News Analysis

Australian Eco-City Project Moving Forward

The nonprofit group Urban Ecology Australia has been working to convert a city block in Adelaide, Australia into a progressive ecological community. The plan got the green light from city council members on February 7. The only remaining legal hurdle for the AUS$60 million project is to prove its financial feasibility, which organizers claim they are well prepared to do.

Plans for the eco-city project include residences for about 800 people, a small marketplace, roof gardens, shops, offices, a theater and meeting hall, a kindergarten, studios, and workshops. The buildings will be constructed of reinforced rammed-earth. Stormwater will be collected, and all wastewater will be recycled on site. Solar energy will be incorporated alongside natural gas, which is eventually to be replaced by biogas and hydrogen.

Published March 1, 1994

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