Västra hamnen (, "western harbor") is a neighbourhood of
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
, situated in the borough of
Centrum
(Latin for ''center'') may refer to:
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,
Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality ( sv, Malmö kommun), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania).
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,
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
,
Sweden
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. Västra hamnen was an industrial area until the 21st century, when also the last factory closed down. In 1966,
Kockums
Saab Kockums AB is a shipyard headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, owned by the Swedish defence company Saab Group. Saab Kockums AB is further operational in Muskö, Docksta, and Karlskrona. While having a history of civil vessel construction, Koc ...
constructed the world's largest dock in Västra hamnen. It is today the most exclusive and expensive neighborhood in Malmö.
Västra Hamnen is also known as "
the City of Tomorrow", and is the first district in Europe that claims to be carbon neutral. The district uses
aquifer thermal energy storage system to heat buildings in the winter and cool them in the summer. The city of Malmö received a Special Mention award at the
Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
The World Cities Summit is an international conference series on public governance and the sustainable development of cities.
2008
The first World Cities Summit, which took place in Singapore from 23 to 25 June 2008, focused on the theme of †...
2012 in recognition of its good work at Västra hamnen.
[Ling, Gan Pei (3 July 2012]
Europe’s ‘First Carbon-Neutral Neighborhood’: Western Harbour
greatenergychallengeblog.com
References
Neighbourhoods of Malmö
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Sweden
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