TRIP TO COPENHAGEN AND MALMO DAY THREE

Trip to Malmo, Sweden

The day started with a light breakfast and we took the train to Malmo to see the western harbour which is a new district planned with a world class landscaping and public realm strategy.

 We arrived Malmo and to my utter most surprised Mr Snow was waiting for us, we then went to WHITE organization and we got a warm welcome from Mr Carl Backstrand who offered us cookies and hot chocolate to warm us from the cold. Mr Carl then gave us a brief introduction about the organization after which our tour guide Mr David gave us a seminar about the history and development of Malmo.

David lecture explained how Malmo was able to link energy performance to energy production. As of 1990 UK committed to 20% while Sweden was 38% down of carbon reduction. Malmo grew tremendously in period of 15years from a city of manufacturing (industrial) to a city of knowledge.

 After the seminar we continued our tour around the western harbour and saw some of the apartments which were designed to minimised energy thereby creating a sustainable environment. In Malmo, water is a big issue; the control of rain water is the main challenge to reduce the issue of flooding. Land reclamation, developers were sceptical at the beginning. The alignment of every flat in Malmo was that each flat gets a glimpse of the sea. Malmo has the following qualities:

·         Common ground for developers

·         Good pedestrian accessibility

·         Sustainable low energy

·         Minimised energy consumption

·         Good waste management

·         Quality green spaces

·         Rain water management

·         Energy efficient homes and Clean water

Both Copenhagen and Malmo have one thing in common; their harbour is used for harbour bath. Later on we went for lunch and continued on our tour and we saw some amazing buildings. After the days tour we checked into a 4 Star hotel in Sweden ( Master Johan) and had the best rest ever.

I am indeed grateful to my school for giving us this privileged to explore these wonderful countries. I do plan on taking some of the things I learnt and incorporate them into my intervening in the city.