Symbiocity

SymbioCity is a Swedish trademark. It reflects the knowledge and experience in regard to the Swedish approach to urban sustainable development.

SymbioCity means to get more for less, and create synergy effects by integrating different city functions and municipalities. [http://www.metrodcliving.com/urbantrekker/2008/03/symbiocity-sust.html] For example, waste can turn into energy, wastewater can turn into fuel, and the excessive heat from an industry can warm up a household. Several hundred Swedish consultants, contractors and system suppliers are connected to SymbioCity. [http://symbiocity.org/?pageId=2] SymbioCity is scalable to any population size, and adaptable to any climate.

SymbioCity as a trademark was launched in 2008 [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS243375+28-Feb-2008+PRN20080228] , and is administrated by the Swedish Trade Council. [http://www.swedishtrade.se/miljoteknik/?objectid=6390&pageid=6864] The name SymbioCity is a play on words, combining "symbiosis" and "city".

As a country, Sweden is number #3 in the world based on 2008 Environmental Performance Index. [http://www.metrodcliving.com/urbantrekker/2008/03/symbiocity-sust.html]

External links

* [http://www.symbiocity.org SymbioCity Official Page]

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