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A review of 2013,

Nantes European Green Capital

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: THE COMMITTED CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6

High-level involvement in the local area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7Making the local area more visible throughout Europe and the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 711 Key Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8

CHAPTER 1 - A SHARED QUALITY OF LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10

HEADING 1 - A CITY REVISITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11

Fresh insights into the area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11Unique experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12Public spaces showcase sustainable development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12Key figures (A city revisited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14

HEADING 2 - THE SHAPE OF A CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16

Better uses of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16A backdrop of green and blue: “natural infrastructure” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17New kinds of mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18Key figures (The shape of a city) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20

HEADING 3 - URBAN SERVICES FOR EVERYONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22

Committing to the energy transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22Investing in water quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23Selective waste collection for everyone in the city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23Multimodal transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23Key figures (Urban services for everyone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25

HEADING 4 - THE CITY IN NATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27

The “Journey to Nantes” guided by the “Green Line” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27Living parks and gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28New practices in the city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28Key figures (The city in nature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30

CHAPTER 2 - ATTRACTIVENESS: A METROPOLITAN DYNAMIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32

HEADING 1 - A MEETING PLACE FOR ECO-CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD . . . . . . page 33

Nantes, world crossroads of the sustainable city in 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33Cities have a great deal to say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34Sharing the international challenges of tomorrow’s city with residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35Key figures (A meeting place for eco-cities throughout the world) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 36In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 37

Table of contentsHEADING 2 - NANTES’ EXPEDITION ACROSS EUROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39

Sustainable cities need imagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 40An Expedition with a range of purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 40In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 41

HEADING 3 - EVENTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HEART OF THE CITY . . . . . . . . page 42

Events throughout the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 43“You can have an impact”, the travelling village raising awareness of the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 44A network of eco-events in the area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 44In the spotlight (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 45List of Green Capital-branded municipal events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 45

HEADING 4 - RALLYING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 46

Socio-economic players capitalise on the Green Capital year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 47An eco-innovative hospitality sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48Towards new models for a sustainable economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48Key figures (Rallying the socio-economic players) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 49In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 50

CHAPTER 3 - A CATALYST FOR NEW IDEAS AND PRACTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52

HEADING 1 - CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL KINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53

Taking positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53Questions and avenues for action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 56Key figures (Contributions of all kinds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57

HEADING 2 - RESEARCH ON THE MOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 58

Support for research initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 58Involving higher education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 59Research priorities in Nantes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 60Key figures (Research on the move) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 61In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 62

HEADING 3 - RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 63

The call for residents’ projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 63Innovative and spontaneous projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64Young people in action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64Key figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 65In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 66

HEADING 4 - COMMITTED AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 68

New in-house practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 68Expertise for residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 69A public authority committed to transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 69Key figures (Committed authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 70In the spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 71

Nantes was named “European Green Capital 2013”. The award recognised our unwavering commitment and long-term strategy for safeguarding all aspects of the environment, be it in relation to ecological, human or social concerns. It highlighted our efforts and successes in key areas such as urban planning, transportation, housing, water, energy and waste management.

We have lived up to the award throughout the year in a productive and varied way, with events, meetings and an array of projects. All of this has really brought out the spirit of Nantes as we worked together to involve all stakeholders to develop the local area in which we live.

This year was a success. Thanks to the very strong commitment among the people of Nantes, who I would like to congratulate and thank dearly, Nantes has raised its profile, developed innovative projects and played host to fruitful meetings. A total of 205 citizen projects were submitted, 105 companies received certification for the remarkable action taken to safeguard the environment and 80 delegations were welcomed, including at Ecocity and the Mayors Summit on Climate Change – two events with international reach. This document reports on this year of mobilisation, hard work and enthusiasm. It provides a clear, stimulating and informative view of what went on during this vigorous and intense year.

Green Capital, though, was much more than an award. It was more than a year of mobilisation, reflection and influx of ideas. Green Capital was an invitation for us to further develop our efforts in relation to environmental excellence. Given the urgency of the ecological challenges we face, we need to innovate and work together more than ever before to find the solutions capable of harnessing a protected environment to improve our daily life and provide a source of activities and jobs. It is one of the major priorities I have set with my team. We have set ourselves some incredibly bold objectives. In order to achieve them, we need to continue to safeguard our water resources and biodiversity, giving special attention to the Loire, the mighty river which forms the backbone of our conurbation. We need to promote renewable energies and energy renovation, whilst ensuring energy bills are reduced, make resolute choices with regards to the ways in which energy is used in the city, thereby helping to combat climate change and, of course, continue developing public transport. We also need to focus more on recycling and waste processing, encourage short supply chains and consolidate the presence of nature in the city. These are just a few of the major avenues we are working on to ensure Nantes remains a shining example of environmental excellence.

Green Capital was an incredible reward and a beautiful adventure. Building on this experience and our desire for excellence, we are going all out to ensure environmental concerns are at the heart of our policies.

Johanna RollandMayor of Nantes President of Nantes Métropole

Editorial

HIGH-LEVEL INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOCAL AREA

Sharing this award with stakeholders in the local area was a key objective. A wide variety of stakeholders and initiatives were therefore involved:

municipalities, which not only organised calls for citizen projects and opened up new visitor trails and tours, but also compiled good practices and hosted events in their areas;

new ideas for residents and their ways of life (calls for projects, etc.),

a wide range of events throughout the year for local and non-local professionals (conferences, trade shows, labelling schemes, etc.);

getting innovative projects up and running;

encouraging new stakeholders to factor in the challenges (not least the environmental challenges) posed by more sustainable development.

Inhabitants and visitors were able to make the most of a much wider range of events and amenities:

new trails to find out about the area: “Unsuspected walks”, “Green Island”, “Estuary”, “Green Line”, “23 Outings in Municipalities”;

new places to meet: the “Cantine”, the “Bateau Lavoir” (a boat-cum-wash house), and the floating gardens, all now permanent fixtures;

special events for the general public attracting several tens of thousands of visitors: the “Drummers” concert in February, Earth Day in April, 24 Hours of Biodiversity in late June, the celebration of 500 years of market gardening in Nantes at Les Nefs site in late August, the Aéroflorale’s flying greenhouse, the giant Lego construction and the Feeding the 5,000 in late September.

MAKING THE LOCAL AREA MORE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND THE WORLD

As Green Capital, Nantes was able to attract worldwide events, some of which were held for the first time in France or even in Europe:

the International Association of Public Transport’s sustainable development conference,

the World Green Infrastructures Congress,

Eurocities’ Environment Forum,

the Ecocity World Summit

and the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change.

Nantes European Green Capital was also an opportunity to combine “expert” summits for European and international delegates with events for the general public and in that way to forge links between those who design cities and those who live in them, at local and global levels. This report showcases the dynamic events which took place throughout the local area in 2013.

This year also gave Nantes Métropole a chance to unveil its global and cross-cutting approach to the challenges and to share its conception of the 21st

century city founded on a shared quality of life, an attractive city and a constant quest for new ideas.

The committed city

The European Commission selected Nantes to be European Green Capital in 2013. It was then down to the local authorities to explain and promote this European recognition amongst inhabitants and stakeholders in the Nantes Métropole area. All the stakeholders with a part to play in paving the way for tomorrow’s sustainable city were involved throughout the year. This was a collective project, involving stakeholders at all levels: the European Commission, towns, local institutions, social and economic stakeholders and large businesses, associations and all the conurbation’s municipalities and, of course, inhabitants. The Green Capital award brought about a real dynamic and had a real impact on the area, especially in relation to public policies, inhabitant involvement, changes in behaviour, reaching out to new audiences, networking, new projects and new initiatives, and so on.

KEY THEMESELEVEN

Number of Nantes Métropole staff benefitting from financial assistance for a public transport pass. 2004: 209, 2012: 914. Source : Nantes Métropole.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Reduction in the percentage of cars used in urban travel from 2002 to 2012. 2002: 61.6%, 2008: 57%, 2012: 50.9%.Source : Nantes Métropole, AURAN.

TRAVEL

Comparison of green space per inhabitant versus other winners of the award Nantes: 57 m2 green space, Stockholm: 86 m2; Copenhagen: 28 m2, Vitoria-Gasteiz: 20.2 m2, Hamburg: 39 m2. Source : Nantes Métropole, European Commission.

GREEN SPACES

Changes in land use in the conurbation between 2000 and 2009 and share of natural areas. - Urban areas: 16,050 ha (1999) vs. 17,400 ha (2009)

- Natural areas: 32,950 ha (1999) vs. 32,850 ha (2009)

- Area earmarked for future urban developments: 4,400 ha (1999) vs. 3,150 ha (2009).

Source : AURAN.

SUSTAINABLE LAND USE

Tonnes of CO2 avoided thanks to Nantes’ heating networks. 274 in 2009 3,274 in 2011 25,000 in 2012

Source : Nantes Métropole, AURAN, EC.

CLIMATE PLAN

The number of days during which the European Commission’s threshold values were met went from 60 days (1999-2001) to 14 days (2007-2009).Source : Nantes Métropole.

Change in the number of km of wastewater pipes from 2004 to 2011: from 1,575 to 1,812 km.Source : Nantes Métropole.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

The percentage of people at night exposed to noise values over 45 DB stands at 15% in Nantes Métropole. Source : Nantes Métropole.

NOISE POLLUTION

Forest area in Nantes Métropole: 9% in 2013. Source : Nantes Métropole.

NATURE BIODIVERSITY

Change in the quantity of household waste (residual household waste, packaging, newspapers, magazines and glass) collected per inhabitant: 354 kg in 2008 and 318 kg in 2013 i.e. a 10.8% reduction in 5 years. Source : Nantes Métropole.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Change in the percentage of social housing units fitted with individual water meters from 43% in 2007 to 100% in 2012. Source : Nantes Métropole.

AIR QUALITY

A shared quality of life 1©

HEADING 1

A CITY REVISITED

The 2013 European Green Capital award was a chance for the city to devise a range of trails to showcase the wealth of its natural spaces and its heritage. Residents and visitors were invited to explore the city in intriguing ways: the “Green Thread” in the city, the “Unsuspected Walks” and “23 Outings in Municipalities”, “Green Island” on the Ile de Nantes. All these trails complemented one another, giving people a new insight into sustainable development in the city centre and its suburbs, and offering unique experiences in public spaces.

FRESH INSIGHTS INTO THE LOCAL AREA

From the banks of the Loire to the banks of the Sèvre, nature is never far from the urban landscape, offering visitors a chance to find out about its flora and fauna in a variety of ways. In late June, at the 24 Hours of Biodiversity, naturalists and plant and animal lovers came together for a surveying marathon. Municipalities used the Green Capital year to update their landmarks and trails. Six “unsuspected” walks along the water’s edge provided an opportunity to stroll through municipalities’ natural sites and heritage. The Natural History Museum invited youngsters to attend workshops on the green city. Whatever the theme, nature and its spectacle was an integral part: musical trips on the river at the “Rendez-vous de l’Erdre”, dining at the “Cantine du Voyage”, literary encounters with the cyclists of Dyna-Mots. Whether young or old, there was much to explore during Nantes Green Capital.

CHAPTER 1

A shared quality of life

HEADING 1A CITY REVISITED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11

HEADING 2THE SHAPE OF A CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16

HEADING 3URBAN SERVICES FOR EVERYONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22

HEADING 4THE CITY IN NATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27

A shared quality of life 1

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

Unique experiences were on offer during Nantes Green Capital in 2013: on the arts side, the “Journey to Nantes” and its questions about sustainable urban development; in a spirit of solidarity with inhabitants and Greeters welcoming visitors and helping them to find about their districts; in terms of sports, by bicycle with the 10 000 cycle tourists in August, or the more offbeat “Green Island” with its depictions of nature in an urban landscape. The 12 stopping-off points, including the Ecosphere, the metaphysical trail and the Tripode basins, were woven into an urban trail that drew on ideas put forward by architects, landscapers and artists in tandem with inhabitants.

KEY FIGURES

A CITY REVISITED

served by the Cantine du Voyage, putting the spotlight on the region’s

farm produce.

meals94,332

for the third year in a row, Nantes has come first in the accessible cities

award run by the French Association for

Paralysed People.

rehearsed and took part in the “City Voices” concerts in 2013 with the

Urban Voices group.

singers1,000

100% of the population of Nantes lives

within 300 metres of a green space.

metres300

attended the Plant Extravaganza,

playing host to Bristol and Hamburg,

on 7 and 8 September.

visitors45,000

visited the Nantes European Green

Capital info point in the Orangery at the Jardin des Plantes between April and October.

visitors20,290

took place as part of Green Capital in 2013.

events240

PUBLIC SPACES SHOWCASE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Stopping-off points in public spaces ranged from the “Gourmet Stations” and the “Estuaire” installations to all the particular points of interest overseen throughout the year by associations and municipalities. Sustainable development is gaining ground throughout the city and is involving as many people as possible. The Gourmet Stations – relaxation and picnicking areas in the midst of freely available fruit and vegetables – are an illustration. Starting with three in the city centre, they have been rolled out in seven of Nantes’ districts, bringing their number to ten in total. Each of these Gourmet Stations is planted, tended and run by inhabitants’ associations and groups.

SPOTLIGHT 4

SIX “UNSUSPECTED WALKS”

Devised to make the most of the city’s assets from the point of view of sustainable development, these walks link up 23 sites put forward by municipalities. Multimodal walks along the water’s edge (Sèvre, South Loire, Loire, Chézine, Erdre and Mauves) highlight the city’s river identity. The walks are run by the city’s 23 municipalities.

SPOTLIGHT 2

GREEN CAPITALS BY BICYCLE

In 2013, the “Dyna-Mots” association cycled from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Nantes, and there are plans to cycle from Nantes to Copenhagen in 2014. Literary cycle rides are available throughout the year.

SPOTLIGHT 3

BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS… OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

In order to find out about changes in the local flora and fauna, researchers set up monitoring centres with volunteers. An exhibition at the Natural History Museum showcased six examples of participatory surveys, while the 24 Hours of Biodiversity offered a chance to observe nature during the day and at night in the company of experts.

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SPOTLIGHT 1

PARC DES OBLATES

The 100th park in the City of Nantes was opened in June 2013 with an “Estuaire” art installation by the HeHe collective representing energy at the heart of the city. With its grazing animals, the three-hectare park offers stunning views over the Loire, Rezé and Trentemoult.

In the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT 6

CULTURAL EVENTS IN DISTRICTS

Spreading through the parks of Nantes, satellite cultural events (Jardi’n’Jazz, Sous les (Hauts) Pavés…, Le Swing des jardins, Pol’Airs, etc.) are all intended to bring art and culture closer to residents. These were eco-friendly events which tried to reduce their environmental impact: reducing the waste generated, optimising water and energy consumption, promoting local products and encouraging people to use soft travel options.

GREETERS SHOWCASE THE CITY

The Greeters - a welcoming committee for visitors - and their volunteers work with the inhabitants of Malakoff, Dervallières and Nantes North to help visitors to the city to find out about their districts. This citizens’ initiative was available throughout the Green Capital year.

SPOTLIGHT 5

Set sail on a journey of discovery in a region

previously known as the “Venice of Western France”

and immerse yourself in its bountiful urban treasures.

The walks around the city centre and in various locations across the region are

punctuated by several must-see sights. Get swept away as you explore the region's rivers

that meander through havens for wildlife, enhancing the city's vitality and biodiversity.

ContentsWalks around the city centre…

Suggested route

12 others must-see sights to discover

Strolls along the river… 14

Riverbanks and valleys along the Erdre… 14

Admire the Loire's natural side

A green and blue network from Rezé to Vertou 18

Explore off the beaten path from the banks of the Loire 20

Set out on a journey of green discovery in the heart of La Chézine 24

Get the app

and follow the guide book!

To complement the guide book, mobile app has been created

to geolocate the six walks as well as the nearest tram,

Busway and Bicloo stations It can also be used to locate the

parks and gardens as well as the food hotspots in Nantes*.

Download the Nantes Green mobile app for free:

On Google Play (for Android),

On the Apple Store (for your iPhone).

The "European Green Capital" Award is recogni-

tion of Nantes' environment and high-quality of life.

These walks are a great way to rediscover its assets.

*The “Tables de Nantes” food hotspots are also available at www.lestablesdenantes.fr

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GUIDE BOOK

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Green Capital

Exploring

HEADING 2

THE SHAPE OF A CITY

If quality of life in Nantes is to be preserved and improved, space needs to be used in more rational and subtler ways: a more robust city centre and an innovative stock of small housing estates and townhouses. Creating public or semi-public spaces helps to reconcile private life with community life, combining contemporary design, a wealth of natural spaces, rivers and streams, the heritage, and the provision of soft services and travel options. Public travel, housing and infrastructure policies all have the same objectives: reducing the consumption of space by rebuilding the city around itself, optimising the urban fabric and making it denser, managing short journeys in the local area and encouraging people to change the ways in which they move about.

BETTER USES OF LAND

A BACKDROP OF GREEN AND BLUE: “NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE”

Nantes Métropole, with its backdrop of green and blue, has a whole range of natural environments: natural green spaces and farmland, wetlands, valleys, urban forests, etc. Local authorities are therefore taking a consistent and concerted line to safeguard natural spaces and preserve species, and to protect, restore and make the most of aquatic environments. Preserving this heritage is a key part of the city’s plans to strike a balance between the city and nature.

Urban renewal and the regeneration of agricultural wasteland in a developing city limit how far it can spread out. The 337 hectares of the Ile de Nantes provide significant scope for redevelopment where a whole range of solutions are being tried out to develop and make the most of the space available. In this real-time invention of the city, the aim is to strike a balance between different uses (work, leisure, housing, mobility) and to nurture new (eco)-districts:

Bottière-Chénaie, Le Grand Carcouët and Malakoff-Pré-Gauchet.At the same time, under Local Urban Planning schemes, 31,400 of the city’s 52,000 hectares are earmarked for farmland and natural areas. Nantes Métropole and the Chamber of Agriculture are working together to regenerate plots of land that have fallen into disuse and make them available for farming.

