Case studies
What is a case study?
A case study is a detailed investigation of a project or plan used to demonstrate a common subject to further understanding. Click to see full list of case studies
How have the case studies been chosen?
Case studies have been chosen in order to illustrate the inclusion of sustainability
into a project or plan. Generally the case studies have been selected where
at least one tool has been used to assess sustainability. Case studies that
have been chosen could be complete, ongoing or due to take place in the near
future. They can be of a building, neighbourhood, city or regional scale.
Case studies have been selected from all different sectors of the built environment
including energy, waste, water/sewage, transport, green/blue and projects that
are holistic in nature.
The case studies currently included within the database have been chosen from
the eight partner countries of the UK (Wales), Belgium, Denmark, Austria, France,
Finland, The Netherlands and Bulgaria. These have been selected by experts in
different areas including engineers, planners and architects.
What can the case studies help you with?
The purpose of including case studies is to provide you with examples of projects
or plans that are similar to those that you might be involved with. These can
be used by you to see how others are dealing with sustainability from which
you may be able to pick up some good ideas.
The case studies have enabled an investigation of the usefulness of tools in
highlighting sustainability and its role in the decision making process.
How is the information presented?
When you click on the name of any of the case studies information is illustrated
in two ways:
1. The project summary provides you with an overview of the case study including
the country in which the case is located, the type of activity and a brief
summary of the case study. Further information is then presented under the
headings of
Project description – provides a description of the case study and
the context in which it is set,
Opinion of tools – provides support for and barriers to using the
tools within the case study
Application of tools – provides information about the individual
tool/s that have been used in the case study, for example, where a tool
is available from and who created it.
Decision making process – provides information about the decision
making process that has taken place within the case study. This includes
information about how the tool/s used have assisted the decision making
process, whether the public have been involved in the case and how information
about the case study has been disseminated.
Contact details – provides information about websites, references
and contact details for people associated with the project.
2. By clicking on the full description .pdf file at the end of each case
study the whole set of data collected about the case study can be viewed on
one form. This format is best for printing.
A full list of case studies collected Angelina Street- ein Modell zur Wohnbausanierung GB - Buildings & land use Anwendung ganzheitlicher Umweltrichtlinien für Nachbarschaftsentwicklungen in Nijmegen Niederlande - Buildings & land use Awel Aman Tawe Community Energy Project. GB - Energy ÖKOSTADT 2000 Evaluation
ÖKOSTADT 2000 Evaluierung Österreich - Buildings & land use Baglan Energy Park Phase 2 GB - Buildings & land use Bewertung der Aufbereitung von organischen Abfällen in Dänemark Dänemark - Waste City District heating and cooling in Zuidas
Heizung und Kühlung im Stadtteil Zuidas
Niederlande - Energy Dogme 2000 Dänemark - Buildings & land use DPL2 - Neuer Wohnbau in Den Helder Niederlande - Buildings & land use E.C.U.B.-Projekt Belgien - Buildings & land use Ebbw Valley Railway
Bahnstrecke Ebbw Valley
GB - Transport Environmental monitoring in Breda
Umwelt Monitoring in Breda The Netherlands - Energy Environmental profiling of buildings in Tilburg
Umweltprofiling für Gebäude in Tilburg Niederlande - Buildings & land use Evaluation of the Hedebygade Block
Evaluierung des „Hedebygade Block“-Projekts Dänemark - Buildings & land use Folehaven Green Laundry
