Compact city

Compact city

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  Compact city -Amsterdam -Riga
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  Dr. Ahmad Al-Zoubi Doneby : SARA SABA SAMIR HALLAK ZAINA ATTASI YASSER Rijjal
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  Compact city inThe Netherlands The Netherlands is a densely populated and highly urbanized urbanized country with a long-standing tradition of spatial spatial planning. In the early 1980s, the compact city concept city concept was welcomed by the Dutch authorities and authorities and planners, and it has become the heart of national, heart of national, regional and local urbanization policy in The policy in The Netherlands since then (Dieleman et al., 1997).. The
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  Amsterdam As A Compact City:
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  History Background: Amsterdam after 1663 Amsterdam endof the 19th century Amsterdam was originally designed for defense. It is composed of semi-circles that create tiny islands linked by bridges. Amsterdam’s city center is very compact. This, coupled with the fact that the city is made of a gently curving and very narrow street system, creates a highly walkable and interesting environment. The bends in the road create a sense of mystery and intrigue and can prove a little confusing until you figure out the names of all the canals. The concept for open space within the region was the idea of the five green fingers. Each finger leads to the heart of the city and allows people to use them as connectors. The finger that leads from Amsterdam is Bos Park.
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  Land Use:
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  Transportation systems inAmsterdam were very well thought out in their conception. Trains connect Amsterdam to the Dutch of Europe. Trams within the city provide a cheap and fast intercity transportation. But the main form of everyday movement through the compact city is the bicycle. The bike is a quiet and environmentally good solution to the tiny street systems and a perfect way to enjoy the urban landscape. Public Transportation :
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  Sustainability is Amsterdam’sgenes. To take just one example, it has always been the cycling capital of the world. Today it is one of the ten most sustainable cities on earth, and in Europe one of the top four. This report has been compiled to provide the people of Amsterdam, local businesses and other interested parties with an insight into what the city government Sustainability: Sustainable Energy Sustainable Mobility Sustainable Economic Sustainable Living
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  • More andmore “green” power is being used in Amsterdam. • All the city’s trams and metro trains now run on it, as do the street lighting, two-thirds of council services and enterprises and City • generation of a lot more sustainable energy at the local level – from the sun, the wind, biomass and hydrogen • At present, 5.8 per cent of the energy consumed in Amsterdam is derived from sustainable sources. That is 3 per cent more the national average. • The computer servers at City Hall are cooled using water from the River Amstel. Two-thirds of council services and enterprises now use “green” power and a third have joined the city’s energy monitoring program. Most municipal buildings are still heated by gas. 1-Sustainable Energy:
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  2-Sustainable Mobility: • Amsterdam isthe most bicycle-friendly city in the world. It has 400 kilometres of dedicated cycle paths, whilst about 90 per cent of the road network is deemed safe and suitable for cycling. • Electric transport with a network of on-street charging points at which the owners of electric cars and scooters can park and top up their batteries free of charge
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  • Amsterdam alreadyplays host to a wide variety of sustainable business activities rooted in the strengths of the local economy: energy, ICT, trade, logistics, finance and tourism. For a rapidly growing number of companies, sustainability is the main force fuelling their innovation. 3-Sustainable Economic: • A trial with so-called “smart air curtains” and automatic shop doors achieved a saving 43 per cent on energy costs and reduced levels of noise and exhaust fumes inside the stores, without adversely affecting customer numbers.
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  • people inAmsterdam have developed a more positive attitude towards members of other ethnic communities over the past two years. 4-Sustainable Living: • The residents of Amsterdam are reasonably healthy and they are generally satisfied with their living environment. • Amsterdam has about 200 primary schools and 28 special schools attended • Schools are improved to be sustainable which let to: 1. Less pupil and teacher illness 2. Improved pupil performance. 3. Carbon dioxide emissions reduced by 30-40 per cent. 4. A permanent reduction in energy costs. 5. Better quality school buildings
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  Neighborhood parks in1954 Neighborhood parks in Neighborhood parks: Just as important as large parks are neighborhood parks. After parks. After World War II an amazing number of neighborhood playgrounds (around 860 by 860 by Aldo Van Eyck) were designed and built in the city of the city of Amsterdam. Parks were fit in wherever space was