NEW KINDS OF MOBILITY

The city comes together every day by foot, by “Bicloo”, folding or electric bike, by tram, “Busway” or “Chronobus”, boat, tram-train, car-sharing or self-service car. On average, the inhabitants of Nantes Métropole make 3.5 journeys per person per day. The way in which they travel is changing. More people are walking, cycling and using public transport, and fewer people are using cars. Getting people to use alternatives to their own cars (walking, cycling, public transport, car-sharing) is now a challenge for the community as a whole.

KEY FIGURES

THE SHAPE OF A CITY

400,000 of the city’s residents live within 500 metres of a well-served

transport stop - one of the main factors in choosing a

district to live in.

Within 500metres

Natural spaces and farmland remained at the same level of 61%

between 2005 and 2013.

113 of which sell direct to the general public.

farms250

In terms of soft travel, there are 470 km of cycle

paths or tracks in the conurbation as a whole.

kilometres470

Are made by Nantes’ inhabitants every day, i.e. 3.5 journeys per person

per day.

journeys2.1 million

Fewer journeys by car: 50.9% of journeys in 2012 compared with 57% in 2008. This reduction is more substantial among inhabitants of the outer suburbs (71% of journeys in 2008, 63.9% in 2012), although the reduction among inhabitants of the inner suburbs is also high (49 to 43.6 %).

of journeys50.9 %

for the “Bicloo” self-service cycle scheme

subscribers10,000

50new homes

per ha

The space taken up by urban development,

especially housing, has been falling since 1996.

Efforts to optimise space for new homes have been ongoing for 20 years, with new homes per

hectare increasing from 36 to 50.

SPOTLIGHT 2

MOBILITY FOR ALL

Investment and day-to-day action are a must if walking, cycling and public transport are to account for 58% of urban travel and cars for 40% by 2030. The “Mobilus“ programme led by “Ecopôle” in 2012-2013 was intended to make younger residents aware of different types of mobility and transport in the city.

SPOTLIGHT 3

GARDEN-SHARING, RESIDENTS’ INITIATIVES 2013

Garden-sharing, and better awareness and consultation of inhabitants are among the main themes of the citizens’ projects put forward as part of Nantes Green Capital. When social links are combined with new ways of owning public spaces, citizens’ initiatives become a source of inspiration for all, as can be seen from the work of the “Amicale Laïque” in the gardens of Couëron and the work of the “Jardiniers de France” in Rezé.

SPOTLIGHT 4

THE SÈVRE GRASSLANDS

Spanning 17.5 hectares, the Sèvre grasslands site is a very important eco-corridor to the east of Rezé. The “Bretagne Vivante” association capitalised on its wealth of biodiversity, with regular surveys and educational trips throughout 2013.

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TRANSFORMING THE CITY IN BOTTIÈRE-CHÉNAIE

With 3,500 inhabitants over a 35-hectare area located 15 minutes from the centre of Nantes, this eco-district is aiming for a mix of uses (housing, shops, services and leisure) and a mix of people: social rental, affordable homes or public ownership schemes. A five-hectare park links the new types of housing and an old water course has been redeveloped as part of the landscape.

In the spotlight

IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES

New eco-districts are flourishing in Brains, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre and Orvault. Other large-scale developments are reshaping the urban fabric and breathing new life into Malakoff district, Vertou and the town centre of Saint Aignan de Grand-Lieu.

SPOTLIGHT 5

RESTORING RIVERS AND STREAMS

Works to protect and restore the aquatic environment surrounding the L’Ilette river, passing through the municipalities of Rezé, Les Sorinières and Vertou, took place throughout 2013. To make the most of this hidden landscape, a 16-km footpath now links four valleys (Walk 14: L’Ilette - Jaguère) with facilities along the way (signposting, wooden bridges, etc.) and a new wetland area, thereby returning the l’Ilette to its natural state.

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SPOTLIGHT 7

CALMING TRAFFIC AT THE COURS DES CINQUANTE OTAGES

Since late 2012, this thoroughfare in the centre of Nantes and the streets adjacent to it, now transformed into a restricted traffic zone, is for use by pedestrians, cyclists, trams, buses, “Chronobus”, and local residents’ and workers’ cars. In parallel, a speed limit of 30 km/h is being extended throughout the city centre. From now on, travel on main roads will be calmer and multimodal.

HEADING 3

URBAN SERVICES FOR EVERYONE

Continuing to offer high-quality and environmentally-friendly services to a constantly growing population (104,000 newcomers from 2002 to 2007, 100,000 more residents expected by 2030) is a daily challenge for the local authorities. Key areas of the city’s plans include a commitment to the energy transition, investing in water quality, introducing selective waste collection for everyone and developing more intermodal transport.

COMMITTING TO THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Under the Local Energy and Climate Plan that it adopted in 2007, Nantes Métropole set itself the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant by 30% by 2020. Since 2003, annual CO2 emissions in the area have been falling by 5%. Such an effort requires a host of investments. Opting for heating networks supplied chiefly by renewable energies (waste incineration, biomass) for blocks of flats and major infrastructure led to a new boiler facility and a further 71 km of networks in the city in 2013 . The number of homes involved has more than doubled and their occupants have seen their heating bills level off or even decrease. The local authority has set a renewable energy coverage level for new housing which is higher than required by the Thermal Regulation 2012.

INVESTING IN WATER QUALITY

Investment in water and sewerage is continuing: the “Petite Californie” treatment plant was brought in line with biological treatment standards in 2012 and the “Roche” water production plant is being modernised in 2014. Average water consumption by households is continuing to fall (from 150 litres per person per day in 2007 to 129 litres in 2011). The fact that water quality is fully in line with European standards means that drinking water is safe and constantly available. Steps are being taken to manage the whole water cycle from pumping, distribution, rainwater management and processing of waste water to the hydro-ecological restoration of streams and rivers.

SELECTIVE WASTE COLLECTION FOR EVERYONE IN THE CITY

Widely available since September 2013, door-to-door selective waste collection is now routine for all city’s inhabitants. The city is offering more incentives to reduce the quantity of waste produced and to sort it. These include: new recycling schemes, yellow sacks/bags, “Tri’Sac”, open recycling points, support for businesses re-using waste, development of individual and shared composting. Combined with efforts by residents, these schemes made it possible to reduce the quantity of waste produced by 17.6% (residual domestic waste and recyclable packaging) per resident per year between 2001 and 2013.

MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT

Making the various uses and modes of transport more multimodal and complementary is the cornerstone of transport policy. Since 2013, three new “Chronobus” lines, new park-and-ride schemes and the north-south cycle route, as well as the introduction of the “LIBERTAN” smart card, have helped to link different kinds of mobility in better ways.

KEY FIGURES

URBAN SERVICES FOR EVERYONE

Tram line 1, with close to 120,000 users every day, is the third most travelled

line in France.

users120,000

People living in Nantes make 209 journeys/

year/resident on public transport in comparison

with 169 in France as a whole.

journeys209

of CO2 are avoided annually as a result of public transport.

tonnes113,000

for waste installed in 2013 compared with 338 in 2011.

446underground containers

The target set for cycle journeys in the city by 2030.

including 9,500 social homes, were being heated

by a heating network in 2013 (30,000 homes

forecast by 2017).

homes14,000

is recycled and 51.2% is converted into materials and 40.8% into energy.

of waste17.7 %

of water per day and per inhabitant in 2011 compared with

150 in 2007.

litres129

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“CHRONOBUS”

The four main “Chronobus” lines came into service in October 2012 and the following three at the beginning of the school year in 2013. After 2014, the network will be supplemented by three new lines providing ring-road connections. They supplement the 45 km of tram lines and 7 km of “Busway” already available.

SPOTLIGHT 3

LE GRAND-CARCOUËT GOES LOW CARBON

Everyone has a part to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the area (-5% since 2003). Nantes Habitat has been building positive-energy homes, in advance of the regulations, for the benefit of occupants moving in from 2013 onwards. The 30-home project was awarded first prize in EDF’s low-carbon architecture awards.

SPOTLIGHT 1

WASTE, INSPIRING CREATIVE PROJECTS BY RESIDENTS

14 citizens’ projects are promoting new practices in connection with waste: from selling recycled goods at the “Ecossolies”, “Humus 44” dry toilets, “Envie 44” reconditioned goods, creative recycling at the “Ressourcerie de l’Ile” and composting with “Compostri”, associations are competing with one another to re-invent waste.

In the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT 4

“TRI’SAC”: TWO COLOURS FOR WASTE

Under the “Tri’Sac” scheme all yellow sacks (recyclable waste) and blue sacks (other waste) can be collected together. The waste is sorted visually at the processing plant so that it can be sent to the relevant processing facility. Introduced gradually from 2006 onwards, this collection scheme was extended in 2013 to all tower block districts in Nantes. It aims to resolve constraints on space and to encourage selective sorting of the main types of domestic waste.

SPOTLIGHT 6

PHOTOVOLTAIC STATIONS IN NANTES CITY CENTRE

Installed in 2009 on the roof of the Beaulieu shopping centre, 1,450 m2 of photovoltaic panels generate enough electricity to run the public lighting of a municipality of 2,000 inhabitants. With its 2,300 locally-manufactured solar panels, the roofed Pierre Quinon athletics stadium, inaugurated in 2013, is the largest urban photovoltaic surface in France.

SPOTLIGHT 7

THE LISA BRESNER MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY PAVES THE WAY FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS

Along the tramway, at the crossroads between the Chantenay, Saint-Anne, Bellevue, Zola and Dervallières districts, the Lisa Bresner multimedia library plays a key role in the urban renewal of Grand Bellevue. Inaugurated in 2013, it provides a local service by supporting local cultural projects and projects by local associations, and by providing links between the generations and accessibility for all. The facility factored in energy and environmental concerns into its design and operation: ventilation, heating, consumption and cold air.

SPOTLIGHT 5

PRACTICAL KIT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

As an information tool for the residents of Nantes devised by a district council and rolled out to a further 10 districts, the kit outlines the main local services offered by the City of Nantes and Nantes Métropole and their partners in relation to waste management, responsible consumption, energy, water, and association resources.

HEADING 4

THE CITY IN NATURE

Natural spaces intentionally left in their wild state include “Heron Island” at Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire and “Petite Amazonie”, a Natura 2000 zone in the heart of Nantes. The city provides a haven for 193 protected animal species and 47 protected plant species. It is also a cultural backdrop for a whole range of art installations and events, giving inhabitants fresh insights into their area.

THE “JOURNEY TO NANTES” GUIDED BY THE “GREEN LINE”

The three “Estuaire” exhibitions (2007, 2009 and 2012) highlighted the relationship between culture and nature, while “Green Line” (2013) guided us through an urban marathon of sights with a whole range of stopping-off points: floating gardens in the Ceineray basin lit by the ZUR Collective on summer evenings, an old-style bar tucked away on the Bateau Lavoir (a boat-cum-wash house), the “basketball tree” just a few steps from the Marine World Carrousel, “Green Peril” at the Zoo Galerie and so on. By working alongside artists, the green and cultural city of Nantes has something to offer all the generations.

LIVING PARKS AND GARDENS

With their displays of landscaping traditions from elsewhere, parks and gardens in Nantes are the sights visited most often throughout the year: from the English-style Parc de Procé to the Japanese garden of the Ile de Versailles, from the Parc du Grand Blottereau, hosting the Plant Extravaganza, with its charming Mediterranean ambiance and Korean hill, to the former Fonderies de l’Atlantique (Atlantic Foundries) which have been turned into a tropical garden. The Jardin des Plantes provided a brilliant setting for the illustrator Claude Ponti and his imaginative works. Live entertainment is on offer in Saint Jean de Boiseau, along the “Loire by bike” trail, at the Parc du Château du Pé and, in Brains, the Marais circuit is becoming a great place to see flora and fauna.

NEW PRACTICES IN THE CITY

Individuals and communities are being encouraged to see citizenship in new ways. The Green Capital year provided an incentive for a growing number of initiatives by citizens and associations alike. With the “Ressourcerie de l’Ile” and the “Atelier du Retzemploi” and their drop-off points, inhabitants are able to extend the life cycle of day-to-day objects, while the Gourmet Stations are encouraging them to share seasonal produce and are becoming a fixture in districts. Under the impetus of the Energy Info Space, 86 positive-energy families from Nantes are being challenged to reduce their energy consumption and are managing to reduce their energy bills by an average of 13% per household. Along the same lines, 50 families are trying out eco-friendly practices to reduce the quantity of waste they produce every day and 10 families in one district of Nantes are experimenting with new ways of reducing food waste.

KEY FIGURES

THE CITY IN NATURE

in Nantes won the new national “Ecojardin” label

in 2013: La Chantrerie and Le Grand Blottereau.

parks2

The conurbation boasts 16,600 hectares of

farmland and 16,250 hectares of natural areas and space for enjoying

leisure activities.

hectares32,850

is formed by natural spaces, half of which is used for suburban

agriculture.

61 %of the local

is covered by Natura 2000 zones and is therefore protected at European level.

The Natura 2000 zones increased by 162

hectares between 2001 and 2010.

12.9 %of the local

flow through the “Venice of the West”

over more than 250 km.

50rivers and streams

followed the Green Line and visited the sites.

tourists650,000

as well as urban allotments and orchards

were set up in public spaces in 2013.

Gourmet Stations

SPOTLIGHT 2

THE INHABITED GARDEN AT THE “LIEU UNIQUE”

Lucien and Simone Kroll, architect and gardener, are working from the “Lieu Unique” to encourage users to play an active part in building this multi-faceted city. The sustainable city is first and foremost, and for everyone, something that is not out of the ordinary. This is reflected during the summer by the subsistence crop garden along the banks of the Erdre.

SPOTLIGHT 3

GARDENS AT SAINT-SÉBASTIEN-SUR-LOIRE

Putting gardeners without enough land in touch with older people with gardens but unable to tend them anymore is a scheme being run by the “Allée Verte” socio-cultural centre. The scheme is generating all kinds of garden- and solidarity-based initiatives by volunteers. This project is one of the initiatives selected from the call for citizens’ projects.

SPOTLIGHT 1

A PARK WITH A MILLION VISITORS IN NANTES

With its very dense network of green and blue, the city has no shortage of places for people to stroll and relax: the Parc de Procé, the Ile de Versailles and the Jardin des Plantes which alone has more than one million visitors every year. These sights were re-invented in 2013, with a new green archipelago at Quai Ceineray and Claude Ponti’s imaginative installation at the Jardin des Plantes.

In the spotlight

THE MARINE BIO-RESOURCES PAVILION

Located in front of the École des Métiers de l’Imprimerie, a wall showcases ongoing experiments with the use of micro-algae in urban environments: bio-façades, algae as insulation for buildings and generators of electricity, proteins used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, and more. This installation is also a stopping-off point along the “Green Island” trail on the Ile de Nantes.

SPOTLIGHT 5

FIELDS IN THE CITY – EXPERIMENTING WITH URBAN AGRICULTURE

From turf to a rural scene in the heart of the city is a step that residents of the Ile de Nantes have happily made with the help of landscapers from ZEA. Corn, marrows and other vegetables were sown and harvested during the summer. A stopping-off point along the “Green Island” trail.

SPOTLIGHT 4 THE MABOUL DISTORSION COMPANY AND SHARED CREATIVITY

As part of “Art for All”, a cultural policy being run by the City of Nantes to involve residents, the Maboul Distorsion Company ran an “Art for All” event in the Nantes North district, “Trace(s)”, in which twenty or so local residents of all ages and professional artists worked together for several months to create a street show. Aiming to help the residents of Nantes to find out about their district’s resources, the Company put on a travelling show in a green corridor at the heart of the district in front of 300 spectators.

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SPOTLIGHT 6

MARKET GARDENERS MAKE A RETURN TO THE CITY

Over a weekend, the old warehouses on the Iles de Nantes were transformed into a market garden showcasing and celebrating 500 years of this trade. 2,000 m2 of sandy “beds” were installed with greenhouses and irrigation systems as well as displays of fresh vegetables.

500 ans dumaraîchage nantais

31 AOÛT / 1ER SEPT. 2013Nefs des Machines de l’îleNantes

500 years of market gardens in Nantes - 31 Aug.-1 Sept. 2013 Venue: Nefs des Machines de l’île - Nantes

Attractiveness: a metropolitan dynamic 2©

HEADING 1

A MEETING PLACE FOR ECO-CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Nantes European Green Capital was a chance to share a vision and a reality of the sustainable city with other cities in Europe and the world. It highlighted the important role and the attractiveness of the metropolitan “model” by comparing this experience of development with other areas and placing the challenges facing eco-cities at European and international level.

NANTES, A GLOBAL HUB FOR THE SUSTAINABLE CITY IN 2013

CHAPTER 2

Attractiveness: a metropolitan drive

HEADING 1A MEETING PLACE FOR ECO-CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33

HEADING 2NANTES’ EXPEDITION ACROSS EUROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39

HEADING 3EVENTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HEART OF THE CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 42

HEADING 4RALLYING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 46

A dozen or so international events took place in Nantes as part of the Green Capital year. With 2,000 participants, representing 575 towns and cities and 75 countries, Ecocity and the World Mayors Council were events that were in tune with the city’s commitments: taking a fresh look at the issues facing sustainable cities and giving towns and cities throughout the world a chance

to have their say. Another large-scale event, the World Forum on Human Rights, with 2,300 participants from a hundred or so countries, pledged to defend human rights in conjunction with the environment, with a focus on cultural rights and the new Agenda 21 for culture. Fifteen or so cultural networks took part in the discussions, affirming the role played by culture in developing cities, and signed, alongside Nantes, the European Charter for a Responsible and Sustainable Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals.

