# Ecodistrict > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ecodistrict > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ecodistrict.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecodistrict > Source revision: 1356073439 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Environmental planning}} {{context|date=March 2023}} An '''ecodistrict''' or '''eco-district''' (from "ecological" and "district") is a neighborhood, urban area, or region whose [urban planning](/source/urban_planning) aims to integrate objectives of [sustainable development](/source/sustainable_development) and [social equity](/source/social_equity), and to reduce the district's [ecological footprint](/source/ecological_footprint). The notion of an "ecodistrict" insists on the consideration of ''all'' environmental issues, and heavily emphasizes a collaborative process. In order to design ecodistricts, one needs to completely redesign their energy system plans. The usage of photovoltaic panels and electric vehicles is common. == Examples == Ecodistricts can be found in metropolises such as : * [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) ([Hammarby Sjöstad](/source/Hammarby_Sj%C3%B6stad)) (Sweden) * [Hanover](/source/Hanover) (Germany) * [Marseille](/source/Marseille) ([Euroméditerranée](/source/Eurom%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e)) (France) * [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) ([https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginko%20(Bordeaux) Ginko]) (France) * [Freiburg im Breisgau](/source/Freiburg_im_Breisgau) ([Vauban, Freiburg](/source/Vauban%2C_Freiburg)) (Germany) * [Malmö](/source/Malm%C3%B6) ([BO01](/source/BO01)) (Sweden) * [London](/source/London) ([BedZED](/source/BedZED)) (United Kingdom) * [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble) ([De Bonne](/source/De_Bonne) and [Blanche Monier](/source/Blanche_Monier)) (France) * [Dongtan](/source/Dongtan%2C_Shanghai) (China) * [EVA Lanxmeer](/source/EVA_Lanxmeer) (Netherlands) * [Amsterdam-Noord](/source/Amsterdam-Noord) (Netherlands) * Jono district low-carbon project (Kitakyushu, Japan) * [Frequel-Fontarabie](/source/Fr%C3%A9quel-Fontarabie_(ecodistrict)) (Paris, France) * Atlanta ([Midtown, Atlanta](/source/Midtown_Atlanta) Georgia) (United States) * [http://www.e-hub.org/tweewaters-demonstration.html Energy Hub Project]— Tweewaters Leuven (Belgium) * Etna, PA named first ever certified EcoDistrict in 2019 ([Etna, Pennsylvania](/source/Etna%2C_Pennsylvania)) * Millvale, PA and Sharpsburg, PA were 2nd & 3rd certified EcoDistricts; have collaborated with Etna to form Triboro Ecodistrict * Lloyd EcoDistrict, Portland, Oregon - operated as an ecodistrict since 2011 ==See also== {{Portal|Environment|Architecture}} {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *[Ecological footprint](/source/Ecological_footprint) *[Ecological debt](/source/Ecological_debt) *[Ecovillage](/source/Ecovillage) *[Green building](/source/Green_building) *[Green retrofit](/source/Green_retrofit) *[Peri-urbanisation](/source/Peri-urbanisation) *[Sustainable city](/source/Sustainable_city) *[Sustainable design](/source/Sustainable_design) *[Sustainable transport](/source/Sustainable_transport){{Cite book|last1=Dang|first1=X.|last2=Petit|first2=M.|last3=Codani|first3=P.|title=2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech |chapter=Energy optimization in an eco-district with electric vehicles smart charging |date=June 2015|chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7232574|pages=1–6|doi=10.1109/PTC.2015.7232574|isbn=978-1-4799-7693-5|s2cid=6518872|url=https://hal-centralesupelec.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01266894/file/codani_eco-disctrict.pdf }} *[Transition town](/source/Transition_town) *[Urban agriculture](/source/Urban_agriculture) *[Urban ecology](/source/Urban_ecology) *[Urban forest](/source/Urban_forest) *[Urban green space](/source/Urban_green_space) *[Urban vitality](/source/Urban_vitality) *[Vertical farming](/source/Vertical_farming){{div col end}} == References == {{reflist}}[https://sustainablepa.org/focus-area/ecodistricts/#:~:text=An%20ecodistrict%20refers%20to%20an,ecological%20footprint%20of%20a%20neighborhood. 2. https://sustainablepa.org/focus-area/ecodistricts/#:~:text=An%20ecodistrict%20refers%20to%20an,ecological%20footprint%20of%20a%20neighborhood.]{{Sustainability}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecodistrict}} Category:Cities Category:Sustainable design Category:Sustainable urban planning Category:Environmental planning Category:Landscape architecture --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ecodistrict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecodistrict) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecodistrict?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.