Oresund Region
Recommendations
By: Kayla Apostolides & Sarah
Farooq
Can you guess this band?
• Hint: DJ and Celebrity Big Brother UK
– Basshunter
Can you guess this artist?
• Hint: played in Niagara Falls NYE 2012
Can you guess this celebrity?
Hint: vampires and screaming girls
Alexander Skarsgard from True
Blood
Finally…
• What countries comprise the Oresund Region?
– Denmark and Sweden
Map
Copenhagen
• Capital of Denmark
• Annual GDP: 309.87
billion $US
• Population: 1.9 Million
• Excels in: Life science,
clean tech, and
biotechnology
• Official Language:
Danish
• Creative City Index
Malmo
• Second largest city in
Sweden
• Annual GDP: 458.97
Billion $US
• Population: 300 000
• Excels in: bio tech,
pharmaceutical,
engineering
• Official Language:
Swedish
• Creative City Index
Numerous programs in place in a
variety of sectors
Oresund Bridge
Oresund Bridge
• Completed in early
2000s
• Over 4000 meters
• around 35 million
people travel this route
every year
• Has helped develop the
area into a mega
region- with 2.6 million
people
• 2012: over 18 000
people commute using
bridge; number
expected to rise to 45
000
• Commuting has
increased by 600%
Results
• Has increased
employment
throughout the region
• 1.83 million people are
working in region, with
over 18 000 commuters
not included in this
number
• Reduced air pollution
by 50% as it replaced
ferry transport
• increased circular
mobility; helped to
reduce the shortage of
labor in Denmark and
has boosted the
property market in
Sweden
Traffic Levels Across Oresund from 1990-2008
Purpose of Travel with Passenger Car over
Oresund Bridge
Oresund Bridge
Issues:
Recommendations:
• Congestion
• More lanes to
accommodate traffic
• Maintenance
• Carpool lanes
Issues for the Region
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Diversity
Immigration policies
Taxation and administrative policies
Language barriers
What can be learned?
• Oresund bridge is a
prime example of how
building infrastructure
to increase connectivity
between two cities is
highly beneficial
• If adopted by other
cities can help to form
mega regions
• Foreign example: Evvia
Greece, with Athens,
Greece
Copenhagen Wheel Project
• Initiated at MIT then developed by SENSEable
City
• Presented 2009 at COP15 United Nations
Climate Conference
• Now in its 3rd year of operation
• Funding from Ministry of Enviro to promote a
cleaner environment and reduce the city’s
ecological footprint
Wheel
Project
Hybrid e-bikes
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• Allows to store energy
that exerted while
cycling and breaking,
and reuse it when
needed
• Personal trainer; tracks:
calories burnt, heart
rate, fitness, kilometers
biked; all can be
accessed through your
smart phone
Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7y3qIQu
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Wheel Project
• Highlights
Copenhagen’s
environmental
consciousness
• 55 percent of all
Copenhageners cycle
1.2 million kilometers
daily, which is one of
the highest
percentages in the
world
Wheel Project- Issues
• Lack of data to quantify the impacts of the
project
• High cost for charging stations
• Aesthetics
Wheel Project- Recommendations
• Alter the design of the bike- number one issue
is that “ it is ugly” and too heavy
• Other cities can adapt this idea; however must
have the bike infrastructure like Copenhagen
• Mass market to lower costs of charging
stations
Big Loop City
• Headed by BIG (Bjarke
Ingels Group )
• Aims to connect the
suburbs of Copenhagen
and Malmo with the
CBD
• Connect 20
development zones
within the region
• Energy efficient and
environmentally savvy
strategies
• “ Finger Plan”- centered
on S-train commuter
rail lines
• Use of LRT
Finger Plan
Video
• http://www.archdaily.com/76482/loop-citybig/
Status
• Construction has yet to • Can provide housing for
begin
over 325 000 new
residents
• There are finalized plans
• And create more than
• Aims to turn 25% of
280 000 work places
urban density to areas
more like the central
city (density of 200%)
Recommendations
• Another example of
region’s attempt to
create interconnectivity
• Other cities can learn
from these initiatives
• Success will depend on
fulfilling initial vision
• Complete with
economic efficiency
• Reasonable time frame
• Community support
• Public/private support
Clean-Tech Clusters
• Home to 610 clean tech companies
• Employees more than 120 000 full time
employees
• Clean tech sectors include: wind energy, solar
power, smart grid, and green design
• Objective: increase: growth in clean tech
companies, entry of clean tech companies
Clean Tech Organization
Results
• Since 2010 44% of the cluster hired new
employees
• 51% of the cluster increased turn over in
comparison to the 19% in 2010
• 17% of companies obtained a patent in 2011
compared to the expected handful in 2010
• Achieved spinoffs in 12% of companies
compared to a stable 13% in 2010
Issues
• Small research firms not showing growth
• Gap in services provided by the cluster
• Collaborations with only 3 of 11 academic
institutions
• No policies to assess impact
• Companies
– 21% of all clean tech entities have been founded
within the past five years, however only 1% have
been formed between 2009-2010
Recommendations
• Invest in internal
infrastructure; i.e. provide
incentives with larger
companies to collaborate
with smaller firms
• Should facilitate activities
related to:
– Knowledge networks
– Marketing
– Identification of global
markets
Recommendations
• Need to foster partnerships between more
academic institutions and members of the
cluster
– i.e: education and exchange programs
• This will help to enhance diversification in spin
off companies
• Foster a culture of evaluation
What can be learned?
• Other regions can also capitalize on their
competitive advantage
• Turn ideas into tangible
products/services/businesses
• Pioneers of clean tech
Closing Questions
• Do you think any of these programs could be
implemented in Toronto?
• What are some advantages or disadvantages
that Toronto has to implementing these
projects?
The End
Thank you!