S e a r c h f o r a S u s t a i n a b l e C i t y
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1. Energy and Air Quality
a. To reduce of the used total energy by person
b. Reduce energy used per dollar in the industries’ production
c. Increase the proportion of brindging fuel (natural gas) and renewable energy (solar, aeolian,
bicocombustíveletc)
d. To reduce the total amount of pollution of air by person
e. Total reduction emission of gases of the greenhouseeffect
f. Achieve zero days of not fulfilment of the norms of air quality and health
g. Reducing the average fleet and fuel consumption
h. To reduce number of vehicles that they do not obey the emission norms
i. Reduction of the number of residences with complaints on noise
2. Water, materials andwaste
a. To reduce the water total consumed by person
b. Achieve zero days ofnot fulfilment of the norms ofdrinking waterquality
c. Increase the proportion of treated sewage and industrial waste for reuse quality
d. To diminish theproportion of sewage and industrial wastedischarged into streams and/or oceans
e. Reduce consumption ofmaterials of construction by person(including decreased use of "old" hardwoods for
reforestation)
f. Reduce consumption of paper and packaging by person
g. Decreasing the proportion of solid residues by person (to increase tax of recycling by component)
h. Increasing the proportion of organic waste in soil and the food production
3. Soil, Green Spaces and Biodiversity
a. Preserving agricultural land and natural landscape in the urban periphery
b. Increasing the amount of green spaces in local or regional parks by person, especially in the green belt
around the city
c. Increase the proportion of urban regeneration in relation to new developments
d. Increase the number of areas zoned specifically to be served by public transport
e. To increase the density of population and job in the zones guided to the public transport
4. Transport
a. Reduction to the use of car by person
b. Increase use of public transport, walked/bicycle and carpool and to reduce the use of the car with one
person
c. Reduce the time/medium sized travel to/from work
d. Increase the average speed of public transport with relation to the speed of the cars
e. Increasing mileage of public transport service compared to road network built
f. Increase recovery of transport costs through tariffs
g. Reducing parking spaces by 1000 workers in the business centers
h. Increasing mileage of bike lanes exclusive
5. Habitability, Amenities Human and Health
a. To diminish infantile mortality for each 1000 births
b. Increase level of education (average years by adult)
c. Increase opportunities for local leisure
d. Reduce traffic accidents for each 1000 inhabitants
e. Decrease crimes for each 1000 inhabitants
f. To diminish deaths from urban violence
g. Reduce the proportion of precarious habitations
h. Increasing mileage of pedestrian-friendly streets (based on a specific indicator) in cities and sub centers
i. To increase proportion of city/suburb with urban design guidelines to help the community in the
redevelopment
j. Increase the proportion of the city that allows mixed use and high density urban villages
Picture 1 Annual Goals and Indicators for Sustainable City
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