Alongside these meetings, and throughout the year, several events provided an opportunity to think about sustainable cities in practice, focusing on the key themes of a city’s organisation. All the following were explored in relation to the challenges posed by the organisation of urban life: mobility on a tight budget (UITP* Conference), the various functions of plants in urban planning (WGIC*, National Biodiversity Conference), energy issues (BIOGAZ European fair), water and environmental vulnerability (ASTEE Congress), waste prevention and management (12th National Waste Conference). Nantes also helped to spread the word about sustainable development through its active participation in networks such Eurocities, ICLEI, UCLG, the World Mayors Council, CEMR* and CIVITAS*. Following on from Hamburg and Vitoria-Gasteiz, environmental associations from Europe (Stockholm, Hamburg, Lisbon, Izmir, Seville, Lodz) met in Nantes at the initiative of Ecopole.

*UITP: International Association of Public Transport *WGIC: World Green Infrastructure Congress *ASTEE: Association Scientifique et Technique pour l’Eau et l’Environnement (Scientific and Technical Association for Water and the Environment) *Eurocities: Network of major European cities set up in 1986 *ICLEI: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives *UCLG: United Cities and Local Governments *World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC) *CEMR: Council of European Municipalities and Regions *CIVITAS: Cleaner and Better Transport in Cities.

Attractiveness: a metropolitan dynamic 2

CITIES HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO SAY

2013 also provided an opportunity for cities to have their say. Whether at the General Meeting of Eurocities in Ghent, where Nantes assumed the role of Vice-Chair, or at the stopovers on Nantes’ Expedition across Europe, the city of Nantes voiced the concerns of cities internationally - Brussels, Geneva, Hamburg, Montreal, Prague, Turin, Warsaw all featured in the diaries of the President of Nantes Métropole and the Mayor of Nantes. International recognition of its expertise (mobility, water, waste, etc.) also means that Nantes Métropole receives many requests to talk about the choices it has made.

SHARING THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW’S CITY WITH INHABITANTS

Alongside elected representatives and experts, Nantes also focused on inhabitants, drawing their attention to two problems: food waste, and a city designed for all and for all ages. Following on from London, Paris and Nairobi, Tristram Stuart came to Nantes to organise “Feeding the 5,000” during the Ecocity World Summit. Some 7,000 diners met at the Les Nefs site on the Ile de Nantes with a view to cutting down on food waste. Prepared by local volunteers from Disco Soupe, the meal, centred around fruit and vegetables, and having little to do with conventional marketing “criteria”, brought together inhabitants from across the Nantes area and delegates taking part in Ecocity to get behind a strong message and a European ambition: reducing food waste by 50% by 2015.

During Ecocity, 8,000 youngsters and their parents used two million Lego bricks to build tomorrow’s city. New ideas for schools and community infrastructure, a balance between plants and buildings, and multimodal transport routes were just some of the avenues explored by these builders. This “Build the change” programme channelled young people’s creativity and constructional flair into imagining the needs of future generations.

TOWNS AND CITIES OFFICIALLY REPRESENTED AT ECOCITY : Dakar, Kabul, Montreal, Paris, Seattle, Suncheon, Copenhagen, Loos-en-Gohelle, Hamburg, Medellin, Brussels, Rennes, Portland, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Niigata, Nuremberg, Montreuil, Växjö, Buenos Aires, Utrecht, Greater Lyon, Malmö, Gothenburg, Tallinn, Toulouse, Dunkerque, BrabantStad, Rosny-sous-Bois, Cahors, Durban, Angers, Port-au-Prince, São Paulo, Athens, Sofia, Timbuktu, Fribourg, Casablanca, Aalborg, Adelaide, Brazzaville, Bristol, Cairo, Brest, Saint-Ouen, Manspach, Bilbao, Dublin, Geneva, Bern, Todmorden, Bremen, Bergen, Boulder, Hanover, Strasbourg, and more.

KEY FIGURES

A MEETING PLACE FOR ECO-CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

SPOTLIGHT 2

ECOCITY

Ecocity’s debates and discussions focus on making, governing, financing and designing cities. Attended by many networks (UCLG, CMER, Eurocities) and international authorities (European Commission, United Nations), elected representatives, technicians and professionals recounted their experiences in the company of Severn Cullis-Suzuki, one of the stars of the 1992 Rio “Earth Summit”, Rob Hopkins from Transition Towns, Joan Clos from UN-Habitat and Richard Register, President of Ecocity Builders.

SPOTLIGHT 3

THE MAIN DATES OF THE GREEN CAPITAL AWARD

- October 2010: title of Green Capital is awarded, the city starts to draw up its plans.- September 2011: the programme is put together and all the stakeholders rallied.- July 2012: the call for citizens’ projects is launched.- November 2012: the baton is passed from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Nantes.- 21 January 2013: Green Capital year is officially launched.- 14 June 2013: Europe is welcomed to the city for the Green Capital 2015 award.- Late November 2013: the exhibition showcasing the Aéroflorale’s travels is showcased by the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.

- 18 December 2013: the Green Book symbolising European recognition is handed to Copenhagen, Green Capital 2014.

SPOTLIGHT 1

TEDX ARRIVES IN NANTES IN 2013

The “TED” (Technology-Entertainment-Design) conferences are a platform for the most innovative ideas for our future. In a world perpetually questioning itself, this mission to “spread ideas” is an unquestionable success. In Nantes, the “TEDx” was launched in January 2013 with its first event on the “Green City” at the Lieu Unique.

In the spotlight

from fifty or so countries worldwide were

submitted for Ecocity. They provided a starting point for the working sessions during

the three days of the summit (100 sessions).

contributions750

attended all the Nantes Green Capital international events

during 2013.

delegates8,400

Nantes Green Capital was featured in over 1,060 press articles and reports in 2013.

press articles1,060

and 8,000 professionals were welcomed at public

exhibitions in 2013.

visitors40,000

The 65 official delegations and their 600 guests came from

the five continents.

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on the Nantes Green Capital website during the course of the year.

The carbon emissions offset in conjunction with

the Ecocity emissions, managed by GERES-

CO2 Solidaire, went to two projects: cooking equipment in Mali and conservatories in Kabul

(Afghanistan).

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SPOTLIGHT 5

THE GREEN CAPITAL PLAYS HOST TO VISITORS

The Orangerie in the Jardin des Plantes took on the colours of the European Green Capital to welcome its visitors. The hub for welcoming visitors and providing information, supplemented by various information points in the municipalities, welcomed over 20,000 visitors in six months.

Nantes Métropole donned the colours of the year for each highlight. With decorations, displays, flyers, web relays, press info, signage and more, visitors including members of the general public, professionals and journalists had everything on hand to welcome them. Banners with useful information about the environment were rolled out in the 24 municipalities for inhabitants and travelling and fixed exhibitions were provided by the conurbation to support Nantes’ Expedition across Europe and to feature in the European Parliament.

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NANTES’ EXPEDITION ACROSS EUROPE

Making Europe’s towns and cities aware of the challenges that safeguarding biodiversity in urban environments raises and reaching out to new audiences were the two main aims of Nantes’ Expedition across Europe. The Expedition featured the Aéroflorale flying greenhouse - ambassador of Nantes Green Capital - and containers offering both information on Nantes European Green Capital and an exhibition to make people more aware of the challenges posed by the ways in which cities are developing nowadays.

LIST OF CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY THE NANTES

- Eurocities Environment Forum, Nice, 13-15 March.- UCLG, “Going Green”, Montreal, 20 March.- 7th Conference on Sustainable Cities, Geneva, 17-19 April.- Smart Cities Conference, Warsaw, 9-11 May.- European Forum on Eco-Innovation: “air quality equals quality of life”, Prague, 23 and 24 May.- “Green Week”, Brussels, 6 June.- Conference on Climate Change, Bonn, 13 June.- Eurocities Environment Forum, Nantes, 23-25 September.

Nantes Métropole, European Green Capital 2013

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President of the French Republic

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En 2013, Nantes est la capitale verte de l’Europe. Cette distinction vient reconnaître

et récompenser le travail et les efforts menés par Nantes Métropole depuis plus

de vingt ans en faveur de l’environnement et du développement raisonné de notre

agglomération.

www.nantesgreencapital.frwww.nantesmetropole.fr

LuttE contrE LE CHangEmEnt CLImatIquE

LES ImPaCtS Sur LE tErrItoIrE…Les politiques publiques menées depuis 2003 par nantes métropole pour inciter à des déplacements et des

bâtiments moins générateurs de gaz à effet de serre ont permis, en 2012, de réduire d’environ 5% les émissions

annuelles de CO2 du territoire. D’ici 2020, les actions menées dans ces domaines permettront une réduction

de 21% des émissions de CO2 d’origine énergétique. Les actions menées par les habitants dans les autres

domaines de la vie courante devraient conduire à l’objectif de 30% de réduction.

Grâce aux réseaux de chaleur, 2 424 logements (23 600 équivalents logements, gros équipements inclus) sont chauffés et disposent

d’eau chaude avec de l’énergie renouvelable. L’extension des réseaux de chaleur ces prochaines années permettra de desservir

14 000 logements (58 300 équivalents logements) en 2020. Ces réseaux étant alimentés par de l’énergie en grande partie renou-

velable, ce sont 3 274 tonnes de CO2 qui ont déjà été évitées jusqu’à aujourd’hui, et 68 500 tonnes en 2020.

Les énergies renouvelables couvrent aujourd’hui 5,2% de l’énergie utilisée par l’agglomération (soit 409 GWh), et devraient atteindre

10% en 2020 (829 GWh).

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tOnnes de CO2 évitées GrâCe aux réseaux de ChaLeur dans L’aGGLOmératiOn nantaise

Sources : Nantes Métropole, AURAN, Commission européenne.

En 2013, Nantes est la capitale verte de l’Europe. Cette distinction vient reconnaître

et récompenser le travail et les efforts menés par Nantes Métropole depuis plus

de vingt ans en faveur de l’environnement et du développement raisonné de notre

agglomération.

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LES IMPACtS Sur LE tErrItOIrE…

Le plan de conservation de l’Angélique des estuaires permet la présence de plusieurs dizaines de milliers de

pieds sur les 100 km de berges concernés.Le périmètre classé Natura 2000 a augmenté de 162 hectares entre 2001 et 2010, pour mieux préserver deux espèces protégées.

Plus généralement, la protection de la biodiversité a un impact important. Elle fournit de la nourriture, de l’eau, des minéraux, régule

le climat, limite les inondations, permet le recyclage naturel de l’eau, des nutriments. Elle offre aussi des services récréatifs, comme

les balades, la pêche.

Sources : Nantes Métropole, AURAN.

En 2013, Nantes est la capitale verte de l’Europe. Cette distinction vient reconnaître et récompenser le travail et les efforts menés par Nantes Métropole depuis plus de vingt ans en faveur de l’environnement et du développement raisonné de notre agglomération.

aSSaInISSEmEnt

Sources : Nantes Métropole, AURAN.

La StatIon d’ÉpuRatIon dE La pEtItE CaLIFoRnIE (trentemoult, Rezé).Compacte et intégrée dans le tissu urbain, elle peut traiter les eaux usées de 180 000 habitants.

En 2013, Nantes est la capitale verte de l’Europe. Cette distinction vient reconnaître et récompenser le travail et les efforts menés par Nantes Métropole depuis plus de vingt ans en faveur de l’environnement et du développement raisonné de notre agglomération.

Production Et dIStRIbutIon dE L’Eau

LES IMPaCtS Sur LE tErritoirE…

La part des logements sociaux équipés en compteurs individuels, pour permettre à chacun de gérer sa consommation d’eau, est passée de 43% en 2007 (21 000 logements) à 100% en 2012 (plus de 50 000 logements).

Le nombre de fuites sur le réseau a fortement diminué, passant de 352 en 2007 à 233 en 2011.La satisfaction des usagers du service d’eau est bonne, avec seulement 1 réclamation pour 2 000 abonnés. Les réclamations reçues portent sur le niveau de pression, le goût, la couleur ou l’odeur de l’eau du robinet.

Sources : Direction du cycle de l’eau, AURAN.

Nantes is European Green Capital 2013. This award recognises and rewards the work and efforts of Nantes Métropole in the field of environmental protection and planned development for over twenty years.

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BeNefiTs FOR THe ReGION…

safeguarding biodiversity is one of the main challenges facing the cities of tomorrow.

A significant decrease in the amount of pesticides used in the city’s green spaces (from 1,474 litres per year in 2006 to 140 litres in 2011) has enhanced biodiversity and helped to improve inhabitants’ wellbeing.

Data: Nantes Métropole, AURAN.

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NUMBER OF LITRES OF HERBICIDE USED BY NANTES’ DEPARTMENTS

SUSTAINABLE CITIES NEED IMAGINATION

Everything about this craft, chartered by La Machine, is intriguing and attractive, with its profile, cargo of plants, crew dressed as explorers and unexpected demonstrators. This offbeat and stylish approach very quickly gets residents talking to the crew. Theatre machinery designers, botanists and professional gardeners working in the green spaces of Nantes and the host cities (Brussels, Turin and Hamburg) were all involved in its design. At each stopover, Aéroflorale provided a base for a detailed look at local species and for investigations of parks, gardens and natural spaces by its “explorers”. Denis Clavreul, illustrator, and Erwan Balança, wildlife photographer, brought a mass of images back from this Expedition across Europe. Upon returning to Nantes, the Expedition landed in Place du Bouffay, giving inhabitants a chance to find out about its travels and experiences. An exhibition at the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions in Brussels in November featured the Aéroflorale and its travels.

ONE EXPEDITION, SEVERAL OBJECTIVES

The Expedition was also intended to bolster partnerships and build bridges between users of cities, city experts and those keen to preserve local biodiversity. Hops, sour cherry trees, Brussels sprouts, vines from Piemont, Turin’s plane trees, blue flowers and wild plants from Hamburg were just a few of the specimins researched by the Expedition in tandem with each city’s museums and associations. In Brussels, Europe’s driving forces were the focus of the Expedition. The stopover in Turin opened the Smart City Festival and also provided a chance to showcase Nantes as a destination and to focus on its cooking with a gastronomic dinner prepared by two Michelin-starred chefs, one from Nantes and one from Turin. In Hamburg, the expedition was part of the International Garden Show (IGS 2013) and the International Building Exhibition (IBA). Professional discussions between economic players from Nantes and the local areas were organised by the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire International Agency (technical visits and sessions exploring the underground transport system in which SEMITAN took part).

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12 / LA GAZETTE | JOURNAL DE L’EXPÉDITION DE NANTES EN EUROPE | NEWSPAPER OF THE EXPEDITION OF NANTES IN EUROPEDiary of the expedition of Nantes in Europe

l’expédition de Nantes en Europe

Ce titre est venu récompenser les progrès

accomplis par la ville hanséatique, mais

aussi ses objectifs ambitieux et réalistes,

notamment au niveau environnemental.

Hambourg poursuit ainsi sa contribution aux

objectifs climatiques nationaux : par rapport

à 1990, la ville compte réduire ses émissions

de CO2 de 40 % à l’horizon 2020 et de 80

% à l’horizon 2050. La proportion élevée

d’espaces verts et la présence de nombreux

arbres le long des rues ont également

impressionné le jury. Les jardins, bois et parcs

couvrent déjà presque 17 % de la surface

de la ville de Hambourg. Près de la moitié

d’entre eux sont des espaces naturels protégés.

Projet « Le Saut par-dessus

l›Elbe » : Construction d’une ville

En matière d’évolution urbaine, Hambourg

a opté pour le développement du

périmètre intérieur de la ville. En 2013,

la ville concrétise son projet « Le Saut

par-dessus l’Elbe » (« Sprung über die

Elbe ») : un véritable laboratoire du futur

de la ville, établi à Wilhelmsbourg avec

l’exposition internationale d’architecture

(IBA) et l’exposition internationale des

jardins et du paysage (IGS 2013).

- Exposition internationale

d’architecture (IBA)

Cinquante projets qui marquent le début

du développement durable et moderne

Hambourg, Capitale verte de l’Europe en 2011

Hamburg, European Green Capital 2011

Deuxième ville à porter

ce titre, après Stockholm,

Hambourg a été déclarée

Capitale verte de l’Europe

pour l’année 2011 par la

Commission européenne.

de la ville. Parmi eux, onze habitations

expérimentales ont été construites

pour répondre à la question de savoir

comment nous allons vivre et travailler

au 21ème siècle : maisons hybrides,

maisons sur l’eau, maisons bon marché

et maisons aux matériaux ingénieux.

Pour en savoir plus :

www.iba-hamburg.de/erleben

- Exposition internationale des jardins et

du paysage de Hambourg – IGS 2013 : le

tour du monde en 80 jardins

Jusqu’à la mi-octobre, l’exposition

internationale des jardins et du paysage

enchante la ville. Cette manifestation

constitue l’événement touristique majeur

de la plus grande île fluviale d’Europe, le

quartier de Wilhelmsbourg. 80 jardins

originaux, entièrement recréés par des

paysagistes et architectes, font revivre

la nostalgie des contrées lointaines

et l’envie de voyager, racontent les

langues et usages étrangers, les plantes

exotiques et les épices. Wilhelmsbourg

étant une île sur l’Elbe, un grand

nombre de plantes exposées sont

adaptées au milieu aquatique.

www.igs-hamburg.de/veranstaltungen

As the second city to be

awarded the title after

Stockholm, Hamburg

was crowned European

Green Capital 2011 by the

European Commission.

The title is a testament to the progress made by

Hamburg, in addition to the bold and realistic

targets it has set itself, especially in terms of the

environment. Hamburg continues to do its bit to

meet national climate goals such as: reducing its

CO2 emissions by 40% by 2020 and by 80% by

2050, when compared to 1990.

The jury was also impressed by the high

proportion of green spaces and the large

number of trees lining the streets. Indeed,

gardens, woods and parks cover almost 17%

of the city’s surface area. Almost half of this

space is classified as protected natural areas.

