{"id":16259,"date":"2022-02-07T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/?p=16259"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:14:39","slug":"nature-in-urban-spaces-2022-is-the-european-year-of-greener-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/nature-in-urban-spaces-2022-is-the-european-year-of-greener-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature in urban spaces: 2022 is the European Year of Greener Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Nature in urban spaces: 2022 is the European Year of Greener Cities<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=11\">Events<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Nature in urban spaces: 2022 is the European Year of Greener Cities<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">February 7, 2022 &#8211; 9:35 am<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">Last year, we dedicated a series of articles in this space to the European Year of Rail. This year we&#8217;re continuing with an equally important topic. The EU Parliament has declared 2022 the European Year of Greener Cities.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-scaled.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-1024x724.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-520x368.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-768x543.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-1280x905.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-1920x700.jpeg 640w\" alt=\"European Year of Greener Cities 2022\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AdobeStock_66377522-1-scaled.jpeg&quot;)\"><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"\u00a9scusi - stock.adobe.com\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Major aspects of our everyday lives are defined by urban spaces, from the big city to the suburbs. A full 72% of Europe&#8217;s residents live in cities. By designating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarc.org\/news\/2020\/10\/2022-the-year-of-greener-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 the European Year of Greener Cities<\/a>, the European Union wants to draw attention to the impact that urban spaces have on the environment and create incentives to make them greener, healthier, and more livable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Greener cities protect the environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Urban development has a major impact on the environment because it creates impermeable surfaces, affects wildlife, and generates emissions. It is therefore not only important for us to preserve existing green spaces; we also need to create new ones wherever possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutschebahn.com\/en\/group\/starke-schiene-6929454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rail transport can do double duty<\/a>. Rail transport generates significantly lower emissions of gases that are harmful to the environment than road transport. In addition, if more people switch from cars to trains, highways, and parking lots in cities can be reclaimed and turned into green spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Better living, healthier people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the direct impact that urban spaces have on the environment, there are many other important reasons to make cities greener. Greener cities are more livable. Parks, playgrounds and other public spaces are important for physical and mental health. They provide space for culture and social life. What&#8217;s more, green cities are healthier for the people who live in them. There is plenty of evidence that particulate matter can cause or exacerbate a number of diseases. Plants and trees in urban spaces improve air quality, which contributes directly to the health of people in cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for another health risk. People in urban areas as a whole, but especially those near major roads, often experience considerable stress from noise. Rail transport has an important role to play here as well. Shifting more traffic to rail greatly improves residential areas, especially in inner-city neighborhoods. Busy roads full of speeding cars can make way for neighborhood life and culture. This not only protects the environment and people&#8217;s health; it also makes cities more attractive overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Strong Rail for greener cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By making 2022 the European Year of Greener Cities, the European Parliament has recognized the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly urban planning. The work we do at DB Engineering &amp; Consulting helps to make urban spaces greener and more livable, for example, with metro projects, our many station projects, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/productportfolio\/environmental-and-geo-services\/\">environmental &amp; geo services<\/a>,&nbsp;and many other urban mobility concepts in Germany and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re helping to ensure that our cities remain vibrant and livable in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; 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Consulting has good reasons to celebrate in 2021<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">04-06-2021<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">2021 is the European Year of Rail, DB Engineering &#038; Consulting is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and Niko Warbanoff has been our CEO for 10 years &#8211; we have plenty to celebrate this year. Join in and learn more!<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news__item\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/transport-corridor-from-rotterdam-to-helsinki\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-768x452.jpeg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Transport corridor: Riga central station at night time\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-768x452.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-300x177.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-1024x603.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-1536x905.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-2048x1207.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-520x306.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AdobeStock_419944024-1-1-1280x754.jpeg 1280w\" \/><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"Viesturs - stock.adobe.com\"><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">European rail network: from Rotterdam to Helsinki<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">12-13-2021<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">Nine transport corridors all across the continent make up the heart of the EU\u00b4s Trans-European Networks (TEN-T) program. Today we are focusing on the North Sea-Baltic Corridor, which connects Europe&#8217;s largest ports to the Baltic states.<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news__item\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/european-rail-network-from-finland-to-the-mediterranean\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-768x571.jpg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"European rail network - European Year of Rail 2021 - TEN - Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridor\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-1536x1141.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-2048x1522.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-520x386.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DB6790_Deutsche_Bahn_Max_Lautenschlaeger-scaled-1-1280x951.jpg 1280w\" \/><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"Max Lautenschl\u00e4ger\"><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">European rail network: from Finland to the Mediterranean<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">06-28-2021<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">Creating a continent without barriers is the goal of the EU&#8217;s Trans-European Networks (TEN) program. As part of our series of articles on the European Year of Rail, we want to take a closer look at an impressive transportation undertaking &#8211; the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor.<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"layout-linked-items__wrapper-link layout-linked-items__wrapper-link--bottom\"><a class=\"layout-linked-items__link\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/news\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to overview page<\/a><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, we dedicated a series of articles in this space to the European Year of Rail. This year we&#8217;re continuing with an equally important topic. 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