Top 10 eco friendly cities of the world

Puja PrakashSep 19 2011

In an age when green living trends are considerably essential to live a sustainable and healthy life, every aspect is going through an important shift to fit in ideally within an flawless system. Leave alone your car or your latest mobile phone that boasts of such quintessential green and Eco-friendly features, now cities across the world are no less competitive. Particularly with Eco-tourism making its presence felt, cities are gearing up to provide an exclusive experiences. Here is your chance to travel quickly to the top 10 Eco-friendly cities in the world.

Eco friendly cities
Eco friendly cities

Reykjavik
Reykjavik

1. Reykjavik

Here is the top most in the list of most Eco-friendly cities in the world. A island in itself, Reykjavik pampers you in its own unique 'green' way. By enabling seeing green, eating green, sleeping green and traveling green, it exhaustively covers all aspects of a tourists' way of life at this breathtaking place. Besides all this, for the native residents here, phenomenal renewable resources are installed to ensure there is a substantial curb in the use of resources that will invariably deplete for the generations to come.

Portland
Portland

2. Portland

No prizes for guessing, this pristine city located in the Pacific Northwest features on this list of top ten Eco-friendly cities. As you approach Portland, you will simply enchanted by the amount of vegetation this city is home to. Sprawling greenery amidst urban outfits, makes it just the most ideal city to visit, better yet, to live in. Besides just some fantastic vegetation and green on the surface of this city, we cannot miss out on the incredible green attitude of the Portlanders. To have a whole trail of natural vegetation is commendable and what is better is the way in which it is cultured by the natives there. Also worth mentioning is the resident recycling and bicycle commuting rates in this city go beyond many others and stands on top of the list.

Curitiba
Curitiba

3. Curitiba

This Brazilian charm is certain to hold your attention towards the most impeccable city plan that it is constructed upon. Curitiba is planned in an idyllic manner focusing attention on growing sustainability issues of the large economies. Environmental conventions that this model city presents to the world is rather exceptional. Not just environmentally forward, the city sets all new standards in the overall living condition of people as well. A completely cosmopolitan and urban cityscape, it follows certain enhanced benchmarks in ensuring healthy, high and sustainable standards of life.

Malmo
Malmo

4. Malmo

You are more likely to ignore this city while journeying through the Scandinavian beauties. Malmo has once been a part of Denmark and has tremendous influences of the Swedish and Danish culture. The city, with its rather new independent identity, has set admirable targets for itself to become one of the most Eco-friendly cities of the world. They are working tirelessly on their 10-year plan of having the entire city run on renewable energy resources. Another spectacular thing about this plan is to have a three-dimensional growth strategy that includes ecological, social and economic sustenance, which even though is a robust target, it is absolutely noteworthy.

Vancouver
Vancouver

5. Vancouver

With its exciting options and amazing sights that thrills, Vancouver is nothing but a total traveler's paradise. A city that is advanced economically and otherwise, offers some splendid options to be treated to the green that surrounds and beautifies it. With all kinds of land forms that are present, the city does a terrific job to maintain it incredibly and also not destroy it for the purpose of its economic development. With pristine parks and delightful adventures in the midst of nature that make this city, it leaves a tourist wanting for more. Undoubtedly, for the motley mix this city offers to its visitors, it can be labeled no less than a perfectly Eco-friendly city.

Copenhagen
Copenhagen

6. Copenhagen

Path breaking, responsible city planning, is what makes Copenhagen a pick for the top ten ecologically responsible cities of the world. Astounding city planning coupled with placid and untroubled medieval architecture, typical sidewalk cafes and open green spaces, makes this city marvelous. As a tourist to this exquisite city, prepare yourself to set foot to see the city, there is practically no room for pollution causing vehicles taking you on a tour. However, if you are not absolutely pleased with walking, you can also hire electric cars to go around important places in the city. Copenhagen also boasts of numerous green spaces that provide unique experience.

London
London

7. London

Are you wondering how London is on the list of the top Eco-friendly cities in the world? Well, London is not just black and grey, it has a whole new side that you would love to discover. First of all, London's remarkable tube, makes it possible to bring down carbon emissions to a great deal. Besides just the tube, it has some phenomenal public transport systems in place that makes it all the more amiable towards the environment. To top it all, they have quite a number of green hotels and restaurants that take into account concerns of the environment and go an extra mile to safeguard it. Not specifically green, the city does its bit to an enhanced 'green' experience.

San Francisco
San Francisco

8. San Francisco

San Francisco, regarded as one of the top ten green cities in the world, is certainly worthy of its tag. For a city of such stature, SF does more than its own means to be called an Eco-friendly city. On a short tour to SF perhaps you will understand why. But here are some things you sure can expect on a quick trip to this fabulous city. Sprawling landscapes, flawless public transportation, incredible national parks, organic stores, recycled material crafts workshop are among the many interesting thing you can experience here.

Sydney
Sydney

9. Sydney

When talking about the rests of the world, we possibly cannot ignore one of the most prominent cities, down under. In a city that ideally ought to harps on economic development, Sydney on the contrary believes in holistic development, that makes no compromise in their 'sustainability' motto. This perhaps is the point that marks it a notch above its other direct counterparts in the other countries of the world. From green practices to famous green attractions in the city, they have a considerable share in contributing to the overall global ecological scene.

Barcelona
Barcelona

10. Barcelona

How fancied are you by the old world city charm? Quite interestingly, Barcelona has chosen to keep with it, its beauty and charm that never seizes to enchant. In Barca, tourism largely conforms to extremely necessary Eco-friendly principles and it expects tourists to be in accordance with these promising principles that makes it find a place in the top ten Eco-friendly cities of the world.

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