ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

By Gilles Mahé,Deputy Mayor of Angers

Angers, designing a sustainable

neighbourhood of 20,000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Situation270 000 inhabitants

90 min far from Paris

Gate to the Val de Loire recognized World Heritage Site by the UNESCO

Sevilla

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Three centres of excellence

• Plants and agriculture: centre of international competitiveness• IT, electronics and TIC• Health and biotechnology

30,000 students

6,700 hectares of natural spaces

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Sustainable development, a local project

1992 Adoption of urban ecology charter

1996 Adhesion to the Charter of Aalborg

1999 Creation of the sustainable development mission and development of the first Agenda 21

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

2003 Development of the project for the wider borough, based on sustainable development.

2004 Launching of the European Observatory of Good Practice.

2006 Setting up of the first area “Agenda 21”, 40 actions.

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Designing a sustainable neighbourhood for 20,000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

C.H.U.

Tracé A11

Plateau des Capucins

Plateau de la Mayenne

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

7 objectives of sustainable development:1. Developing the mix between habitation, economic

activity, shops, services and leisure facilities;

2. Preserving the place's identity, memory and the landscape elements that give it structure;

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

3. Integrating environmental quality into the buildings, with 3 priorities: water, energy and noise;

4. Reducing vehicle traffic in favour of more gentle modes of transport (cycling, walking, tram);

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

5. Consulting with and involving the inhabitants in the development of the project;

6. Integrating the major infrastructure projects: the first tram line and the A11 motorway bypass;

7. Responding to housing needs with a diversified range favouring a varied social mix.

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

An environmental approach to town planning

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Obligation on all building contractors to respect

sustainable development prescriptions

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Generating a social mix with diverse urban forms

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Terra Botanica

Tram maintenance center

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

The positive-energy tram maintenance centre

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

Terra Botanica

The first educational theme park dedicated entirely to plant

life

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants

The Mayenne and Capucins plateaux in consultation

ANGERSdesigning a sustainable neighbourhoodof 20.000 inhabitants