more resilient to heavy downpours. #WaterMatters

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A multifunctional public space designed to handle stormwater through features like water-collecting sculptures (they look like umbrellas!) and underground storage tanks, all while serving as a community gathering spot.

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Tåsinge Plads er Københavns første klimatilpassede byrum. Pladsen er en grøn oase, som både håndterer store mængder regnvand og skaber et mødested for kvarterets beboere.

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This rooftop organic farm is built atop an old car auction house. They grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers using organic methods and also host chickens and beehives.

They also offer a Farm-to-Table restaurant and offer workshops and community events to educate the public about sustainable farming practices.

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Tagfarmen Østergro — Klimakvarter Østerbro

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Initiativtagerne Livia Urban Swart Haaland, Kristian Skaarup og Sofie Brincker blev i New York inspireret til at anlægge tagfarmen ØsterGRO. Her har Brooklyn Grange siden 2010 etableret sine to tagfarme, hvoraf den ene er verdens største på 4000 m2, beliggende på toppen af en gammel flådebygning i Brooklyn. ØsterGRO er den første tagfarm i Danmark.

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This urban nature park incorporates 18 "social basins" to collect rainwater, turning precipitation into a celebrated resource while enhancing ecological and social value. shows how cities can upgrade their current passive parks into active climate parks that add ecological, climate, and social value.

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Grønningen-Bispeparken is Copenhagen’s latest and most radical nature-based climate adaptation project where form follows nature.

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Byhøst (City Harvest) teaches people how to safely forage edible plants in the city and encourages low-impact, zero-input food collection.

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Byhøst - Spis vild mad og kom i gang med at sanke

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Byhøst har længe været bannerfører for vild mad. Vild mad vil sige mad der udnytter de råvarer der vokser i naturen.

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Beyond Coffee is an organic, circular mushroom producer in Copenhagen, producing mushrooms from waste products, such as coffee grounds and beech chips.

Instead of throwing away coffee grounds, Beyond Coffee collects them from local organic cafes.

They also sell Gro-boxes for you to take home and grow your own mushrooms!

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You can rent out rent out sustainable solar driven picnic boats, which fit up to 8 people. The boat is equipped with an electrical motor, which makes it completely silent, allowing you to carry conversations and enjoy the experience with your friends and family. You can also order a delicious picnic basket, which you can enjoy while on the water!

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Copenhagen begins offering free perks to tourists who make sustainable choices

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The pilot program comes as residents in other parts of Europe have been denouncing — and in some cases confronting — the droves of tourists who flock to its historic cities and picturesque beaches every year.

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Karens Minde Aksen is more than a green area and a breath of fresh air from the noise and bustle of the city, it is also a climate innovation, as the path and park function architecturally as a so-called ‘cloudburst protection’. Previously, the park was at high risk of flooding because of its low location. Now, a system has been created that handles the large amounts of water through a series of filtration basins that leads it into a rainwater basin.

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Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and ‘sponge parks’

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Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.