The “Leap across the Elbe”

project: Building a city

As regards urban development, Hamburg

decided to develop the inner parts of the

city. In 2013, Hamburg materialised its

“Leap across the Elbe” project (“Sprung

über die Elbe”). The testing ground for the

city of the future will see the light of day

in Wilhelmsburg with the international

architecture show (IBA) and the international

gardens and landscaping show (IGS 2013).

- International architecture show (IBA)

Fifty or so Hamburg IBA projects should

mark the beginning of a sustainable and

modern city. In Wilhelmsburg-centre,

experimental housing solutions have been

built to tackle the issue of how we are going

to live and work in the 21st century: hybrid

houses, houses on water, affordable housing

and housing made with clever materials.

More information:

www.iba-hamburg.de/erleben

- Hamburg International gardens

and landscaping show – IGS 2013:

around the world in 80 gardens

The international gardens and landscaping

show, running until mid-October, is proving

a hit with local inhabitants. The event in the

Wilhelmsburg district is one of the main tourist

attractions on Europe’s largest island located

on a river. A total of 80 original gardens created by

landscapers and architects, which hark

back to the lands of yesteryear and the taste

for travel, tell us about foreign languages

and traditions, exotic plants and spices.

Given that the district is an island on the

Elbe, a large number of plants on show

are adapted to the aquatic environment.

More information:

www.igs-hamburg.de/veranstaltungen

« Difficile de ne pas être subjugué par les lumières

du port, le va-et-vient incessant des navires ! Face

à face étonnant entre la cité et cet univers industriel

démesuré. Après avoir longé les nombreux lacs et

coulées vertes qui irriguent la ville, nous concentrons

notre travail sur le quartier de Wilhelmsburg situé au

sud. Parmi les projets menés par les services chargés

de l’environnement, certains sont destinés à atténuer

l’effet des crues de l’Elbe et à restaurer les milieux

naturels, abritant une faune et une flore très riches. »

“It’s hard not to be enthralled by the light of the port and the incessant

comings and goings of ships! The city and the mass of industrial

activity make for an amazing juxtaposition. After walking round

several lakes and green pedestrian zones that criss-cross the city,

we focused our work on the Wilhelmsburg district in the south. The

departments in charge of the environment are leading several projects

there, some of which reduce the impact of the Elbe flooding and

restore natural environments with highly diverse flora and fauna.”

Erwan & Denis

1 Un samedi au Alster park. Le

long du vaste lac sillonné par une

multitude de voiliers, les oiseaux

d’eau évoluent tranquillement :

canne de fuligule morillon suivie de

ses poussins, foulque macroule…

2 Situé au coeur de la ville, le lac

de l’Alster est le lieu de rendez-

vous de nombreux habitants,

mais aussi d’oiseaux d’eaux :

canards, foulques, goélands,

grèbes huppés, cormorans…

Ici, les cygnes tuberculés, ces

oiseaux massifs règnent sur le

lac en maîtres et n’hésitent pas

à chasser les autres volatiles.

3 « Sur les bords de l’Elbe, le marais

de Holzhafen est une ancienne

zone industrielle reconvertie en

vasière naturelle soumise aux

marées. L’eau saumâtre lui confère

des caractéristiques écologiques

exceptionnelles. On y trouve une

plante endémique, Oenanthe

conioides, cousine de notre

fameuse Angélique des estuaires.

Hérons cendrés, vanneaux huppés,

mouettes rieuses, canards, sarcelles

et oies cendrées s’activent ou se

reposent, tandis que les brebis

paissent le long de la digue. »

1 Saturday at Alster park. Around the

huge lake which is cut across by

many a sailing boat, water birds go

about their daily business peacefully:

a tufted duck being followed by

its chicks, a coot and more.

2 Alster Lake in central Hamburg is

a meeting place for many of the

city’s residents, and for many of its

waterfowl too, like ducks, coots, gulls,

great crested grebes, cormorants,

and more. Here the impressive

mute swan reigns over the lake,

chasing off other birds if need be.

3 On the banks of the Elbe, the

Holzhafen marshes are located on the

site of a former industrial zone which

was transformed into tidal mud flats.

The brackish water gives the marshes

exceptional ecological qualities. The

marshes are home to an endemic

plant, oenanthe conioides, similar to

our famous estuary angelica. Grey

herons, northern lapwings, black-

headed gulls, ducks, teals, grey geese

and even goats graze along the dyke.”

Les recherches de l’Expédition Végétale à Hambourg

« Avec ses 1500 ponts et ses

innombrables canaux, Hambourg est la

ville d’eau par excellence ! Son Jardin

Botanique recèle de remarquables

collections de Cycadales et de

fougères. L’exposition internationale

nous a bluffés, c’est un festival d’une

ampleur et d’une beauté incroyables.

L’une des passionnées qui y travaillait

nous a indiqué un site, au bord de

l’Elbe, où pousse l’Angélique du littoral,

proche cousine de notre Angélique

des estuaires. » • Philippe Férard

Venue observer l’aulne noir et les fleurs

sauvages, l’équipe scientifique a trouvé sur les

berges de l’Elbe une végétation exubérante,

avec de nombreuses plantes d’eau, dont

l’impatience du Cap (Impatiens capensis), plante

exotique sauvage qui s’invite dans l’espace

urbain. Parmi les surprises, citons la tanaisie

(Tanacetum vulgare) ou herbe-à-poux, rare en

ville, ou le marisque (Cladium mariscus) que l’on

trouve habituellement dans les marais alcalins et

canaux asséchés. Fait rare, Hambourg possède

tout comme Nantes une plante endémique,

l’eonanthe de l’Elbe (Oenanthe conoides).

A l’occasion de

l’exposition IGS, Hambourg

avait mis les fleurs bleues

à l’honneur : sauge, iris,

myosotis, véronique et,

comme ici, de nombreux

géraniums, formaient

un véritable tapis.

For this year’s International

Garden Show, Hamburg

showcased blue flowers:

sage, irises, forget-me-nots,

speedwells and a mass

of geraniums like here

formed a lush carpet.

ÉTAPE 3 / HAMBOURG

> Du 22 au 25 août 2013

LEG 3 / HAMBURG > FROM 22 TO 25 AUG. 2013

“With 1,500 bridges and

uncountable number of channels,

Hamburg is the number one city

of water! The Hamburg Botanical

Gardens house incredible

collections of cycads and ferns.

The international show blew us

away, it is one big and incredibly

beautiful event. One of the

enthusiasts working there told

us about a site, on the banks of

the Elbe, where coastal angelica

grows, a plant similar to our

estuary angelica in Nantes.”

The scientific team, which had come to

observe black alders and wild flowers, found

exuberant vegetation on the banks of the

Elbe, with several aquatic plants, including

the orange jewelweed (impatiens capensis),

an exotic wild plant which is beginning to

thrive in the city. The scientific team was also

surprised to find tansy (tanacetum vulgare)

and ragweed, which is rare in cities, as well

as saw-sedge (cladium mariscus) which

normally grows in alkaline marshes and dried

up channels. While it is a rather rare fact,

Hamburg, like Nantes, is home to an endemic

plant, the Elbe oenanthe (oenanthe conoides).

Green Expedition Research in Hamburg

Impressions

de voyageThoughts on a journey

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Diary of the expedition of Nantes in Europe

Entre Loire et AtlantiqueL’histoire de Nantes est liée à l’eau depuis toujours : posée sur l’estuaire de la Loire, la métropole est à la fois un point de départ vers l’Atlantique et une porte d’entrée pour remonter le fleuve. Elle a d’ailleurs bâti son développement sur le commerce maritime et la construction navale, comme en témoignent les chantiers de Saint-Nazaire, de renommée mondiale. Ce passé d’aventures, dont les traces sont encore nombreuses dans le patrimoine architectural, a également forgé le caractère singulier de Nantes, mélange de dynamisme, d’inventivité et de pragmatisme. Un esprit d’ouverture et de conquête qui se ressent encore aujourd’hui : devenue la 6è ville de France grâce à une croissance continue de sa population et de son tissu économique, Nantes se nourrit du dynamisme de ses habitants.

Métropole du « bon vivre » Pourquoi Nantes est-elle régulièrement citée par la presse, y compris au niveau international, comme l’une des villes les plus agréables de France ? Sans doute parce que Nantes a su inventer un nouveau modèle urbain qui crée le développement de l’activité et des services en pensant la qualité de vie. Quartiers réhabilités, friches industrielles transformées en pépinière d’entreprises,

Les Nantais, l’art du mouvement

permanentNantes, the art of continuous development

Ce qui caractérise la métropole nantaise ?

Sa capacité à se transformer sans cesse.

Port de commerce au 18è siècle, capitale

industrielle au 19è, Nantes est aujourd’hui reconnue

au plan international comme l’une des villes

les plus attractives et agréables de France.

en zones d’habitat ou en lieux culturels… Nantes révèle son patrimoine. Elle le préserve aussi : la métropole compte 100 parcs, jardins et squares, et plus de 250 km de cours d’eau !Première ville de France à réintroduire le tramway, dès 1985, Nantes possède aujourd’hui un réseau multimodal composé de 3 lignes de tramway, un réseau cyclable, des navettes fluviales, des solutions d’auto-partage, des vélos en libre-service, ou encore le Busway.

Cultiver l’imaginaireVille natale de Jules Verne, berceau du surréalisme, Nantes nourrit depuis longtemps l’imagination des créateurs. Fenêtre sur l’Océan, elle inspire des voyages sans limites ! Nantes compte plus de 1000 entreprises culturelles et créatives, un Quartier de la Création, le réseau des Fabriques, Laboratoire artistique. Les acteurs de la vie culturelle conjuguent art et technologie.Peu de villes possèdent un tel dynamisme créatif et culturel : Folles journées, Machines de l’Ile, Lieu Unique, Royal de Luxe, Estuaire… toutes ces manifestations illustrent le souffle artistique multi-facettes de Nantes, et rayonnent bien au-delà à travers le monde.

What is it that best characterises Nantes Métropole? Well, it has to be its ability to reinvent itself continuously. A trading port in the 18th century and an industrial capital in the 19th century, Nantes has now achieved international recognition as one of the most attractive and pleasant cities in France. Between the Loire and the AtlanticNantes’ history has always been connected to water. Built on the estuary of the Loire river, Nantes is both a point of departure to the Atlantic and a gateway to travel upriver. Moreover, it founded its development on sea trade and shipbuilding, as demonstrated by the world-famous Saint-Nazaire shipyards.

This adventurous past, many of whose traces can still be seen in its architectural heritage, has also helped to forge the unique character of Nantes with its blend of vibrancy, inventiveness and pragmatism. Its spirit of openness and conquest can still be felt today.

Nantes has become the 6th largest city in France based on the continuous growth of its population and economic fabric, and has also created a culture of efficiency and a unique lifestyle.

Nantes Métropole “a great place to live” Nantes is regularly mentioned in the French and international press as one of the most pleasant places to live in France, and deservedly so. Nantes has successfully developed a new urban model which has stimulated economic activities and services while focusing on quality of life. With its redeveloped districts, brownfield sites which have been transformed into business incubators, residential areas and cultural venues, Nantes is enhancing its heritage. It is also preserving it via an active policy to protect natural spaces: the metropolis has 100 parks, gardens and squares and over 250 km of rivers and streams! Nantes was the first French town to reintroduce trams in 1985, and now has three tram lines, in addition to a huge cycle route network, river shuttles, car-pooling schemes, self-service bike hire, and the Busway service which is exclusive to Nantes.

Stimulating the imaginationAs the birthplace of Jules Verne and the cradle of Surrealism, Nantes has long stimulated the creative imagination. It is a gateway to the ocean, inspiring endless journeys! Nantes has over 1,000 cultural and creative businesses, the Quartier de la Création creative district, La Fabrique and artistic workshops. It brings together stakeholders from the cultural scene to fuse art and technology. Few cities can boast such creative and cultural vibrancy: Folles journées, Machines de l’Ile, Lieu Unique, Royal de Luxe, Estuaire… all of these features demonstrate the multi-faceted artistic ambience of Nantes and their influence extends worldwide.

« Nous connaissons bien Nantes et son agglomération : depuis plusieurs années, à travers notre travail, nous nous intéressons à son patrimoine naturel riche en «coulées vertes» et en zones humides. Nous avons aussi découvert de nombreuses associations qui sensibilisent et impliquent les habitants, ainsi que des projets plus institutionnels comme la création d’éco-quartiers ou la future forêt périurbaine. Il reste beaucoup à explorer ! »«We know Nantes and its conurbation well. For several years now, we have been using our work to look at its rich «green» natural heritage and wetlands. We also discovered numerous associations that strive to raise the awareness of local inhabitants and get them involved, and more institutional projects, such as the «green» districts and the future peri-urban forest. There is still much to explore!»

Erwan & Denis

1 La vache nantaise a bien failli disparaître : il n’en restait qu’une cinquantaine dans les années 1980 ! Aujourd’hui sauvée, elle peut paître dans les prairies de zones humides qu’elle affectionne. Celle ci est accompagnée d’un héron garde bœuf qui profite des insectes qui l’entourent.

1 Plus grand lac naturel de plaine de France, le lac de Grand lieu est un véritable paradis pour la faune sauvage. Héron cendré, spatule blanche, guifette moustac, guifette noires,... la liste est longue des oiseaux nicheurs sur se site ornithologique hors du commun. En hiver, comme ici, l’impressionnante montée des eaux en fait un miroir géant.

3 Sur les bords de l’Erdre, du printemps jusqu’au milieu de l’été, une foule d’abeilles, bourdons et autres insectes s’enivre sur les fleurs riches en nectar : ici, des cétoines dorées et des syrphes. Une illustration de la participation active des insectes à la biodiversité de nos villes.

4 Dans le quartier Bottières, 35 hectares d’anciennes tenues maraîchères laissées en friche ont été transformés en un nouvel éco-quartier conciliant densité d’habitat et qualité environnementale. Le ruisseau des Gohards, remis à l’air libre, a rapidement pris un aspect naturel.

1 The Nantaise cow almost disappeared. There were only fifty or so in existence in the 1980s. It has since been saved and now grazes in the wetland prairies it likes so very much. Cattle egrets can also be found there, as they like to eat the insects that surround the cows.

2 As the largest natural lake in France, Grand-Lieu lake is a real paradise for wildlife. With grey herons, Eurasian spoonbills and whiskered and black terns, this site is home to an incredible number of breeding birds. As you can see, the waters rise creating an impressive giant mirror effect.

3 On the banks of the Erdre, from spring until mid-summer, loads of honeybees, bumblebees and other insects such as rose chafers and hoverflies shown here gorge themselves on nectar-rich flowers. An illustration of the active part played by insects in maintaining biodiversity in our cities.

4 In the Bottières district, 35 hectares of abandoned land formerly used for market gardening was transformed into a new “green” district combining residential density and environmental quality. The daylighted Gohards stream quickly regained its natural appearance.

PORTRAIT

Franck Latraube est ornithologue, il travaille pour la Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) de Loire Atlantique. Ici lors d’une séance de bagage dans le parc des Oblates, entre le bas de Chantenay et la Butte Sainte Anne, un rouge-gorge vient d’être capturé. Il sera mesuré, pesé et bagué puis rapidement relâché.

Franck Latraube is an ornithologist working for the Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) in the Loire-Atlantique département. Here, a robin has just been caught during a bird ringing session in the Parc des Oblates, between lower Chantenay and the Butte Sainte Anne. It will be measured, weighed and tagged before being set free.

ÉTAPE 4 / NANTES> Du 26 au 29 mai 2013LEG 4 / NANTES > FROM 26 TO 29 SEPT. 2013

Impressions de voyage

Thoughts on a journey

NANTES 2013 European Green Capital

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La Région de Bruxelles-Capitale abrite

un patrimoine biologique d’une diversité

exceptionnelle en milieu urbain : près de

800 espèces de plantes et 44 espèces de

mammifères, dont 17 espèces de chauves-

souris, 92 espèces d’oiseaux nicheurs,

9 espèces d’amphibiens et reptiles, etc.

L’abondance d’espaces verts publics et privés

joue un rôle primordial dans la préservation

de cette biodiversité. Parmi ceux-ci, la

forêt de Soignes qui s’étend sur près de

5.000 ha, répartis entre les trois Régions du

pays, dont 1.665 en Région de Bruxelles-

Capitale (10% du territoire régional). Elle se

prolonge à l’intérieur de la ville par le biais

d’un chapelet d’espaces verts.

Quel chemin parcouru !

Depuis 2003, Bruxelles compte trois

sites Natura 2000 (ZSC), totalisant 2.321

ha, soit 14% du territoire bruxellois, ce

qui est exceptionnel en zone urbaine !

Au total, la moitié des espaces verts de

Bruxelles sont protégés, soit environ un

quart de la superficie totale de la Région !

Des espèces autrefois disparues (comme

le faucon pèlerin, le renard…) retrouvent

Bruxelles la verteGreen Brussels

Malgré une

importante croissance

démographique, la région

bruxelloise a réussi à

préserver 53% de son

territoire non bâti.

aujourd’hui place dans l’écosystème urbain.

Boom des rénovations et constructions

basse énergie ou passives en seulement

quelques années (avec à la clé une réduction

sensible des consommations d’énergie),

augmentation (visible à l’œil nu) des

déplacements à vélo, projets de potagers

collectifs, espaces verts nombreux et gérés

sans pesticides depuis des années… les atouts

de Bruxelles ne manquent pas ! Bruxelles

change donc, vite et bien. Le développement

durable est aujourd’hui inscrit au cœur

des préoccupations de toutes les politiques

bruxelloises et démontre tous les jours

son efficacité. C’est ainsi que le futur Plan

Régional de Développement Durable, qui

guidera et orientera toutes les actions à

venir, est érigé à l’aune de la durabilité de

l’ensemble de ses politiques publiques. Cette

volonté de préserver ses richesses naturelles

a valu à Bruxelles de figurer parmi les

candidats finalistes au titre de Capitale verte

de l’Europe 2015, aux côtés de Glasgow,

Ljubjana et Bristol, la lauréate.

http://www.villedurable.be/brusselsgreencapital

Despite significant

demographic growth, Brussels

has successfully preserved

53% of its territory from being

built up.

