Held during the Future Green City World Congress / Utrecht / The Netherlands
ABOUT THE WORLD GREEN CITY AWARDS
The 2024 edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards is offered in seven categories, with three finalists in each category from which one category winner is selected, and with one Grand Winner chosen from the seven category winners. A special Youth Jury will also select from the finalists one winner to receive the Youth Award. Following the first stage of assessment by the Technical Panel, 21 Finalists have been selected and presented to the Jury.
The AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 are designed to champion ambitious nature-orientated approaches to city design and operation.
After assessment by the Technical Panel, 21 entries to the 2024 Awards were selected as finalists for the following categories >
Living Green for Biodiversity and Urban Ecosystem Restoration
Addressing the loss of species, habitats, ecosystem health, and genetic diversity.
Living Green in a city provides habitats to support ecological communities for a diverse range of living organisms. Plants provide the backbone for all nature to thrive. City Biodiversity has an increasingly important role to play in global conservation efforts.
Living Green for Climate Change
Tackling the root causes and effects of climate change in order to build more liveable and resilient cities.
Living Green solutions such as street trees, green roofs and walls, and parks and gardens, all contribute to moderating the impacts of climate change. In solving problems such as the urban heat island effect and poor local air quality, nature-based-solutions deliver quantifiable cash value to city authorities as well as enhancing the quality of life for citizens.
Living Green for Health and Wellbeing
Addressing the medical, behavioural, and social determinants of health for residents.
People are measurably happier when they work and live in green surroundings. This comes from both physical and psychological benefits. Improved health results in lower costs for health-care providers, and benefits the economy through improved productivity and lower absenteeism and staff turnover.
Living Green for Water
Ensuring water resources are safeguarded and wisely used, with clean water available to all while also protecting residents from flooding risks.
Water issues related to drought and flooding are already a significant impact of climate change, with traditional engineering solutions commonly overwhelmed. Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems incorporate plants into water management systems, thereby offering considerable advantages over engineering solutions, an, at the same time, providing additional benefits of amenity and recreation, and space for wildlife.
Living Green for Social Cohesion and Inclusive Communities
Bringing urban populations together and fostering belonging, equity, trust and inter-generational as well as cross-cultural relationships to prevent exclusion, marginalisation, and violence.
Greener environments encourage people to spend more time in outdoor spaces, improving social interaction and community cohesion which in turn contributes to reduced crime. Community cohesion is especially important in multi-cultural communities and also enable inter-generational social relationships.
Living Green for Urban Infrastructure and Liveability
Promoting and supporting nature-positive lifestyles for all city residents, visitors and businesses, through a well planned, designed, and maintained built environment.
Greenery around buildings can reduce energy consumption by providing insulation and shading, keeping buildings cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Vegetation can also improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and filtering particulate matter. Views of nature from workplaces and residential buildings enhances well-being and productivity, emphasizing the importance of biophilic design.
Living Green for Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Creating strategies and practices that build the resilience of city food supplies to increase employment and nutritional outcomes, reduce poverty and address urban environmental degradation.
Urban agriculture offers numerous benefits to cities, providing solutions to problems associated with transportation, health, land use, waste management, education, and community cohesion. Permanent or temporary use of private and public land can increase capacity for local food production. Community gardening promotes self-sufficiency and reduces food miles.
THE AWARDS CEREMONY
The Awards ceremony will take the form of a dedicated gala dinner, set to be hosted on 25th September 2024 at the Royal Jaarbeurs in the heart of the City of Utrecht, Netherlands. The momentous occasion forms an integrated part of the official program of the first Future Green City World Congress, which is a global four-day event organised by the Royal Association Stadswerk the Netherlands, the Royal Dutch Society for Garden Designers and Landscapers (VHG), and the City of Utrecht.
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Hoping you will find this a HANDY REFERENCE... make sure to click through to the OFFICIAL SITE for the FINALISTS and UPDATES!