Land Use Planning

1. LAND USE PLANNING IN
U m e å

4. LOCATION
• Umeå is the biggest city in
Norrland(northern
Sweden)
• Umeå is situated on the
inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia

5. CLIMATE
The climate of Umeå is subarctic

6. • Umeå Old Town Hall
The municipality had 119,613
inhabitants at the end of 2014.
When the university was established in
1965, growth sped up, and the amount
of housing has doubled in the last 30
years

7. • Umeå is a university town and
center of education, technical
and medical research in
Sweden, with two universities
and over 39,000 students. The
city was elected as the
European Capital of Culture of
2014 university

8. U X U (YOU BY YOU), THE MUSIC FESTIVAL BY PEOPLE, FOR PEOPLE. THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN
MADE POSSIBLE BY CROWD-FUNDING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED
DETERMINES THE SIZE.

9. PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABLE
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

10. SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES
Reduce dependence upon fossil fuels
Reduce dependence upon synthetic chemicals & unnatural substances
Reduce encroachment upon nature (land , water , wildlife ,
forests , soil )
Meet human needs (ours and future
generation) fairly & efficiently

12. GREEN ZONE
FORD
DEALERSHIP
Green zone believed to be the
world's first green dealer facility
WAS OPENED (6/16/00) AT UMEA

13. the project was initiated
in conjunction with Ford, McDonalds
and Statoil
and includes three
different buildings

14. TWO
CHALLENGING
GOALS
Conserve resources by using only
renewable energy sources
Reduce energy consumption by
60-70% by using green
technologies
70%
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16. THE DEALERSHIP,
RESTAURANT AND FUEL
STATION ARE ALL
LINKED BY PIPES THAT
CARRIES EXCESS HEAT
BETWEEN THE
BUILDINGS

17. The skylights have been
installed to give better light
and reduce energy
consumption
Remaining energy
demands are met by a
wind generator

18. The demand on public
water supplies is
reduced by 90 %collecting rainwater
90%
Used water is always filtered and reused
Fresh water is only needed for kitchen