The Brussels-Capital Region urban environment is

home to an exceptionally diverse biological heritage:

almost 800 plant species and 44 mammal species,

including 17 bat species, 92 breeding bird species

and 9 amphibian and reptile species.

The abundance of public and private green spaces

plays a crucial role in protecting this biodiversity.

These include the Soignes forest, which covers

almost 5,000 hectares spanning the country’s three

Regions, with 1,665 hectares in the Brussels-Capital

Region (10% of the region’s territory). It extends

into the city with a series of green spaces.

Look how far the city has come!

Since 2003, Brussels has three Natura 2000 sites

(SPAs), covering a total of 2,321 hectares, or 14%

of Brussels’ territory, an exceptional statistic for

an urban area! No fewer than half the green areas

in Brussels are protected, which corresponds to

a quarter of the total area of the Region! Species

which had previously disappeared – such as the

peregrine falcon and fox – have now returned to the

urban ecosystem.

With a boom in low or passive energy

redevelopment work and buildings in the space of

just a few years (characterised by a significant cut

in energy consumption), an increase in cycle use

(which is visible to the naked eye), joint allotment

projects, a large number of green areas managed

without pesticides for years and more, Brussels has

no shortage of plus points!

Brussels is therefore changing fast and in a positive

way. Sustainable development is now at the heart

of all Brussels’ policies and is proving highly

effective. The forthcoming Regional Sustainable

Development Plan takes as its yardstick the

sustainability of all public policy.

Such a proactive approach to safeguarding its natural

treasures resulted in Brussels being shortlisted for

the European Green Capital 2015 award, alongside

Glasgow, Ljubljana and Bristol, the winner.

More information:

http://www.villedurable.be/brusselsgreencapital

« C’est parti, première étape de cette Expédition ! Et

premières rencontres, notamment avec un animateur

de radio et plusieurs ornithologues, qui nous orientent

vers les nombreuses initiatives citoyennes liées au

jardinage ou aux parcs urbains, comme la ferme

pédagogique. Nous y consacrons l’essentiel du

travail. Nous sommes surpris par la présence – en

grand nombre – de différentes espèces de perruches

«introduites» ; une réalité qui illustre l’un des enjeux

contemporains en matière de biodiversité. »

“And so the very first leg of the expedition begins! First discussions

and meetings, in particular with a radio presenter and numerous

ornithologists who directed us towards several citizen initiatives

related to gardening and urban parks, such as the teaching farm.

We carried out the bulk of our work there. We were surprised

by the large number of “introduced” parakeet species present; a

reality which illustrates today’s issues in terms of biodiversity.”

Erwan & Denis

1 Aubépine, pervenches, mésange

bleue… Quelques exemples

de la «biodiversité ordinaire»

rencontrée au cœur de Bruxelles.

2 Tout sourire, Philippo Dattola nous

dévoile le potager écologique

installé… sur le toit de la

Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique !

Son association, « Le début des

haricots », promeut une alimentation

durable dans un environnement

urbain et encourage les citoyens à

cultiver leurs propres légumes dans

des espaces urbains inutilisés.

3 Étonnante ! La ferme pédagogique

du parc Maximilien, gérée par

Bruxelles environnement, trône au

beau milieu des immeubles. Avec

sa basse-cour, son tas de fumier,

son four à pain d’où la fumée

s’échappe, elle nous ramène 70

ans en arrière et fascine les enfants

venus apprendre à pétrir la pâte.

4 Dans les parcs et jardins de

Bruxelles, pigeons ramier et

perruches cohabitent généralement

de manière pacifique. Ici cette

scène surprenante n’a durée

qu’un instant : une perruche saisit

le bec d’un pigeon qui s’apprête

à lui voler sa nourriture.

1 Hawthorn, periwinkle and blue tits

are just some of the examples of

“ordinary biodiversity” on show

in the centre of Brussels.

2 Philippo Dattola is happy to show us

the new ecological vegetable garden...

on the roof of the Royal Library of

Belgium! His association, “Le Début

des Haricots”, promotes sustainable

food in the urban environment and

encourages citizens to grow their own

greens in unused urban spaces.

3 Amazing! The teaching farm in the

Parc Maximilien, which is managed

by Bruxelles Environnement, sits

grandly amongst the buildings. With

its farmyard, manure heap and bread

oven that billows smoke, the farm

takes visitors on a journey 70 years

back in time, fascinating children as

they learn how to knead bread.

4 In the parks and gardens of Brussels,

woodpigeons and parakeets live together

relatively peacefully. The extraordinary

scene only lasted a brief instant: a

parakeet grabs hold of the beak of

a pigeon trying to take its food.

Les recherches de l’Expédition Végétale à Bruxelles

« Le centre de Bruxelles, très minéral, contraste avec les

petites rues enherbées et la ceinture de ville très verte.

D’ailleurs, la présence de plantes forestières comme le

muguet ou la meohringie prouve que la ville a «poussé»

sur la forêt. Certains lieux sont de vrais trésors, comme le

vieux cimetière Ukkel totalement livré à lui-même, digne

d’un décor de film, ou encore le Domaine Royal Laeken

que nous avons eu le privilège rare de visiter. Nous avons

aussi fait de belles rencontres, dont Elisabeth Thornburn,

géographe-organiste-maître composteur, aussi excentrique

que passionnée, rencontrée par hasard en observant

les fleurs sur le trottoir, et Philippo Dattola, généreux et

engagé. » • Philippe Férard

À Bruxelles, l’équipe

scientifique s’intéressait au

griottier, au houblon et bien

sûr au chou de Bruxelles.

Elle a aussi trouvé des plantes

sauvages rares en ville ou

sous nos latitudes, comme

la Corydale jaune (Corydalis

lurea), la moehringie à 3

nervures (Arenaria trinervia),

le tussilage (Tussilago

farfara) ou le pied-de-chèvre

(Aegopodium podagraria).

ÉTAPE 1 / BRUXELLES

> Du 2 au 5 mai 2013

“The centre of Brussels is very built up in contrast

with the city’s small grassy streets and lush green

belt. Furthermore, the presence of forest plants

such as lily of the valley and moehringia prove

that the city “grew” on a forest. Some places are

real treasures, such as the old, overgrown Uccle

Cemetery, worthy of being a film set, and the Royal

Domain of Laeken which we fortunate enough to

visit. We also met some wonderful people such as

the eccentric and passionate Elisabeth Thornburn,

who is a geographer, organist and composter

specialist we met by accident whilst observing the

flowers on the pavement, and Philippo Dattola, a

generous and committed person.”

rédé

LEG 1 / BRUSSELS > FROM 2 TO 5 MAY 2013

In Brussels, the scientific team

took great interest in sour

cherry trees, hops and, last

but not least, Brussels sprouts.

The team also discovered rare

wild plants in the city centre

or in our part of the world,

such as yellow corydalis

(corydalis lutea), three-

nerved sandwort (moehringia

trinervia), coltsfoot (tussilago

farfara) and bishop’s weed

(aegopodium podagraria).

Green Expedition Research in Brussels

Impressions

de voyageThoughts on a journey

RETOUR D’EXPÉDITION | BRUXELLES - TURIN - HAMBOURG - NANTES NANTESGREENCAPITAL.FR

L’Aéroflorale II s’est posée dans 4 villes ! Aéroflorale II landed in 4 cities!

NANTESMETROPOLE.FR

The other-worldly vessel visited Brussels, Hamburg, Turin and Nantes. Aéroflorale II landed in the city centre, looking to meet local inhabitants and flora.

Ce drôle d’engin volant a fait l’événement à Bruxelles, Hambourg, Turin et Nantes. Posé en plein centre ville, il est venu à la rencontre des habitants et de la flore locale.

> Nantes capitale verte de l’Europe 2013 Nantes European Green Capital 2013 P2

> L’Expédition végétale The Green Journey P4

> Et pourtant, elle vole ! It really can fly! P5

> Bruxelles la verte Green Brussels P6

> Turin, ville aux trésors naturels Turin,the city teeming with natural treasures P8

> Istanbul : espaces reconquis Istanbul,recovered land P10

> Hambourg, capitale verte de l’Europe en 2011 Hamburg,European Green Capital 2011 P12

> Les Nantais, l’art du mouvement permanent Nantes,the art of continuous development P14

> Les recherches de l’Expédition Végétale Green Expedition Research P16S

Aéroflorale II, the symbol for Nantes, European Green Capital 2013, landed in four European cities. The two artists recording this journey also went on an exploratory mission to Istanbul. A review of this incredible journey.

Son vaisseau, l’Aéroflorale II, emblème de Nantes Capitale verte de l’Europe 2013, s’est posé dans quatre villes européennes. Les deux artistes, témoins de ce périple, sont également partis en mission exploratoire à Istanbul. Retour sur un voyage extraordinaire.

tes L’EXPÉDITION VÉGÉTALE

VOYAGE EN EUROPE

THE GREEN JOURNEY ACROSS EUROPE

NANTES 2013 European Green Capital Bruxelles - Turin - Hambourg - Nantes / 98 / LA GAZETTE | JOURNAL DE L’EXPÉDITION DE NANTES EN EUROPE | NEWSPAPER OF THE EXPEDITION OF NANTES IN EUROPE

Car Turin recèle des trésors, et son cadre de vie n’est pas le moindre : l’extraordinaire décor des Alpes, les douces collines à deux pas du centre-ville, le Pô et les autres rivières – la Dora Riparia, la Stura et le Sangone – qui arrosent le chef-lieu, les 18 millions de mètres carrés d’espaces verts et les 300 kilomètres de routes bordées d’arbres font de Turin l’une des villes les plus riches au monde du point de vue environnemental. Une visite des célèbres Jardins Royaux, un tour en canoë en sillonnant les eaux du Pô, une course du Parc du Valentin au Parc d’Italia ‘61, une balade à bicyclette en empruntant les nombreuses pistes cyclables bordées de végétation : autant d’occasions à ne pas manquer pour qui vient découvrir Turin… ou décide d’y vivre !

Les SMART CITY DAYS : la fête des bonnes pratiques environnementalesDu 24 mai au 9 juin 2013, la ville de Turin et la Fondation Torino Smart City ont organisé un festival baptisé Smart City Days, dont l’objectif était de mettre à la portée de chacun les bonnes pratiques permettant de consommer

Turin, ville aux trésors naturels

Pour le célèbre architecte Le Corbusier, Turin était

« La ville avec la plus belle situation naturelle » (La città con la più bella

posizione naturale). Avant lui, de grands philosophes comme

Rousseau et Nietzsche ont dit de Turin que c’était

l’une des villes les plus fascinantes qu’ils aient connues, le centre d’un

patrimoine historique et culturel d’une valeur

exceptionnelle.

moins de ressources naturelles tout en améliorant la qualité de vie. Turin offrait ainsi à ses habitants une nouvelle occasion de se rapprocher d’une idée de ville intelligente, orientée vers la durabilité environnementale et économique. Durant trois semaines, les animations, les rendez-vous et les évènements se sont succédés, s’adressant à un large public. L’objectif étant de stimuler les évolutions culturelles nécessaires pour faire des citadins des “smart citizens” en amont des futures transformations de la ville.Parmi les nombreuses initiatives, citons le Bike Pride, le Slow Food Day, le « Pranzo degli Avanzi » (repas de restes) – réalisé avec des produits alimentaires à la limite de leur date de péremption, qui passent directement des rayons des centres commerciaux à la décharge -, ou encore le Festival « Cinemambiente » (Cinéenvironnement). Pour en savoir plus : www.torinosmartcity.it

For the famous architect Le Corbusier, Turin was “the city with the most beautiful natural location in the world” (La città con la più bella posizione naturale). Before Le Corbusier, famous philosophers like Rousseau and Nietzsche claimed that Turin was one of the most fascinating cities they knew, with exceptional historical and cultural heritage.

Turin hides many a treasure and certainly boasts a unique living environment. Turin is one of the richest cities in the world from an environmental perspective on account of the Alps – the city’s dramatic backdrop –, the rolling hills just outside the city centre, the rivers – the Po, the Dora Riparia, the Stura and the Sangone – which keep the county town looking lush, the 18 million square metres of green space and 300 kilometres of tree-lined roads. There is so much to see and do in Turin: visit the Royal Gardens, take to the water in a canoe on the Po river, go for a race from Valentino Park

to Italia ‘61 or go for a cycle ride along one of the many cycle paths lined with vegetation... You might end up wanting to live there!

Smart City Days: a celebration of environmental best practice

From 24 May to 9 June 2013, the city of Turin and the Torino Smart City Foundation organised the Smart City Days festival with the aim of sharing best practices for consuming less natural resources and improving quality of life. The event provided the inhabitants of Turin with another opportunity to get closer to the idea of a smart city built on environmental and economic sustainability. With activities, meetings and events, the three weeks of celebrations attracted a large variety of people. The aim was to stimulate the cultural changes needed to turn the people of Turin into “smart citizens” before the face of the city changes. There was an array of initiatives, including Bike Pride, Slow Food Day, “Pranzo degli Avanzi” – a meal made from food that has just about gone out of date which would normally be thrown away – and “Cinemambiente”, a resolutely green film festival.

More information: www.torinosmartcity.it

« C’est sous la pluie que nous découvrons l’Italie… mais nous cédons aussitôt au charme de Turin. Le Pô, dont le débit variable est soumis à l’influence des Alpes toutes proches, dessine avec ses affluents des coulées vertes à travers la ville. Il est bordé d’une réserve protégée, prolongée par un parc naturel. Autre symbole de la ville, les usines FIAT, aujourd’hui déplacées, ont laissé dans la ville d’immenses friches industrielles. Certaines ont été converties en espaces de recherches et en parcs urbains. Un sujet en or ! »“It was raining when we discovered Italy, but it didn’t take long for us to succumb to the charm of Turin. The Po river, which flows with the water collected by the nearby Alps, and its tributaries form green pedestrian zones around the city. It is lined with a protected area, which extends into a natural reserve. The Fiat factories, which used to operate in Turin but are now elsewhere, have left behind expanses of industrial wasteland. Some of this now houses research facilities and urban parks. A marvellous subject!”

Erwan & Denis

1 Les nombreux ponts qui enjambent le Pô dans Turin permettent de parcourir ses berges et de découvrir de splendides points de vue, particulièrement enchanteurs à la lumière du soir.

2 Omniprésence de l’eau… et des oiseaux pêcheurs. Ce goéland en chasse, dont les ailes semblent suivre les courbes du pont, glisse avec grâce le long des pierres chauffées par le soleil levant.

3 L’Environment Park est un projet très original de réhabilitation écologique d’une friche industrielle urbaine. De l’extérieur, seuls se voient les toits généreusement végétalisés des bâtiments, très fleuris à cette époque de l’année. On pourrait se croire entouré de collines…

4 … À l’intérieur, l’Environment Park accueille au sein de laboratoires de recherche hyper modernes des séminaires liés aux enjeux du futur : architecture, matériaux innovants, écologie, phytopathologie… Clin d’œil du passé aux équilibres de demain !

1 The numerous bridges that straddle the Po river in Turin provide an opportunity to scour the riverbanks and enjoy marvellous points of view, which are especially enchanting at night.

2 An abundance of water and fish-eating birds. With wings that seem to follow the arch of the bridge, this seagull, which was looking for food, glides effortlessly above the bricks heated by the rising sun.

3 Environment Park is a highly innovative project to transform an area of industrial wasteland. From the outside, all you can see are the green roofs of buildings, which are in bloom at this time of year. You would be forgiven for thinking that you were surrounded by hills.

4 Inside Environment Park, the ultra-modern research laboratories host seminars considering the issues of the future, such as architecture, innovative materials, ecology and phytopathology. A place where the past meets the future.

Les recherches de l’Expédition Végétale à Turin

« Le Pô très présent, les parcs anciens, les nombreux espaces verts et les plantes au naturel sur les trottoirs confèrent à Turin un charme particulier. Nous avons été surpris par l’utilisation d’arbres tropicaux, Sterculia platanifolia (Firmiana simplex) en alignement dans la ville. Le Jardin Botanique, avec son ambiance très XIXe siècle et ses serres de plantes exotiques, a été un réel coup de cœur. Nous sommes tombés en admiration devant les remarquables herbiers réalisés par Carlo Allioni (1729-1804), le père de la botanique italienne. Merci à tous nos interlocuteurs sur place, d’une extrême gentillesse ! » • Philippe Férard

“The mighty Po river, old parks, numerous green spaces and plants growing on the pavement certainly give Turin a certain charm. We were surprised to see a line of tropical Chinese parasol trees (firmiana simplex) in the centre. The Turin Botanical Gardens, which have a very 19th century feel to them with their exotic plant greenhouses, was a real favourite. We had nothing but admiration for the remarkable herbarium created by Carlo Allioni (1729-1804), the father of Italian botany. We would like to thank everyone we met for being so kind!”

À Turin, l’Expédition venait observer le platane, introduit par Napoléon, et la vigne, qui est ici cultivée parfois en «mariage» avec le mûrier des vers à soie. Elle a aussi trouvé de nombreuses plantes typiques de sols calcaires et inexistantes à Nantes : des plantes de friches comme la crépine fétide (Crepis foetida), la vergerette annuelle (Erigeron annuus) ou la sauge des prés (Salvia pratensis), mais aussi la renoncule des bois (Ranunculus nemorosus).