Grüne Wäscherei in Folehaven Dänemark - Buildings & land use Gowerton Outfall GB - Water and Sewage Green Diploma, certification for sustainable building operation
Green Diploma, Zeugnis/Auszeichnung für nachhaltiges Bauen Dänemark - Buildings & land use Harbour bathing in Copenhagen
Hafen-Bäder in Kopenhagen Dänemark - Water and Sewage Helsinki Metropolitan Area Transport System Plan (PLJ 2002
Verkehrsplanung für den Großraum Helsinki (PLJ 2002) Finnland - Transport Housing regeneration project 2MW, Schalkwijk, Haarlem
Sanierungsprojekt „2MW Wohnbau“, Schalkwijk, Haarlem Niederlande - Energy Llandarcy Urban Village - Das Urbane Dorf GB - Buildings & land use Lyon Confluence Storm Water Management
Lyon Confluence, Hochwassermanagement im Konfluenzgebiet von Rhône und Saône Frankreich - Water and Sewage Management of wind-farm developments in Wallonia (landscape and use of land
Management der Entwicklung von Windkraft-Anlagen in Wallonien Belgien - Energy Maurice Audin Storm Water Detention Basin
Maurice Audin Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Frankreich - Water and Sewage Middelgrunden Wind Farm
Windkraftanlage Middelgrunden Dänemark - Energy Millenium Coastal Park GB - Green Blue Municipal Energy Efficiency Programme Bulgaria - Energy Municipal System for Biogas Extraction and Utilisation
Ein Programm auf Gemeindeebene zur Gewinnung und Nutzung von Biogas Bulgarien - Waste Nefyn, Morfa Nefyn and Edern Sewage Treatment works
Kläranlagen in den Ortschaften Nefyn, Morfa Nefyn und Edern GB - Water and Sewage New Tredegar Regeneration Scheme
Regenerationsmodell New Tradegar GB - Buildings & land use North Hoyle Offshore wind farm GB - Energy Open Space Planning
Freiraumplanung Österreich - Green Blue Optimisation of planning procedures to implement transport infrastructure
Optimierung von Planungsschritten bei der Umsetzung von Verkehrsinfrastrukturkonzepten Österreich - Transport Pedestrian Master Plan for the city of Liège
Masterplan zum Fußgängerverkehr in Liège Belgien - Transport Porte des Alpes storm water management.
Hochwasserschutz in Porte des Alpes Frankreich - Water and Sewage Porte des Alpes urban development
Porte des Alpes- ein Stadtentwicklungsprojekt Frankreich - Buildings & land use Project for a New Bridge over The Danube (Vidin -Calafat)
Projekt Neue Brücke über die Donau (Vidin- Calafat) Bulgarien - Transport Regeneration of Dobrich Town Park, Dobrich Municipality
Regeneration des Dobricher Parks, Gemeinde Dobrich Bulgarien - Green Blue Regeneration Project for a Historical Quarter in the town centre
Projekt zur Erneuerung eines innerstädtischen historischen Viertels von Berkovitza Bulgarien
- Buildings & land use Rehabilitation of water supply network in urban fields (CARE-W-ARP)
Sanierung von Wasserversorgungsnetzen in städtischen Gebieten (CARE-W-ARP) Frankreich - Water and Sewage Ski centre Comprehensive Development Plan
Umfassender Entwicklungsplan für ein Schizentrum Bulgarien - Green Blue Solid Waste in Copenhagen
Feste Abfallstoffe in Kopenhagen Dänemark - Waste Spatial planning - a holistic approach
Raumplanung- ein ganzheitlicher Zugang Österreich - Buildings & land use Strategic Environmental Assessment(SEA)in Copenhagen Strategische Umweltprüfung (SUP)in Kopenhagen Dänemark - Buildings & land use Sustainable design of DR City
Nachhaltiger Entwurf für DR City Dänemark - Buildings & land use The Royal Theatre "La Monnaie"
Das Königliche Theater „La Monnaie“ Belgien - Buildings & land use Transport Project Assessment Guidelines
Bewertungsleitlinien für Verkehrsprojekte Finnland - Transport Urban Green space differentiated Management
Differenzierte Managementmethoden urbaner Grünräume Frankreich - Green Blue URBAN I Graz and URBAN II link Graz West: Social and economic renewal of urban districts
URBAN I Graz und URBAN II- link Graz West: soziale und wirtschaftliche Revitalisierungsmaßnahmen in verschiedenen Stadtbezirken Österreich - Buildings & land use Waste Management Concept - Plastics
Abfallwirtschaftsplan- Kunststoffe Österreich - Waste Water savings in Copenhagen
Wassersparmaßnahmen in Kopenhagen Dänemark - Water and Sewage |