2. Area Description
Geographic coordinates :
South – Eastern European City;
Coordinates:46°46 0 N 23°36 0 E46°46 0 N 23°36 0 E;′ ″ ′ ″ ′ ″ ′ ″
Inhabitants: 50-80.000
The city is surrounded by: The Feleac Hill (to the South), The
Somesan Plain (to the East), The Hills of Cluj (to the North);
The river Somesul Mic crosses the city;
Botanic Reserves: Fânațele Clujului (The Hayfields of Cluj)
and Valea Morii Reserve (The Windmill Valley Reserve);
The city is surrounded by hills and forests;
The climate is transitory continental. Hot summers and mild
winters.
Romania, Transylvania
3. Our Model of Green town
Our model of town:Our model of town:
Town grows in an organic way;
Communitarian buildings are in the center;
Low density residential areas surrounding the center;
City like a garden;
Vegetation in the buildings; also food production;
No pollution industrial area integrated in town;
Wind farm for energy production.
The principles of our town:The principles of our town:
Quiet life;
Personal relationships and well-being of citizens must
be given priority;
Minimum presence of technology – no pollution;
Food and energy self sufficiency;
Nature is inside the city – city like a garden;
Eco friendly behavior.
The town,The town, is a small town like a neighborhood,is a small town like a neighborhood, onon the scale of humanthe scale of human
relationshipsrelationships
4. The green town has mainly two specific areas:The green town has mainly two specific areas:
-- the urban areathe urban area;;
-- the green areathe green area;;
The urban area comprises:The urban area comprises:
-- 15% parks15% parks;;
-- 60% constructions and buildings60% constructions and buildings;;
-- 25% infrastructure, roads and sidewalks25% infrastructure, roads and sidewalks..
The green town heavily relies onThe green town heavily relies on sustainable agriculturesustainable agriculture practiced on thepracticed on the
surrounding areas.surrounding areas.
ThisThis willwill alsoalso use 48% less energyuse 48% less energy andand 58% less water58% less water than athan a traditionaltraditional
town.town.
This town is designed to beThis town is designed to be self-sufficientself-sufficient andand environmentally friendlyenvironmentally friendly (it(it
has anhas an electric powerelectric power plant thatplant that generates electric powergenerates electric power and warmsand warms
water; sustainable agriculture).water; sustainable agriculture).
This town will be inThis town will be in harmony with natureharmony with nature, and its inhabitants will respect, and its inhabitants will respect
and keep a good eco-balance.and keep a good eco-balance.
This town will beThis town will be a prototypea prototype whichwhich can be applied throughout the worldcan be applied throughout the world,,
in similar areas.in similar areas.
urban perspectivesurban perspectives
6. Our green city has an ideally designed system of means of eco
transportation: ecological cars, bicycles, trains, planes and electrical-
buses.
- Transylvania Highway connects Bucharest and the Western border;
- The International Airport is one of the most modern airports in Romania;
- Telecommunications - Romania occupies the 2nd
place in the world
regarding the internet speed;
- Public means of transportation: buses, trolleys and trams (RATUC);
Infrastructure
8. Administrative
Buildings
The Town hall, The Local and County Committee, the National Archives.
-They are located in the centre of the city and they are surrounded by green
spaces;
-They were build by using eco construction materials;
- Surface: 50.000 m2
, 2.000 m2
, 1.750 m2
;
- Fuelled by renewable sources of energy – wind energy, solar panels,
geothermic heating systems;
-300 offices, 5 conference rooms;
- The Electronic Archive (e-archive) and the Registration Archive of the city;
- Water recycling plant.
9. Schools
- Multifunctional, smart buildings:
- Strategically located in a green area;
- Using solar panels and geothermic heating systems;
- Individual means of transportation –20 school buses;
- 4 sports fields and a swimming pool;
- 120 classrooms, 6 IT labs;
- One eco lab;
- Applied studies in Electronics, Mechanics and Robotics;
- Restaurant, dorms, event hall, gym;
- Individual electric energy supplier;
- Micro-garden, water recycling plant.
10. Cultural Buildings
- Multifunctional, smart buildings;
- Back-up energy generators;
- Suspended gardens;
- Underground parking lots;
- Using solar panels and geothermic heating
systems;
- Strategically located in a green area;
- Wastewater treatment plant;
- Rainwater collecting systems;
- Eco construction materials;
11. Hospitals
- Multifunctional, smart buildings;
- Strategically located;
- Surface: 147.000 m2
;
- Eco energy sources, solar panels and water power plant supply it with energy;
- 300 ambulances and 200 emergency response teams;
- 500 modern hospital rooms;
- 70 specializations in the field of general and family medicine, as well as in the field of pharmacy;
- Specialized hi-tech;
- Back-up energy supplier;
- Specialized and skilled doctors;
- Recreational parks;
- Eco food served to the patients (farm products).
12. Parks
- Recycled materials used for designing the parks;
- Fountains;
- Rare species of plants, trees and flowers;
- A lake with rare species of algae and fish;
- Walking lanes and areas;
- Ambient lighting systems;
- Watering systems.
13. Ecological Houses
- Smart buildings;
- Eco construction materials;
- Surrounded by green areas;
- Vegetable garden;
- Using renewable sources of energy, solar panels, wind mills and independent
geothermic heating systems;
- Suspended gardens.
14. Residential Neighborhood
- Smart Buildings;
- Eco construction materials;
- Surrounded by green areas;
- Underground parking lots;
- Using renewable sources of energy
from their own water power plant, solar
panels and geothermic heating system;
- Bicycle lanes;
- Wastewater treatment plant;
- Rainwater collecting systems.
15. Malls and Markets
- Eco construction materials;
- Using renewable sources of energy, solar panels, windmills, independent
geothermic heating systems and water power plant;
- Eco food trade;
- Walking areas;
- Water and waste recycling plants;
- Back-up energy generators;
- Suspended gardens;
- Underground parking lots;
- Eco restaurants, cafes and confectioneries.
16. Tourist Park
- Tourist parks:
- Green areas;
- Walking areas;
- Playgrounds;
- Rare species of plants and animals.
Tourist parks preserve biodiversity and
local eco balance.
17. Eco-Farms- Smart buildings;
- Using green sources of energy;
- Wastewater recycling plants and
rainwater collecting systems;
- Biogas plants;
- Surrounded by green areas and
meadows;
- Lands for agriculture
Eco jobs at the farm:
- Eco agriculture;
- Eco horticulture;
- Eco viticulture;
- Eco animal rarising;
- Eco beekeeping;
- Eco fish farms.
20. Rules for an Eco-Friendly
behavior for Eco-Citizens
- Keeping the biologic balance;
- Protecting nature and ecosystems;
- Reducing pollution;
- Using green energies;
- Using eco-transportation (predominantly);
- Green job orientation;
- Building smart buildings;
- Using eco materials;
- Recycle, reuse, reduce;
- Rational use of water;
- Eco friendly behavior .
The desire of our green city to become the next
European Green Capital