ÉTAPE 2 / TURIN> Du 16 au 19 mai 2013LEG 2 / TURIN > FROM 16 TO 19 MAY 2013

The Green Expedition Research in Turin took a closer look at plane trees, introduced by Napoleon, and vines, which here are sometimes grown alongside white mulberry trees. The team also discovered several plants that thrive in chalky soil which do not exist in Nantes: plants that grow on wasteland, like stinking hawksbeard (crepis foetida), annual fleabane (erigeron annuus), meadow clary (salvia pratensis) and wood buttercup (ranunculus nemorosus).

Turin, the city teeming with natural treasures

Green Expedition Research in Turin

Impressions de voyage

Thoughts on a journey

Nantes’ Expedition across Europe distributed a special newspaper at each of its destinations to tell the story of its journey.

In the spotlight

HEADING 3

EVENTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

Throughout the Green Capital year, the local area really flaunted its vitality, with: the sound of the percussionists of the “Drummers of Nantes” and “Urban Voices” in February, “Earth Day” in April, market gardeners celebrating 500 years in August, and the “Plant Extravaganza”, the “Feeding the 5,000” (see heading 1), the giant Lego construction (see heading 1) and the return of Aéroflorale from its Expedition (see heading 2) in September. Throughout the year, the main theme of all these public events was to raise awareness of the environment in its broadest sense: environmental issues, social cohesion and eco-design.

EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Residents and professionals came together as “Urban Voices” to compose and sing an original work. The ten or so free concerts throughout the year, attended by thousands of spectators, gave a voice to Nantes Green Capital. The arts were also featured at “Factorev”, a recycling weekend in mid-June for everyone. This event, involving school students as well, focused on ways of re-using goods at the end of their lives. Devised by the “Ressourcerie de l’Ile”, this free event was co-organised by the École des Beaux-Arts in Nantes with help from the École de Design, École des Métiers de l’Imprimerie and École d’architecture in Nantes. As summer came to an end, the city was invaded by market gardeners. Over

a weekend, the Les Nefs site on the Ile de Nantes was transformed into a market garden to celebrate 500 years of this trade. This is a flourishing sector providing 2,000 jobs and work for 2,500 seasonal workers, supported by an active policy on the part of Nantes Métropole to maintain and develop agricultural uses of land. Lastly, the “Plant Extravaganza” played host to Hamburg, Green Capital 2011, and Bristol, future Green Capital 2015. With 150 exhibitors and 45,000 participants, this event celebrated the day-to-day preservation of eco-systems and biodiversity. The season ended on 13 October with the fair and sale organised by “Ecossolies”, the Nantes-based social and solidarity economy network.

EXPLORERDécouvrez…et redécouvrez la ville durable

Les parcours de (re)découverte du territoire Biodiversité, créativité, qualité de vie, patrimoine...Une invitation à l’exploration urbaine autour de thématiques clés du titre de capitale verte, sur l’ensemble des 24 communes de l’agglomération.

L’expédition de Nantes en Europe L’Aérofl orale II et son Expédition Végétale interrogent nos modes de vie urbains et la place de la nature en ville. Le navire énigmatique construit par la compagnie La Machine se déplacera dans quatre villes européennes pour partager les idées nantaises : Bruxelles, Hambourg, Turin et Istanbul.

VOYAGERPartez à l’aventure avec le Voyage à Nantes !

Potagers en cœur de ville, cabanes pédagogiques, jardin mystérieux des Oblates investi par des artistes, cantine conviviale et responsable qui ouvre ses portes en bord de Loire... Le Voyage à Nantes vous réserve une programmation estivale spéciale !

S’OUVRIRNantes 2013 comme un tremplin vers l’avenir !

Le retour de l’Aérofl orale II à Nantes L’expédition de Nantes en Europe de retour fi n septembre pour partager avec vous ses trésors ! Une exposition “Récit de Voyage“ sera ouverte à tous.

L’accueil des Villes du Monde Du 25 au 27 septembre 2013, Nantes accueille et organise la 10e édition d’ECOCITY, le sommet mondial de la ville durable organisé pour la première fois au sein de l’Union européenne.

www.ecocity-2013.com

VIBRERNantes 2013, ça commence avec vous !

Vos premiers rendez-vous Des Tambours à Nantes, événement festif et symbolique qui se tiendra sous les Nefs, La Folle Journée, avec un rendez-vous inédit fi xé à l’Orangerie du Jardin des plantes, en passant par HIP OPsession, un des plus grands festivals hip hop d’Europe : c’est tout un programme qui s’annonce pour lancer l’année verte avec énergie et rythme !

TAMBOURS A NANTESVent de chaleur annoncé sous les Nefs !

Le samedi 16 février 2013, nous avons tous rendez-vous avec les TAMBOURS A NANTES, un programme artistique dans lequel Karim Ammour propose un moment de convivialité, d’arts et de fête. Myriades de couleurs vocales, rythmes percutants, soupe chaude et braseros !

Des spectacles toutes les 20 mn !

Batucadas brésiliennes et collectif vocal

Le Grand Collectif Vocal Urbain nantais rencontre la Quadra, 100 tambours de batucadas brésiliennes, issus des baterias ligériennes.

Répétitions publiques

Venez participer aux répétitions et rencontrer les artistes amateurs et professionnels. 12 février > Salle Radar Pin Sec13 février > Salle de concert des Dervallières14 février > Maison des confl uences

Carnaval de Trinidad et Tobago

Le steelband nantais Calyps’Atlantic déambule au son de Kaiso Kamion. 30 musiciens explosifs chaloupent au son des steeldrums sur un répertoire résolument caraïbes, calypso, soca, compas ou reggae.

Toute une programmation explosive à découvrir !

RMXers et l’énergie des instruments mêlée aux samples et scratches, Leila Bounous et l’électro-rock oriental, Funky Chickens et Karl Davis pour des sections de cuivres et esprits Funky....

TAMBOURS A NANTES - samedi16 février 2013Rdv sous les Nefs - 19h30 > minuit - GRATUIT POUR TOUS

Plus d’info sur www.nantesgreencapital.fr

DES ÉVÉNEMENTS À NE PAS MANQUER !Les Jardins à quai, la nature en villeDes îles fl ottantes qui envahissent l’Erdre, une guinguette

nichée dans un bateau-lavoir amarré au quai Ceineray, des végétaux qui colonisent les berges, des espaces refuges pour la faune sauvage, une mise en lumière des soirées estivales réalisée par le collectif ZUR : les “Jardins à quai“ seront ouverts au public dès le 22 mai jusqu’à fi n août. Des promenades à pied, à vélo, en canoë, en barque ou encore en bateau de location seront également proposées.

La Journée de la TerreUn événement international en faveur de l’environnement, célébré tous les 22 avril depuis 1970. Cette année, Nantes Capitale verte et Gulli vous invitent à un grand rassemblement convivial et familial sur la Place de la Petite Hollande dès 15 h. Au programme : un grand concert solidaire et gratuit.

Venez nombreux ! Une person-ne présente, c’est 5 m2 de plage nettoyés avec Surfrider Foundation Europe.

Nocturnes féériques du Jardin des PlantesTout l’été, une ouverture hebdomadaire nocturne du Jardin des Plantes permettra aux visiteurs de découvrir certaines plantes sublimées par un éclairage spécifi que.

1re nocturne : samedi 1er juin. Puis tous les vendredis soirs. Dernière nocturne : samedi 14 septembre.

La Journée de la TerreUn événement international en faveur de l’environnement, célébré

depuis 1970. Cette année, Nantes Capitale verte et Gulli vous invitent à un

5e Forum Mondial des Droits de l’HommeL’humain étant au cœur du développement durable, Nantes accueillera du 22 au 25 mai 2013, le 5e forum mondial des Droits de l’Homme autour du thème Développement durable - Droits de l’Homme : même combat ? Le Forum 2013 interrogera le concept de dévelop-pement durable à la lumière du droit international des droits de l’Homme.

NANTES CAPITALE VERTE C’EST + DE 100 ÉVÉNEMENTSToute l’année Nantes Capitale verte vous invite à la participation et à la rencontre. Retrouvez l’ensemble des événements et actualités sur : www.nantesgreencapital.fr

SUIVEZ L’EXPÉDITION DE NANTES EN EUROPEL’Aérofl orale II, emblème de Nantes Capitale verte, ira dans plusieurs villes d’Europe créer des échanges avec les habitants. Accompagnée de deux artistes, Denis Clavreul (peintre) et Erwan Balança (photographe), chaque étape sera racontée en images.Ce périple se clôturera avec le retour de l’Aérofl orale à Nantes !Suivez chaque escale sur le site : nantesgreencapital.fr/fr/lexpedition-en-europe

POUR DÉCOUVRIR NANTES CAPITALE VERTEET VOIR AUTREMENT SA MÉTROPOLE.

LE GUIDE

Lesbaladesinsoupçonnées

À NE PAS MANQUER !

Les 24 heures de la biodiversité

Du 28 au 30 juin

Participez aux différentes animations et temps forts pro-posés du vendredi 28 au dimanche 30 juin !

Pendant 24 heures, de jour comme de nuit, l’agglomé-ration nantaise va devenir le terrain de recherche de nombreux naturalistes, toutes spécialités confon-dues. L’objectif : inventorier le plus grand nombre d’es-pèces animales et végétales du territoire.

Le public, lui, est invité à participer lors des anima-tions proposées au Jardin des Plantes.

LES BALADES INSOUPÇONNÉES

Un territoire à (re)découvrir

À visiter tout l’été

Partez à la découverte de Nantes Capitale verte, de ses richesses naturelles et patrimoniales au fi l des 6 balades proposées sur l’ag-glomération et des nom-breux points de curiosité recensés.

Pour voir votre métropole autrement, téléchargez l ’applicat ion mobile Nantes Green et optez pour la balade qui vous plaira le plus.

GREEN ISLAND

Découvrez l’Île de Nantes en 12 stations

Du 15 juin au 28 septembre

Déambulez le long d’un parcours éphémère et inédit pour découvrir l’Île de Nantes autrement.

La Samoa* a lancé un appel à projets auprès de concepteurs (associations ou collectifs intégrant architectes, paysagistes, artistes, étudiants…) pour envisager de nouvelles manières d’in-tervenir sur l’espace public. Une dizaine d’expérimentations ont été sélectionnées et positionnées dans les différents quartiers

de l’île. Ces stations s’ajoutent à une série de lieux embléma-tiques existants. James Lloyd, un célèbre botaniste anglo-nantais échappé du XIXe siècle, vous guidera tout au long de ce par-cours étonnant.

*aménageur de l’île de Nantes

LES SALONS VERTS

Des installations végétales pour découvrir Nantes

À visiter tout l’été

Laissez-vous surprendre par les installations végétales disposées par le Service des Espaces Verts et de l’Environnement (SEVE) .

À la découverte des Salons Verts, passez sous un banc géant au Jardin des Plantes, allez à la rencontre de la vache Oseille et son fi dèle serviteur, contemplez la faune et la fl ore de l’Erdre depuis un bateau lavoir...

Dès la fi n juin, profi tez du quai Ceineray et de ses jardins à quai ainsi que des nuits féériques proposées par le Jardin des Plantes tous les vendredis soirs.

Plus d’infos sur : www.nantesgreencapital.fr Plus d’infos sur www.parcoursgreenisland.com Plus d’infos sur www.nantesgreencapital.fr Plus d’infos sur www.nantesgreencapital.frwww.bretagne-vivante.orgContruis le futur avec LEGO® !

Du mercredi 25 au dimanche 29 septembre

3 500 à 4 000 enfants participeront à une immense

construction de la ville durable dans le cadre d’Ecocity

LEGO mobilisera 1 million de briques LEGO® pour impli-

quer les enfants pendant 5 jours dans la construction de la

ville de demain.

Sous les Nefs des Machines de l’Île de Nantes

Plus d’infos www.nantesgreencapital.fr

Soyez fous de la Folie des plantes

Samedi 7 et dimanche 8 septembre

La principale manifestation fl orale et horticole du

grand Ouest vous invite à l’échange et à la rencontre dans

le cadre exceptionnel du Parc du Grand Blottereau.

Au programme : expositions, animations, vente de

végétaux mais aussi "les jardins de la métropole", 7 créa-

tions originales pour vous faire découvrir la diversité des

paysages de l’agglomération nantaise.

Le retour de l’Expédition végétale

de Nantes en Europe

À partir du 26 septembre

L’Aérofl orale II, emblème

de Nantes Capitale verte, a

voyagé dans plusieurs villes

d’Europe pour recenser

des végétaux capables de

produire de l’électricité.

Deux ar t is tes, Denis

Clavreul (peintre) et Erwan

Balança (photographe),

ont accompagné chaque

escale européenne. Ils ont

aussi mené une mission

exploratoire à Istanbul.

Venez à la rencontre des

scientifiques de l’Aéroflo-

rale II, et découvrez l’expédi-

tion de Nantes en Europe à

compter du 26 septembre !

GREEN RAID L’APPLICATION POUR DÉCOUVRIR VOTRE VILLE AUTREMENT

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À NE PAS MANQUER !

Participez au Banquet des 5 000

Le 25 septembre à partir de 18 heures

Le Banquet des 5 000 vous invite à un repas gratuit entiè-

rement réalisé avec des légumes destinés à être

jetés, et pourtant parfaitement consommables !

Après Londres, Paris et Nairobi, Tristram Stuart investit la place

nantaise pour organiser un repas convivial et citoyen.

Trois associations nantaises Disco Soupe, Cré’Alters et Nantes

en Transition sont associées à l’événement.

Parc des chantiers, Île de Nantes

Retrouvez tous les lieux sur Nantes

permettant un mode de vie durable : friperies,

AMAP, créateurs locaux, jardins familiaux, BBQ

collectifs, spots de sieste, éco-points, balades…

Géolocalisés, il n’y a plus qu’à découvrir les spots autour de vous !

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L’APPLICATION POUR DÉCOUVRIR VOTRE VILLE AUTREMENT

“YOU CAN HAVE AN IMPACT”, THE TRAVELLING VILLAGE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

In the spotlight

LIST OF GREEN CAPITAL-BRANDED MUNICIPAL EVENTS

1 Basse-Goulaine: Sentiers de Goulaine races

2 Bouaye: “Biocean energies”

3 Bouguenais: Inauguration of the new Green and Natural Space service hub

4 Brains: Fair of Brains

5 Carquefou: Inauguration of the eco-site and environment centre

6 Couëron: “Nature on Stage”

7 Indre: “Festival of the Loire”

8 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre: “Solid’air”

9 La Montagne: Launch of Agenda 21

10 Le Pellerin: “Canal Trophy”

11 Les Sorinières: “Nature in the Filée Park”

12 Mauves-sur-Loire: “Poetry off the Rails”

13 Orvault: “Green Capital at the media library”

14 Rezé: “Quai Léon Sécher Festival”

15 Saint-Aignan de Grand-Lieu: “Pierre Aigüe” Festival

16 Saint-Herblain: “Blue Suns”

17 Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau: “Get-togethers at Pé”

18 Saint-Léger-les-Vignes: “Riverbank Festival”

19 Saint-Sébastien: “Les Enchantés” Festival

20 Saint-Luce: “Old-time bar festival”

21 Sautron: “Art Impressions”

22 Thouaré-sur-Loire: Agenda 21 Forum

23 Vertou: Stopover day of the Federal Cycle Tourism Week

A NETWORK OF ECO-EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA

Fun, but conveying strong values to their participants, the city’s events also rallied their organisers, whether volunteers or professionals, around the issues of eco-design. Dealing with audiences, managing catering, communications and logistics while at the same time controlling their impact on the environment is creating a new culture of organisation. Transport, waste, energy and accessibility issues were tackled with a view to keeping their environmental impact in the host areas to a minimum. The “Alternative Market”, the Federal Week, Rezé’s “Fanfares” music festival, Couëron’s Festival, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre’s “Solid’Air” and the Erdre National Cross-Country Race were part and parcel of this network of eco-events led and supported by local authorities.

A temporary travelling village, forming part of an event held in the Nantes conurbation, “You can have an impact” raised awareness of environmental concerns especially among a less well-informed public and showcased citizens’ pro-environment initiatives. This project, set up by members of Ecopole, travelled across the Nantes local area, attending Rezé’s bicycle market, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre’s “Solid’air” Festival, Thouaré-sur-Loire’s bicycle festival and the “SPOT” event for young people in Nantes.

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RALLYING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLAYERS

With mobility plans, selective waste sorting, new eco-practices, eco-design and environmental labelling of goods and services, sustainable development is becoming a primary concern for more and more businesses. This year was a chance for these local players to come together, for others to organise and offer eco-innovative venues, and for everyone to invest in sustainable economic models.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLAYERS CAPITALISE ON THE GREEN CAPITAL YEAR

Taking the view that the Green Capital award would make the local area more attractive, socio-economic players made the most of the Green Capital year to highlight their commitment to its rational development. This commitment took the form of labelling (105 business schemes were labelled), logistical and financial partnerships during the Green Capital year (EDF, the Caisse des Dépôts, SNCF, La Poste, GDF- Suez and Veolia, among others), and participation in thematic workshops (Green IT, Corporate Social Responsibility, Travel and Mobility,

Waste). Businesses also ran their own Green Capital initiatives (events or in-house management schemes). The Green Capital year helped to step up dialogue on environmental issues and corporate responsibility between the economic world and the public sector. Firms were invited to act as ambassadors for and promote this dynamic. Business clubs and groups joined forces, such as the ECE association of firms in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre which started work to reduce energy consumption in 2013.

ACTEURS ÉCONOMIQUES DU TERRITOIRE

Quels avantages pour l’entreprise ?

Un effet réseau à travers des invitations à différentes manifestations au long de l’année, aux rencontres avec des délégations de visiteurs européens, des médias.

Ce réseau constituera le socle d’une dynamique à valoriser et développer au-delà de la seule année 2013, sur la base des échanges entre les partenaires labellisés de l’agglomération.

