South Korea to Feature Green Super City
Recently the government of South Korea announced about its intention to build a self-sufficient super-city. The project was designed by Foster + Partners, who worked in cooperation with PHA and Mobility in Chain. The city will serve as the territory where eco-friendly technologies will be developed. As soon as the Incheon eco-city is constructed, it will house 320,000 residents.
It is expected that the city will become a place where sustainable industries will carry out their high-tech research and development programs, creating photovoltaic panels and wind turbines. Thus Incheon is expected to feature high-tech eco-friendly technologies, including biomass energy production, hydrogen fuel cells, as well as hydroponic roofs. The city will be finished in 10-15 years. More information on green technologies you can find here at www.InfoNIAC.com, please click the links at the bottom of the story.
At the moment the region is mostly agricultural and houses about 35,000 people. Green roofs will replace terrace farming, which would reduce the loss of agricultural space. All buildings in the city will not exceed 50 meters in height. According to Grant Brooker, a design director at Foster + Partners, the idea behind the whole project is to explore the sustainable possibilities of the island. More information is available here.
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- 1 votes
//3 Oct 05, 2009 02:46 AM | posted by:
shemaila mae - oh!!!!!!!!!!!!
pure green
it's like a big big big vegetable in the garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 3 votes
//2 Aug 31, 2009 10:48 PM | posted by:
alcotrazz [InfoBIG]
- as if people could actually see this thing from up there!
- 4 votes
//1 Aug 31, 2009 07:57 AM | posted by:
Maxriter [InfoMANIAC]
- This is a great idea, but i doubt that it will make a lot of people more aware about the environmetal issues. I also don't think that 320,000 people will be willing to live there. Still the idea is inspiring.
