Nudge City Design People are the key! Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen Associate Architect MAA Lecturer at DIS & KUA 克里斯蒂安 助理合伙人 建筑学硕士

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1 Nudge City Design People are the key! Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen Associate Architect MAA Lecturer at DIS & KUA 克里斯蒂安 助理合伙人 建筑学硕士

2 Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

3 Livable, Attractive & Sustainable cities are about lifestyle choices, it is about saving energy rather than using energy. A Nudge City Design is about understanding the relation between Life and Form, it is about invitation and choice, it is measuring what you care about and learning from it People are the key! Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

4 Model A: Use Resources Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

5 Bahrain Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

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7 Windmills provides less than 15% of the buildings energy use Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

8 Model A: Use Resources Model B: Save Resources Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

9 LIFE / FORM Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

10 Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

11 EUROPEAN EDITION Nudge through invitation Copenhagen Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

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24 Car traffic has been reduced by 60%, from cars to cars per day, the number of cyclists using the corridor has increased by 20% to cyclists daily. Also 60% more pedestrians are using the bridge connecting the corridor with the inner city area and a 45% reduction of the number of traffic accidents.

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35 36% (55% in City) 7% 23% 33% Why do Copenhageners cycle? 63% Easy, fast & convenient 17% Exercise 15% Financial reasons 5% The environment 70% Continue to bike in the winter From a socio-economic point of view the health and life expectancy gain related to biking is 7 times the casualty cost. The socio-economic effect is an estimated 1,7 bill DKK (230 mill Euro) saved.

36 NEW WORLD EDITION Instant measures New York Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

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43 35,000 m2 of reclaimed space 3 new Piazza Navona s in the middle of Manhattan

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53 11% increase in pedestrian numbers 63% decrease in injuries 35% decrease in pedestrian injuries 74% say Times Square has improved dramatically 29% raise in value while rest of NY dropped 6,5-36,5% 17% improvements in travel time

54 GLOBAL EDITION Building arguments to preserve a choice China Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

55 China urbanization rate will reach 60% Urban population will reach 900 million by 2030 At least 300 million more people W ill move to the city in the next 25 years Suorce Jiang Yang Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gl. Kongevej 1, 4.tv 1610 Copenhagen V Denmark

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