Un atout de communication : elle pourra bénéficier d’image, de visibilité avec l’utilisation du logo Nantes Capitale Verte, son référencement sur le site internet…

Qui est concerné ?Les entreprises, les laboratoires de recherches, les établissements d’enseignement supérieur…

Comment faire ?

La fiche de candidature est téléchargeable sur le site

www.nantesgreencapital.fr - rubrique “vos projets“

Vous pouvez également la demander

par e-mail : projetsentreprises@nantesgreencapital.fr

par courrier : Mission Capitale Verte, 5 rue de Valmy, 44923 Nantes Cedex 9

Le dossier sera examiné par un comité de labellisation composé notamment de Fabrice ROUSSEL, Maire de La Chapelle-sur-Erdre et Vice-Président de Nantes Métropole, et Johanna ROLLAND, 1re adjointe au Maire de Nantes et Vice-Présidente de Nantes Métropole, puis l’entreprise recevra une information directe, accompagnée des éléments de communication pouvant lui être mis à disposition.

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AN ECO-INNOVATIVE SECTOR FOR HOSTING EVENTS

The entire local area is working together to make it easier to organise and host professional meetings and sports events throughout the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire metropolitan area. This commitment has been reflected by guidelines for hosting events drawn up as part of concerted work led by the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire International Agency. These guidelines were bolstered through Nantes being named “European Green Capital 2013” and the metropolitan area’s commitments in terms of quality of life and preservation of the local area. The guidelines reflect the efforts being made by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the City’s teams, Nantes Event Centre - now certified under ISO 26000 - and the Parc des Expositions - certified under ISO 14001 - and an entire sector for hosting events committed to eco-responsible practices. In 2013, for instance, 45% of rooms were eco-labelled, thus making the array of hotel rooms in Nantes among the most densely eco-certified. At the initiative of “Journey to Nantes”, the “Tables de Nantes” showcased the use of local produce by restaurant owners.

TOWARDS NEW MODELS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

There was also support for the social and solidarity economy in 2013. “Ecossolies” in particular found a new home within “Solilab’”, an incubator and showcase for new business ventures. As a source of jobs and new ways of “working together”, this growing economy is a particular feature of the area. In parallel, work by Nantes Métropole to include integration clauses in its public procurement gathered pace in 2013, furthering its overall work to make public procurement more responsible. Nantes Green Capital was also an opportunity to highlight the green sector, whether traditional (water treatment, waste recycling, etc.) or emerging (use of algae to insulate buildings, eco-designed materials, renewable marine energies, etc.). A particular event was the Round Table “Green Industry and Integration” held in April 2013.

KEY FIGURES

RALLYING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLAYERS

CSR accounts for 15% of the scoring in Nantes Métropole’s

procurement contracts.

Nantes Métropole’s CSR portal is administered

by five panels (businesses, institutions, trade unions,

academics and associations).

panels5

The social and solidarity sector accounts for 36,400

employees, i.e. 16.2% of private employment

in the local area.

employees36,400

The setting up of the CSR portal

involved 160 business.

businesses160

The CSR involved 38 intermediary

organisations (unions, professional federations, etc.).

organisations38

in Nantes are eco-labelled, i.e. 13% of the sector in France, as well as the Nantes campsite

which has been awarded the European Ecolabel.

hotels34

SPOTLIGHT 2

TOMORROW’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Taking green creativity as its theme in 2013, SAMOA’s creative workshops invited secondary schools and start-ups in the local area to think about the issues surrounding tomorrow’s innovation. Design, smart grids, new services for new uses and new technologies, are all ways in which Nantes can be turned into an attractive city for future businesses.

SPOTLIGHT 5

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

An urban utopia for the Ekovores, the circular economy is a reality for some businesses: ARMOR, specialising in the production of ink cartridges and printing supplies, collects waste from its customers and recycles it as part of its industrial process. The Ressourcerie de l’Ile is another example of an economic activity giving priority to recycling and re-use.

SPOTLIGHT 3

FAIR TRADE MUNICIPALITIES

La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Saint-Herblain, Rezé, Bouguenais and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire are some of the 15 municipalities in the Nantes conurbation committed to fair trade. By promoting the “fair trade local area” charter (TDCE) among businesses and the like, Nantes Métropole is supporting fair, ethical and sustainable trade.

SPOTLIGHT 6

LABELLING OF BUSINESSES’ SCHEMES

105 business schemes were labelled during 2013. The businesses involved were of varying sizes (very small enterprises, SMEs, large enterprises) working in different business sectors (public institutions, schools, service firms as well as industries, etc.). These account for 28,600 jobs in the city, including major employers such as the university hospital, Airbus and La Poste. Over 50% of businesses with labelled schemes had fewer than 20 employees, and 7% had over 500.

SPOTLIGHT 1

OVER 100,000 EMPLOYEES UNDER MOBILITY PLANS

Nantes Métropole launched mobility plans in 2004 as part of its urban travel and climate plan. 362 plans had been signed by early 2014, covering 104,000 employees representing 33% of jobs in the local area.

SPOTLIGHT 4

THE NANTES MÉTROPOLE CSR PORTAL

In June 2013, Nantes Métropole launched its web resource portal on corporate social responsibility. This tool to help businesses with their CSR strategy, drawn up collectively, showcases practices by businesses in the local area and gives information to help them to understand and include social and environmental concerns in their economic model.

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CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL KINDS

Nantes, as the world crossroads for sustainable cities in 2013, was a meeting place for local representatives, researchers, technicians and entrepreneurs from across the world. The events hosted looked at cities‘ responsibilities as regards global and societal environmental issues (80% of greenhouse gas emissions, 75% of energy consumption) as well as their role in introducing appropriate solutions that take proper account of citizens. Throughout the year, stances were taken on topical issues concerning sustainable cities, questions were asked, new avenues for action were explored and towns and cities throughout the world shared their experiences.

TAKING STANCES

CHAPTER 3

A catalyst for new ideas and practices

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HEADING 2RESEARCH ON THE MOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 58

HEADING 3RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 63

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Ecocity and the Mayors Summit set themselves ambitious objectives: presenting the roadmap for world local authority networks in the run-up to the climate conference, COP 21, to be held in Paris in 2015, mapping out the programme of the UN’s Habitat III in 2016, and involving other civil society actors (the nine Major Groups recognised by the UN). These meetings led to declarations that were international in scope. The “Declaration of Mayors

and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change” was adopted by 80 mayors from the five continents meeting at the Mayors Climate Summit on 28 September. Similarly, contributions at the public forum for civil society actors from the Major Groups fed into the UN’s thinking and backed a Sustainable Development Goal “on sustainable urbanisation” in January 2014.

QUESTIONS AND AVENUES FOR ACTION

The four challenges around which Ecocity’s programme is structured provided a focus for contributions from the various professional conferences during the year.

“Cities and regions are better placed than States to implement the changes of the future” – these words by Pierre Calame, Director-General of the Charles- Léopold Mayer Foundation, in his summing-up of Ecocity, were a guiding thread among the many experts visiting Nantes in 2013. Reports to the Agenda 21 Study Days in Rezé highlighted the need for a new kind of governance of sustainable urban development. The gap between public decision-making in administrative areas and the daily experience of residents moving between a number of these administrative areas was stressed at the 10th National Meeting of Development Councils. The National Biodiversity Conference called for cities to have a more prominent role in the governance of the future French Biodiversity Agency (framework law being prepared). At the National Conference of ASTEE (Scientific and Technical Association for Water and the Environment), professionals from the world of water, urban planners and urban designers asked “how”, at regional level, “Can services be properly linked up and more effective for communities?”. Lastly, the Responsible Public Procurement Meetings called on authorities to use environmental clauses as a lever in public procurement and took their place in Europe by joining the ICLEI exchange network.

Together with this collective thinking in 2013, the International Forum on Human Rights looked at the questions being raised by changes in our society, our production methods and our consumption. The right to a healthy environment, to water and to culture, and the issues raised by the preservation of natural resources, were all subjects dealt with in depth at international meetings. At the Franco-Japanese cultural conference held in September 2013, debates between French and Japanese towns and cities focused on the role of culture in their development.

The circular economy, stressed by the Waste Conference as a major issue in future years, was also examined at a workshop organised as part of Ecocity. Waste is a key sector in the transition towards a circular economy. Businesses and integration schemes are generating jobs and new skills in line with the socio-economic needs of local areas, especially environmentally-friendly activities such as waste recycling, eco-construction and short production circuits. The Round Table on “Green Industry and Integration” in April urged such industries to back one of the European Commission’s 11 priority objectives (2014- 2020 programme): “promoting social exclusion and fighting poverty”. The European Commission, for its part, has given its word to the European Parliament and the Member States that it will draw up a strategy on green infrastructure to be integrated into the various regional policies. This plan, targeting the urban world in particular and presented at the WGIN Congress by Karl Falkenberg, Environment DG at the European Commission, “helps people to feel they belong and forges better links with voluntary measures by civil society, thereby helping to combat social exclusion and isolation” in cities.

The conference “Carrying out and financing the energy transition” raised questions about access to national and European bank loans and the Structural Funds and ways of including participatory investment by citizens. The European Investment Bank, the Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations and the French Agency for Financing Local Investment are set to be leading players in matters connected with this financing. A further debate at the Ecocity summit looked at the private financing of the energy transition. The energy transition is a political priority and must now be supported by financial instruments if it is to attract the economy’s major financiers.

Another sector affected by budgetary constraints is travel. The conference on sustainable development organised by the International Association of Public Transport looked at “Sustainable mobility on a tight budget: unlocking opportunities for your city”. It emerged that the issue of mobility is not just about the financing of infrastructure but requires a global and multimodal approach, with a focus on active modes of travel (cycling, walking) and efforts to change people’s behaviour.

Delegates came to Nantes to share their experiences in the field, as well as open forum and Agenda 21 experiments.

In Medellin, the transformation of the city, under way for the last twenty or so years, has given this city of three million inhabitants a new face. It is nowadays seen as one of the most innovative cities in the world, largely because of its public transport network which is reducing CO2 emissions in the city by 175,000 tonnes a year. Its escalators are significantly reducing the time taken by residents to travel to work or school. Its cable cars are connecting less developed districts to the metro network and promoting better social inclusion. In Hamburg, European Green Capital 2011, the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 40% by 2020 is requiring massive public transport development, better performance by energy systems and much more energy-efficient buildings. Mexico, a city of 20 million inhabitants, where pollution levels are high, is drawing up an ambitious “green plan” covering soil conservation, public spaces, water, mobility, air, waste as well as climate change and energy via a Metrobus network with its own road lanes. In Kathmandu in Nepal, work is under way with NGOs to slow down pollution which is an everpresent threat to public health. Some districts are now pedestrian only. In Timbuktu (a city of 55,000 inhabitants) in Mali, a heritage, religious and cultural centre badly affected by recent armed conflicts, the authorities are rebuilding local governance with a view to ensuring sustainable peace among all its communities. The City of 333 Saints, listed by UNESCO, is once again becoming a meeting place and a centre for dialogue between all Malians.

GOVERNING FINANCINGTHINKING DOING

SPOTLIGHT 2

MAYORS’ CLIMATE DECLARATION

“We, the Mayors and Subnational leaders […] undertake to engage with national governments, supranational organisations such as the European Union, intergovernmental bodies, private sector, finance institutions and civil society to create a strong and effective global climate community that can support and implement a rapid transformation towards global renewable energy based, low-emission and resilient development at all levels”.

SPOTLIGHT 3

MAYORS’ DECLARATION AT THE FRANCO-JAPANESE CULTURAL DIALOGUE

“Against a backdrop of intense economic and social globalisation, denser urban fabrics and declining natural resources, towns and cities have a key role to play in meeting the challenges posed by the harmonious and sustainable development of local areas and people. Taking culture as their basis, they can build a new development model able to meet the main challenges: better food through urban agriculture, new uses for gardens, and better life in cities through new uses of public spaces, giving art and light their proper place, with a focus on social cohesion and dialogue with citizens”.

SPOTLIGHT 4

JEAN JOUZEL AT ECOCITY (VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE IPCC)

Under one scenario, we can still inject 140 to 410 gigatonnes of carbon equivalent (GtC). i.e. an average of 270 GtC, into the atmosphere between 2012 and 2100. According to the scientists, this should enable us, to some extent, to continue to hope that any further temperature increase can be limited to 1°C between now and the end of the century, i.e. below the increase of 2°C from the beginning of the industrial era.“All the planet’s countries within the Climate Convention, including France of course, have agreed that 2°C should not be exceeded if human beings are not to face major problems, such as runaway climate change that could be fatal for them. That means that our world emissions have to be divided by three between 2020 and 2050”, with “no further emissions” after that. The problem is that, “at the current pace, with (10 GtC) emitted every year, we shall reach 270 GtC in 27 years”, i.e. before 2040.

SPOTLIGHT 1

VIVAPOLIS

Focusing on the theme of “Better life in cities”, with assistance from Ubifrance, France is exporting its expertise and helping its companies to gain a foothold in new international markets. There are major opportunities for business growth from architecture to industry, via engineering, services connected with water, air and waste management, mobility and energy efficiency.

In the spotlightKEY FIGURES

CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL KINDS

“TEDx Nantes” 22 January I Le lieu unique

“10th National Meeting of Development Councils” 14 - 15 February I Cité des Congrès

“Conference of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP)” 10 - 12 March I Cité des Congrès

“Biogas Europe and Wood Energy 2013” 20 - 22 March I Exponantes Le Parc

“2nd Responsible Public Procurement Meetings” 27 - 28 March I Cité des Congrès

“Round Table on Green Industry and Integration” 9 April I Centre des expositions

“2nd National Study Days on Agenda 21” 10 - 11 April I La Trocardière, Rezé

“5th World Forum on Human Rights” 22 - 25 May I Cité des Congrès

“Base Nantes (Business and sustainable environment)” 4 June I Cité des Congrès

“92nd Conference of ASTEE (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l’Eau et l’Environnement)” 4 - 7 June I Cité des Congrès

“Carrying out and financing the energy transition” 13 June I Rezé

“3rd National Biodiversity Conference” 1 and 2 July I Cité des Congrès

“World Green Infrastructures Congress” 9 - 13 September I Cité des Congrès

“ECOCITY World Summit on Sustainable Cities” 25 - 27 September I Cité des Congrès

“3rd World Mayors Summit on Climate Change” 28 September I Cité des Congrès

“12th National Waste Conference” 2 - 3 October I Cité des Congrès

“5th International Connecting Day” 3 October I Nantes-St Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry

“WETPOL 2013 (Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control)” 14 - 17 October I Cité des Congrès

“Blue Cluster Forum” 22 October I Nantilus

“2nd Climate Meeting” 7 November I Cité des Congrès

“2nd Eco-Campus Forum” 7 and 8 November I University of Nantes

“2nd Clean Days” 14 and 15 November I Centre des Expositions

“Entrepreneurs’ Fair” 21 and 22 November I Cité des Congrès

SCHEDULE OF THE MAIN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS IN 2013:

NANTES CAPITALE VERTE DE L’EUROPE 2013

Après Stockholm, Hambourg et Vitoria-Gasteiz, et avant Copenhague en 2014, Nantes est la capitale verte de l’Union européenne pour 2013. Cette distinction vient reconnaître et récompenser le travail et les efforts menés par Nantes Métropole depuis plus de vingt ans en faveur de l’environnement et du développement raisonné de notre agglomération.

NANTES 2013, UNE ANNÉE DE RENCONTRES

ET D’ÉCHANGES

Institutionnels, chercheurs, entreprises, citoyens, jeunes… de tous les continents viendront se croiser, en 2013 à Nantes, pour partager et échanger autour de la ville durable. Découvrez les différentes rencontres professionnelles à l’honneur.

TEDxNantes22 janvier I Nantes Le lieu unique I www.tedxnantes.fr

La ville verte. En janvier 2013, TEDxNantes traitera des questions liées à l’urbanisme, au développement durable et aux nouvelles formes d’éco-logie citoyenne.L’objectif : un partage d’idées entre locuteurs et participants à travers des échanges variés, inspirés, apolitiques dans un esprit visionnaire et bienveillant.

10e Rencontres nationales des Conseils de développement 14 - 15 février I La Cité - Nantes Events Center

www.nantes-citoyennete.com

Les 10e Rencontres nationales des Conseils de développement réuniront les acteurs de la participation citoyenne dans les territoires.Qui sont les citoyens d’aujourd’hui ? Quelles sont leurs attentes ? Comment mieux les associer à la décision publique ? Autant de questions à débattre au cours de deux journées des Rencontres.

Conférence de l’Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP)

10 - 12 mars I La Cité - Nantes Events Center I www.uitp.org/nantes2013

Mobilité durable et contraintes budgétaires : quelles opportu-nités de croissance pour votre ville ?

Nantes Métropole et l’Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP), interrogeront le positionnement des transports publics et celui de la mobilité, en lien avec les préoccupations sociales, économiques et envi-ronnementales actuelles.

Salon Biogaz Europe

Forum Atlanpole15 janvier I CCI Nantes Saint-Nazaire

Ce forum sera l’occasion de découvrir les nouvelles entreprises innovantes créées en 2012 ainsi que quelques grandes innovations qui ont marqué l’année. L’Assemblée Générale du pôle de compétitivité Atlanpole Biothe-rapies aura lieu en parallèle du Forum.

TEDxNantes22 janvier I Nantes Le lieu unique I www.

La ville verte. En janvier 2013, TEDxNantes traitera des questions liées à l’urbanisme, au développement durable et aux nouvelles formes d’éco-logie citoyenne.L’objectif : un partage d’idées entre locuteurs et participants à travers des échanges variés, inspirés, apolitiques dans un esprit visionnaire et bienveillant.

10e Rencontres nationales des Conseils de développement 14 - 15 février I La Cité - Nantes Events Center

www.nantes-citoyennete.com

Les 10e Rencontres nationales des Conseils de développement réuniront les acteurs de la participation citoyenne dans les territoires.Qui sont les citoyens d’aujourd’hui ? Quelles sont leurs attentes ? Comment mieux les associer à la décision publique ? Autant de questions à débattre au cours de deux journées des Rencontres.

