Future Cities: Shaping Europe from the bottom up
The 2016 edition of EUobserver's Regions & Cities magazine looks at the cities of the future in Europe. While the EU is grappling with challenging problems - Brexit, migration, the economy, terrorism, to name a few - many European cities are reinventing themselves and tackling these problems in their own way.
The 2016 edition of EUobserver's Regions & Cities magazine looks at the cities of the future in Europe. While the EU is grappling with challenging problems - Brexit, migration, the economy, terrorism, to name a few - many European cities are reinventing themselves and tackling these problems in their own way.
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WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT?<br />
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"It was back in 1999, when we were in <strong>the</strong> process<br />
of renewing our sewers and cleaning all our waste<br />
water before letting it out in <strong>the</strong> sea."<br />
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noted that now <strong>the</strong> harbour water was so clean that<br />
you could actually swim in it.<br />
wires and swimming will be allowed in <strong>the</strong>se<br />
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permanent sites.<br />
Also facilities for kayaking, paddling and rowing in<br />
<strong>the</strong> harbour will be <strong>up</strong>graded.<br />
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water easier for kayaks," Kamp Hansen says.<br />
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"Two young architects called Bjarke Ingels and<br />
Julien de Smedt, who almost nobody knew at <strong>the</strong><br />
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bath. It is <strong>the</strong> one that we have on Islands Brygge."<br />
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120,000 more people in <strong>the</strong> city, which is 20 percent<br />
more than today. But it has also to be growth with<br />
life quality," Hansen said. And with possibilities for<br />
physical activity.<br />
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s<strong>up</strong>er-ambitious projects such as Google's HQ and<br />
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quality of life for <strong>the</strong> city's inhabitants and are a<br />
popular attraction for tourists. It's like having a<br />
beach in <strong>the</strong> city centre. But more is coming.<br />
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Photo: Lisbeth Kirk<br />
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Photo: Lisbeth Kirk
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