Talking Cities: MADE and Birmingham City University urban design public lecture series

Klaus Bondam: Mayor, The City of Copenhagen, Technical and Environmental Administration, will be talking about Copenhagen: Eco-Metropolis

Copenhagen is consistently ranked as a top world city in which to live. It has an international reputation for its green profile, high quality architecture and public spaces and its leadership in tackling the environmental challenges of urban development. More that 36% of Copenhageners now choose to cycle to their places of work or education and there has been massive investment by the City in public transport, district heating and waste management. A former actor and theatre manager, Klaus Bondam has been working for better urban spaces in Copenhagen throughout his political career. He will talk about his goal for Copenhagen to be the Eco-Metropolis of the world with the best urban environment by 2015. He will discuss his plans to achieve even better conditions for urban life through his Metropolis for People policy, central to which is public participation and dialogue between citizens and experts.

The talk will be for 60 minutes without an interval, followed by questions from the audience.

Sponsored by Atkins and Birmingham City Council

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