ABSTRACT
All of the low carbon communities studied are ambitious and intentional, but among the case studies Malmö is perhaps aggressive at becoming an internationally leading example of environmental adaptation of a densely built urban district. The City of Malmö recognized the district's potential as an attractive waterfront area, located close to city center, and decided to convert this once industrial zone into a new urbanized district with a focus on education and sustainable living. Public transportation in Malmö is run by Skånetrafiken, regional public transportation authority and operator in southern Sweden. In 2005, the City of Malmö started a program to introduce carsharing to Malmö. The planners wanted it to be possible for citizens to walk from Västra Hamnen to the city center of Malmö through parks and green spaces. They created Stapelbäddsparken, which, beyond providing a green pedestrian way, also acts as an activity center including cafes, a climbing wall, a skateboard park and an ecological playground for children.
