The Top 10 Greenest Cities

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Hey Bablu i find the following, the top 10 greenest cities in the world ;

1. Calgary

Calgary, the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada, has been named the greenest city in the world. It is a popular winter destination possessing a number of major mountain resorts near the city and metropolitan area.

2. Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital of and the most populous census-designated place in the US state of Hawai. It is the world's second greenest city.

3. Helsinki

A fairly large city, Helsinki the capital of Finland, is the least polluted city in Europe. The population of the city is 579,016 (as on June 30, 2009), making it the most populous municipality in Finland. The foreign-born population stands at around 10 per cent.

Helsinki has been ranked 3rd among the world's greenest cities.

4. Ottawa

The second city from Canada to make it to the list of the Top 10, Ottawa -- at rank 4 -- has one of the best volunteer programmes to keep the city green and clean.

Ottawa has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb) with a range of temperatures from a record high of 37.8 C (100 F), recorded on July 4, 1913, to a record low of -38.9 C (-38 F) recorded on December 29, 1933, the fourth coldest temperature recorded in a capital city (after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Astana, Kazakhstan and Moscow, Russia).

5. Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the largest city in the US state of Minnesota. The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have made cleanliness and environmental friendly policies the hallmark of their administration.

6. Oslo

Oslo is the cultural, scientific, economic and administrative centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is also the sixth greenest city in the world.

City developers have made the environment one of their primary concerns.

7. Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden.

As of 2008, the Stockholm metropolitan area was home to approximately 21 per cent of Sweden's population and contributed to 35 per cent of Sweden's gross domestic product. Stockholm is also the most populous city in Sweden.

8. Zurich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the cultural capital of Switzerland, the political capital being Berne.

Zurich can be counted as one of the world's pre-eminent global cities. According to several surveys from 2006 to 2009, Zurich was named the city with the best quality of life in the world. It has also been named the wealthiest city in Europe.

9. Katsuyama

Katsuyama is located in Fukui, Japan. It is ranked number 9 in the list of the top 10 greenest cities in the world.

With a population of only 30,000 and a total area of only 253.68 sq. Km., Katsuyama is the smallest city on this list. Tourism being its main income, there is a tremendous amount of effort being made to keep the city green.

10. Berne

The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland, and, with 122,658 people, the fourth most populous city in Switzerland.

There are a number of initiatives which have been taken by the city council to maintain its pristine cleanliness and its environmentally friendly reputation.

The historic center of Bern has been featured in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1983, and Bern is among the world's top ten cities for the best quality of life.

[Nicholas_B]

This is very interesting, unfortunately i dont live in the US wish someone would do the same sort of post for the UK..