United Nations Car Free Days
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United Nations Car Free Days is a process and event driven approach to promote sustainability in the developing world, relating to transport in cities.
UNCFD follows on from the work of the World Car Free Days collaborative over its first seven years of existence, in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
The team has organized and supported three low carbon footprint events: in Bogotá
, Surabaya
, and Fremantle
.
UNCFD follows on from the work of the World Car Free Days collaborative over its first seven years of existence, in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
The team has organized and supported three low carbon footprint events: in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
, and Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
.
See also
- Auto-free zone
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- List of carfree places
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