my danish design class took its second and last field trip to the outer østerbro neighborhood to the st. kjeld district. the area's wide streets, big brick buildings and antique shop signs refer back to an age when this was a real working-class neighborhood. however, this area is currently undergoing a major makeover by becoming copenhagen's very first "climate district". the goal is to give this old neighborhood a new identity with green streets, gardens with flowers, rich wildlife and water channels.
on the website, klimakvarter.dk, acting both as an information
portal and a platform for involving citizens, residents can sign up for events,
where they can learn about urban farming, green roofs for bicycle sheds and
other climate-friendly initiatives. in this way, the residents are becoming personally responsible for the neighborhood's new green
identity, giving the area also a social lift. residents working together on the various
green initiatives will improve the environment, not only on a climate level,
but also on a social level.
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