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SLIDESHOW: ‘Freiburg, Germany: A model sustainable city’

From Grist:

There are few better examples of a living, breathing sustainable city than Freiburg, Germany. It’s one of the most livable urban environments in the world, thanks to a deep respect for cultural and architectural roots coupled with bold and unconventional planning decisions. Take a look.

For those interested in learning more about this amazing little city (I was fortunate to live and study there for a year! It truly is an amazing place!) and its visionary planning you might want to check out the Academy of Urbanism’s ‘Freiburg Charter for Sustainable Urbanism’ (PDF). The websites SolarRegionFreiburg and Wikipedia’s Freiburg page are also worth a look.