Conférence de l’Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP)

10 - 12 mars I La Cité - Nantes Events Center I www.

Mobilité durable et contraintes nités de croissance pour votre ville ?

RDV professionnels

HEADING 2

RESEARCH ON THE MOVE

Scientific and technological research In and around Nantes is looking into all aspects of sustainable development: new and renewable energies, CO2 storage, air quality, ethical finance, health and environment, and new materials. This research was encouraged and built on throughout the Green Capital year by offering support for initiatives and ensuring that higher education establishments were genuinely involved.

SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH INITIATIVES

Since biodiversity in cities is one of the concerns of urban decision-makers, they should be able to draw on high-quality research work. The Green Capital year was a chance to capitalise on this research work focusing on one of the themes considered to be a priority by the European Commission. With this in mind, Nantes Métropole created the prize for a European thesis on the theme of biodiversity in urban areas. Assaf Schwartz, Henry Alexandre and Caterina Penone were its first winners and received their awards at the Biodiversity Conference. Oniris (with the École Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l’AlimentationNantes-Atlantique) also introduced the Biodiversi’team competition in 2013 - a European trophy for student innovations in the field of biodiversity in regional agricultural systems.

INVOLVING HIGHER EDUCATION

As part of its role as a provider of knowledge, the University of Nantes runs twenty or so conferences open to the general public on themes as varied as renewable energies in France and ethical finance, amongst others. Its science days, led by Jean-Louis Etienne and Hervé Le Treut, focus on climate-related issues. At its Eco-campus event, organised jointly with the École des Mines in Nantes, it looked at the place of universities in cities, their functioning and their relationship with the urban environment, as well as their mission of education and research. The École des Mines is playing its part in the Sustainable Development Higher Education Cycle and contributing to the national debate on the energy transition. Together with École Centrale in Nantes (one of

France’s elite engineering colleges) and local businesses, it takes part in the Regional Sustainable Development Trophies, giving a helping hand to the most innovative businesses. The École Centrale also has a reputation for its applied research on renewable energies and energy storage. For its part, the Audencia School of Management is bringing global corporate responsibility to a wider audience. Lastly, the École de Design Nantes Atlantique is developing new masters’ courses on green innovation. Nantes Green Capital also provided the impetus for a research project on “the use of prizes, labels, titles and honours in urban governance” led by a doctor of political sciences at the “Maison des Sciences de l’Homme” (Human Sciences Centre).

RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN NANTES

Scientific research and technological innovation are key to a city’s future development. Nantes Métropole is paying particular attention to the fields of biosciences, health, production automation, ITCs and social sciences. With 2,000 researchers and close to 150 research laboratories in the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire area, 88 of which are labelled, research in the city is leading the field in several sectors in France. Industrial advances are emerging

from research programmes supported by the local authorities: energy storage at the Jean Rouxel Materials Institute, water management with Aquasim, the Nantes-based laboratory for water cycle research and testing in and around buildings, uses of micro-algae with GEPEA (Environment - Agri-foodstuffs Process Engineering) and wooden constructions with the École Supérieure du Bois.

KEY FIGURES

RESEARCH ON THE MOVE

Nantes offers 330 courses and works

internationally with 400 other establishments.

courses330

of Nantes studies or works at the university.

residents1 in 12

Nantes Métropole has invested an average of €11.6 million in higher education and research every year for the last

11 years.

million€11.6

representing 20,000 jobs, are members of the

Atlanpole network.

innovative businesses

for higher education in western France,

with 54,000 students, including 34,000 at the

university alone.

hubNo. 1

Nantes is aiming for excellence with its 200 laboratories

(75 of which are accredited) and cutting-edge centres such as the Jules Verne Institute (with its focus on

“advanced technologies for the production of composite, metal

and hybrid structures”).

laboratories200

for study mobility as part of the Erasmus

programme.

French university

SPOTLIGHT 1

WEB2DAYS

With 1,200 participants meeting in May 2013, 93 speakers, 51 conferences and 4,000 web followers, Web2days is becoming western France’s leading festival of digital technology and France’s second largest web event. As part of Green Capital, this digital industry event focused on the cooperative economy, green IT and the shift towards new consumption models.

In the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT 3

SCIENCE AND CLIMATE

The 2013 Science Days at the University of Nantes looked at climate issues. Jean-Louis Etienne, explorer and physician, reported on progress with research. In September, at Ecocity, the climatologist Jean Jouzel presented the initial findings of the 5th report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), highlighting the need for urgent action.

HEADING 3

CITIZENS HAVE THEIR SAY

Nantes Green Capital combined public policies with citizens’ initiatives. By helping them to interact with one another, the city laid the foundations for the participation that can bring about societal innovation. The call for citizens’ projects, technological and technical creativity and young people’s contributions breathed life into Nantes Métropole’s plans for sustainable living.

THE JULES VERNE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Industry is having to be re-invented for the cars, boats, planes and wind farms of the future, with ecodesign processes and composite, metal and hybrid materials playing an important role. Engineers, researchers and manufactures are endeavouring to do just that at the Jules Verne Technology Research Institute, one of the eight technology research institutes selected for the national “Investing in the Future” programme. The Institute can draw on a financial package of over €350 million over 10 years.

SPOTLIGHT 2

Nantes Capitale verte de l’Europe

LE PILOTAGE ET LA SÉLECTION DES PROJETS

Le pilotage de l’appel à projets sera assuré par deux élus :

PASCALE CHIRON la Vice-Présidente de Nantes Métropole au Plan Climat et Énergie

FABRICE ROUSSEL le Vice-Président de Nantes Métropole à la Proximité et au Dialogue Citoyen

Le pilotage technique et administratif sera assuré par :

LA MISSION CAPITALE VERTE

Frédérique Lucas - Chef de projet

LA MISSION DIALOGUE CITOYEN

Paul Cloutour - Directeur

LE SERVICE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Laurent Coméliau - Responsable Pôle Animation Développement Durable

L’annonce des projets retenus se fera au début de l’année 2013.

LES FINANCEMENTS

Le soutien financier assuré par Nantes Métropole et la Ville de Nantes ne peut,

sauf exception, dépasser les 5000 €. Ce financement se fera par le biais du

dossier “demande de subvention“ de Nantes Métropole.

PLUS D’INFORMATIONS

www.nantesmetropole.fr/2013

monprojetcitoyen@nantesgreencapital.fr

www.nantesgreencapital.fr

THE CALL FOR CITIZENS’ PROJECTS

The 2013 call for citizens’ projects resulted in 205 projects being put forward by associations, citizens’ groups and inhabitants of the local area. The main features of 85 of these projects were their innovative nature, the fact that they reached out to new audiences and the cooperative dynamic that they were likely to bring about. Each project was run with support from Nantes Métropole. Initiatives took a variety of forms: travelling projects, arts projects, European-themed projects, inventions connected with new technologies or ventures to involve new target groups in the municipalities. The three main themes of the projects put forward were gardens, biodiversity and waste. New uses, the involvement of new audiences and new ways of owning public spaces provided the starting point for initiatives throughout the city’s

districts and municipalities. Run by an average of 10 to 15 people (i.e. between 850 and 1,300 citizens), these projects targeted an estimated population of 30,000 citizens throughout the local area. The call for citizens’ projects was also a springboard for players not until then on the scene, including “Egrainages”, “Port Libre” and “Compagnie des territories”.

INNOVATIVE AND SPONTANEOUS PROJECTS

In parallel with social innovation, technological and technical innovation continued in Nantes in 2013. The “Green Raid” application called on its users to consume responsibly and to pool and share good practices in the local area, the “Green Lab Center” worked with students and researchers to reduce the environmental impact of new technologies, and the ECE business club in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, the driving force behind the “ECOZA” project, experimentally modelled energy consumption with a view to optimising energy performance. The web also played its part in changing people’s habits, whether through the “Robin Débrouille” knowledge-sharing platform or the “Toile 2 vert” application to encourage people to be more eco-friendly. With its “open data” programme since 2011, and the opening of the “Hub’Créatic” incubator in 2013, Nantes is set to host the innovative ventures of today’s and tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION

Since 2009, “Nantes Creative Generation”, a scheme set up by Nantes Métropole and the City of Nantes in partnership with associations in Nantes, has been encouraging contacts between and initiatives by young people in Nantes and young Europeans aged between 18 and 30. The 2013 programme included 27 projects (an aromatic garden based on recycled boxes, new media, solidarity-based entrepreneurship, a theatre forum and micro-volunteering approaches, etc.) which were featured in an installation put together from used materials by the Ecos association. Europe’s young people are signing up for solidarity-based schemes, finding new ways of expressing themselves, and putting the arts and culture to new uses. Around an imaginary eco-designed city, the “SPOT” festival returned in 2013 with cultural events for 16-30-year-olds in particular, devised with young people from the city and associations. Amidst various concerts, a stopover in the Breil Dervallières district highlighted the younger generation’s sense of commitment.

In 2013, an inter-district citizen committee with

60 members spent 5 months considering

sustainable development and the way in which it is communicated on to

inhabitants

months5

The forward-looking “My City Tomorrow”

initiative involved 300 stakeholders in local life, 22,000 people and 1,500 contributions to develop the conurbation’s project

for 2030.

stakeholders300

took part in implementing the projects revolving

around the themes of gardens, biodiversity

and waste.

citizens1,300

On a day-to-day basis in 2013, 1,121 inhabitants and 63

associations expressed an interest in taking part in the 11 district committees in Nantes.

inhabitants1,121

Gardens (16 projects), biodiversity and waste (14 projects) were the themes attracting the most attention from

people in the local area.

projects16

KEY FIGURES

CITIZENS HAVE THEIR SAY

SPOTLIGHT 5

A SOCIAL COHESION CLINIC AT “NANTES CREATIVE GENERATION”

This Ukrainian project led by Roman and Andreï looked at the problems that some vulnerable social groups face when trying to exercise their rights. Equal access to civil rights is felt to be a prerequisite for and the main pillar of unity and social cohesion. The project provided an opportunity for law students to meet “vulnerable” social groups in order to offer advice and in that way to step up social cohesion.

SPOTLIGHT 1

GREEN LAB CENTRE

As a Green IT innovation demonstration laboratory, the GLC is an association bringing together schools and businesses keen to find out what impact information technologies are having on our ecosystem. Research into innovative solutions to reduce the impact of these new technologies (ConsoIT demonstrator), group schemes and the incubation of partnerships (EasyVirt, MATUGreenIT, etc.) are key to this project supported by Nantes Green Capital.

In the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT 3

THE ECO INNOVATION FACTORY SEES THE LIGHT IN 2013

Designed for entrepreneurs in the energy and environment sector, this mentoring hub for creators of eco-innovative projects is an Atlanpole academy. With workshops over six months, this scheme was intended to develop businesses and jobs in the local area.

SPOTLIGHT 4

LE BREIL’S GREEN WALL

Events organised as part of the World Green Infrastructure Conference held from 9 to 13 September included Le Breil’s green wall. Once conference delegates had had a chance to find out about the maintenance and watering of this 100 m² of vertical greenery, the site was opened up to students and their families.

SPOT AND THE CATHEDRAL’S GREEN PORTAL

The stage designer Tereza Konickova and her assistant Benjamin Thoma dressed the courtyard of the Cathedral of Nantes with green turf. This installation, devised for SPOT’s 13th festival, provided lovers of the heritage with a natural setting for contemplating the Cathedral and its restored façade, one of the unmissable heritage sites along the Nantes tourist trail.

SPOTLIGHT 2

PING AGAINST BUILT-IN OBSOLESCENCE

“(s)low tech” is a project being run by the PING association to explore, together with residents, alternatives to the obsolescence of computer and electronic equipment: repair and keep going! The project aims to start a community of handymen/repairers/do-it-yourselfers from all backgrounds and to create new spaces and occasions where knowledge and expertise can be pooled.

SPOTLIGHT 6

SPOTLIGHT 7

HUB CRÉATIC

A new-generation building hosting ITC businesses in an incubator, nursery or business centre, the Hub Créatic in La Chantrerie offers premises for entrepreneurial innovation. Close to higher education establishments, and with support from the Atlanpole network, it is intended to bridge the gap between students and researchers, young entrepreneurs and their peers.

HEADING 4

COMMITTED LOCAL AUTHORITIES

The task of local authorities is to lead overall thinking about the sustainable city and implement coherent local solutions. It draws on a sustainable development policy (Agenda 21) which feeds into all the thematic public policies. Its cross-cutting character contributes to the global coherence and gives sense to the actions of the community. Its commitment is not just to the local area’s stakeholders (including citizens), but also to its own staff, ensuring that they are all on board.

NEW IN-HOUSE PRACTICES

Nantes Green Capital celebrated 20 years of commitment by the authorities to environmental issues. New challenges are now opening up for the metropolitan authority and municipalities. In 2013, Nantes Métropole extended its analysis of greenhouse gas emissions through its carbon review “Heritage and Competences” (transport, energy, culture and businesses, 2012 emissions) targeting ways of making its own practices exemplary and a catalyst for action, with the spin-off of a more across-the-board approach by its directorates. A range of training schemes are available for local authority staff, trained for many years in eco-friendly practices: courses on biodiversity, environmental health (public spaces and health, indoor air quality, insects, etc.). The “Mobinantes+” mobility plan for staff of the City of Nantes and Nantes Métropole is continuing to be rolled out (Staff Cycle Charter and Collective Transport Pass). The authorities are putting environmental management into practice in a whole range of fields: consumption of plant health products, public lighting, sustainable purchasing, energy consumption in public buildings. Specialist networks have been set up within the authorities with the involvement of all the city’s municipalities.

EXPERTISE FOR INHABITANTS

The authorities run initiatives for inhabitants. In 2013, the CCAS (Municipal Social Welfare Centre) focused on energy poverty among vulnerable groups. Campaigns are being run to make inhabitants more aware of environmental health issues (radon, indoor air, food, etc.). The authorities’ commitment can also be seen from the innovative tools that they have introduced to ensure that their area sets an example: CSR portal, eco-event scheme, business workshops in conjunction with the PCET (local climate and energy plan), codes of good practice in industry, waste sorting ambassadors, climate leadership scheme (climate adviser, Energy Info Space, climate hotline).

A PUBLIC AUTHORITY COMMITTED TO TRANSITION

The title of Green Capital is important because it is a way of finding out how able the community is to respond to environmental challenges in an effective way. The following period is just as important. The energy transition and the smart city are the new “post-Green Capital” challenges that the city now has to tackle. The sustainable city needs solutions that are not in competition with one another, but mesh into a whole. E-citizenship, in conjunction with the world of research and education, is also on the agenda of the city’s stakeholders. Multimodal transport, incentives to use modes of transport other than individual cars, thermal renovation of the urban building stock and a more diverse energy supply (renewables) are all important strands of jointly devised public policies for future years. Major events will rally the city’s forces, such as the world VELOCITY conference in 2015 which will make cycling part and parcel of all public policies. These changes/transformations will call into question the ways in which we live and will pose a challenge of governance and of finding a proper link between the authorities, inhabitants/citizens and the local area.

KEY FIGURES

COMMITTED LOCAL AUTHORITIES

make up the urban community of Nantes,

i.e. 590,000 inhabitants.

municipalities24

used by services has been recycled

since 2012.

of the paper100 %

Annual energy consumption by public lighting continues to be stable despite a 2 to 3% increase in

installations every year.

every year2 to 3%

ideas222

In late 2012, 222 Green Capital ideas were put forward by the staff of

Nantes Métropole. A judging panel selected 21 for in-

house consultation, with a view to introducing three of them from 2013 onwards.

The Water Directorate has been ISO 9001 certified

since 2001, OHSAS safety certified since 2004 and environmentally certified

under ISO 14001 since 2010.

Certification

SPOTLIGHT 1

ECO-EVENTS

The eco-event network set up by Nantes Métropole aims to find out about good practices in the area in relation to nine environment-related themes and to lead a community of events organisers welcoming the public to public spaces. Tools, pooling and capitalising on ideas and making spectators more aware are among the ideas being examined. This scheme, set up in 2013, is being continued in 2014.

In the spotlight

SPOTLIGHT 3

“ZERO PESTICIDES” IN THE CITY

All municipalities have been applying a Pesticide Reduction Charter since 2009. This scheme is leading to new practices such as composting of green waste that can be re-used as a treatment to conserve soil fertility and limit watering and, of course, to reduce the volume of green waste.

SPOTLIGHT 4

“CAPITAL IDEAS” IN THE COMMUNITY

As part of its in-house “sustainable development awareness plan” and in conjunction with Green Capital, staff were asked for ideas and came up with 222 suggestions. The purpose of this scheme is to build on initiatives already under way, support new ideas and involve staff. The judging panel has taken up the following three ideas: Making everyone aware of overall paper use and consumption, quizzing everyone about paper flows and phasing out some kinds of paper. Professional bartering by staff at dedicated quarterly events, encouraging everyone to change the way in which they consume in their personal sphere.Lastly, as regards food, supplying vegetable boxes, running cookery workshops and providing beakers round off the authorities’ daily routine.

CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES

Environmental certification of the public services provided by the authorities ensures that they are high-quality and showcases the efforts being made. Water, architectural heritage, waste, cleaning and sewerage are the main areas covered by this approach. The community has set itself the target of evaluating 15 public policies by the end of 2014. In 2013, public policies on housing, urban development, innovation, development of public spaces and urban cleanliness were evaluated.

SPOTLIGHT 2

of Nantes Métropole staff have signed

the “cycle charter”.

The number of litres of herbicides used by

Nantes Métropole services fell by 92% between

2004 and 2011.

92%drop

Fuel consumption of the Nantes Métropole

fleet of vehicles fell by 28% between 2008

and 2012.

28 %drop

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