Description
In recent years, Tampere has grown by 4,800-6,000 residents annually. The aim is to enable sustainable growth while preserving the quality and functionality of the urban environment. Detailed planning will be focused on the city centre, the regional centres and the key public transport zones. Assessment of the climate effects from infrastructure is increasingly central to land-use planning.
Tampere will aim to create the economic conditions for an efficient service structure, energy system and public transport system, to reduce the need to own or use a car, to reduce emissions from mobility, to support walking and cycling on everyday journeys, and to conserve nature and natural resources.
In land use planning, aspects such as local nature, the preservation of biodiversity and adequate green areas will be developed. The growth which the city is experiencing will create increasing pressure to use forests and nature areas, and therefore it will be vitally important to carefully consider expanding any construction areas to green areas. Value-based information and indica-tors derived from ecosystem services will be used as part of the planning and impact assessment of land use.
