Friday, September 14, 2012

World environment day into the green city

On June 5, 1972 -16, the United Nations inSwedenThe capital of Stockholm held the first time in human history of the protection of the human environment in the world within the scope of the conference. After 12 days of discussion, the formation and the global environmental protection published the famous "the United Nations Conference on the human environment declaration" and has 109 proposed "action plan", calling on governments and people to maintain and improve the human environment, for the benefit of all the people, for the benefit of future generations together. World Environment Day symbolizes the world environment and development toward a better stage, marking the governments in the world for the protection of the environment for human survival contribution.

2012 World Environment Day theme is "green economy, have you participated in?" In order to promote people to think about how to make the green economy deep into all aspects of daily life, thus bring positive changes in social, economic and environmental, so as to meet the needs of a growing world population. 2012 World Environment Day theme of China as a "green consumption you act?" It aims to emphasize the concept of green consumption, to arouse the public to change the consumption concept and consumption behavior, save resources, protect the ecological environment.

ChicagoChicago photograph: Chicago Tourism Exhibition Bureau

Features: hydrogen fuel, wind power generation

Chicago mayor Richard Daly in 1989 from the office has been leading to plant trees, created 500000 new trees environmental record for Chicago. In 2001, Chicago large-scale implementation through "green roof" storage of solar energy and filter rainwater, achieved great success in energy saving measures, annual savings of $100000000 to Chicago City Hall energy expenditure. City Hall will be located in the center of the airport into the park, and built a can accommodate 10000 bike "station in Millennium park". Chicago is the nation's first installation of a hydrogen fueling station city. Wind power generation is one of the "Windy City" the most available energy.

Features: unique original bus system

BrazilThe southern state of Parana, the capital of Curitiba, is the first global by the United Nations as "the most suitable for one of the 5 big city" live, as early as in 1990, it was awarded "Brazil ecological city" and "city with the best quality of life in one of the world's 3 largest" title. The mayor is the architect born in Curitiba, good layout adjustment city facilities, meet environmental goals. He designed a special bus system, stand like a glass cylinder are respectively provided with a huge, at the entrance, and the entrance is provided with a rotary fence, to ensure the orderly. The bus site and road flat, so that the passengers to get off on, in order to attract more people to give up private car, convenient and comfortable ride the same bus. In addition, curry to Pakistani city hall in the early decades ago to prohibit urban and peri-urban built factories.

Freiburg photograph: German TourismFreiburg photograph: German Tourism

Features: Freiburg solar power

FreiburgGermanyA small town near the Schwarzwald area. The last century 70's, the citizens have for the government to build a nuclear power station here move protest, therefore, the citizens of Freiburg universal awareness of environmental protection is relatively high. Freiburg is one of the successful transformation of solar energy into the energy of the city. Whether downtown station, hospital, football field, or city garden and the local brewery roof or roof mounted solar panels. 1/3 citizens travel choice to ride a bike. In addition, Freiburg from the beginning of the 80's of the last century, pay attention to waste recycling, up to now, the amount of garbage in the area has been reduced by 2/3.

Freiburg has more than a friendly people -- are among the most beautiful city of Germany, the rich cultural and historical heritage, can be seen everywhere in the coffee shop, comfortable casual bistros and be well-known, far and near, Baden food, people here are hospitable, here beautiful environment and pleasant. The city was filled with the relaxed atmosphere, take one's ease, summed up in one word: Southern style. Walk in the life is full of flavor of the old city, visitors can feel the atmosphere of this particular. There stand 116 meters high Gothic cathedral tower. Cathedral Square is the largest city square, except Sunday, here every day in the market, farmers market on the north side, on the south side of retail market. Particularly worth mentioning is, there are built in the 1532 old department store (Kaufhaus), dark red facade and color turret is its logo; and in 1761 completed the "beautiful corner house" (Haus Zum Sch ? Nen Eck) is now the City Museum of history (Museum f r Stadtgeschichte), room on the former as Baden Wine House -- on this ancient and beautiful house with not bad.

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