Wednesday 20 December 2023

‘People are proud of this green spirit of ours’: how a small Spanish city rejected cars

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The Vitoria-Gasteiz skyline showing the green ring

Read the article and answer the questions:

1. Why is Vitoria-Gasteiz called 'the green ring'?

2. Has the population of the city increased or decreased over the years?

3. When did the plan to build the city arise?

4. Are there any other climate-neutral cities in Europe?

5 comments:

  1. 1.Vitoria-Gasteiz is referred to as 'the green ring' due to its creation of a 30km series of parks and cycle lanes encircling the city.
    2.The plan to develop Vitoria-Gasteiz into a green city started decades ago.
    3.Yes, there are other climate-neutral cities in Europe. Vitoria-Gasteiz is part of a network called NetZeroCities, which includes 53 cities across 21 European countries.

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  2. 1.Vitoria-Gasteiz called 'the green ring' because of its creation of a 30km series of parks and cycle lanes encircling the city.
    2.The city’s population quintupled from 52,000 in 1950 to 253,000 today.
    3.The plan to build a city arise in 1980s.
    4.Yes, there are other climate-neutral cities in Europe. Vitoria-Gasteiz is part of a network called NetZeroCities, which includes 53 cities across 21 European countries.

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  3. Пашаева Масума

    1.Vitoria-Gasteiz called 'the green ring' because of its creation of a 30km series of parks.
    2.The city’s population quintupled from 52,000 in 1950 to 253,000 today.
    3.The plan to build a city arise in 1980s.
    4.Yes, there are other climate-neutral cities in Europe.

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  4. 3.The plan to build a city arise in 1980s.4.Yes, there are other climate-neutral cities in Europe.
    1.Vitoria-Gasteiz called 'the green ring' because of its creation of a 30km series of parks.
    4.NetZeroCities, which includes 53 cities across 21 European countries.
    2.The city’s population quintupled from 52,000 in 1950 to 253,000 today

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  5. 1)Vitoria-Gasteiz is called 'the green ring' because it is a 30km series of parks and cycle lanes that encircle the city.
    2)The population of the city has increased over the years, from 52,000 in 1950 to 253,000 today.
    3)The plan to build the city arose before 2012 when Vitoria-Gasteiz was named the European Green Capital by the European Commission.
    4)Yes, there are other climate-neutral cities in Europe. Vitoria-Gasteiz is now helping to coordinate the NetZeroCities project, which aims to create a total of 112 intelligent and climate-neutral cities by 2030.

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Angelina Jolie receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards

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