By Gilles Mahé, Deputy Mayor of Angers Angers, designing a sustainable neighbourhood of 20,000 inhabitants

Situation inhabitants 90 min far from Paris Gate to the Val de Loire recognized World Heritage Site by the UNESCO Sevilla

Three centres of excellence Plants and agriculture: centre of international competitiveness IT, electronics and TIC Health and biotechnology 30,000 students 6,700 hectares of natural spaces

Sustainable development, a local project 1992Adoption of urban ecology charter 1996Adhesion to the Charter of Aalborg 1999Creation of the sustainable development mission and development of the first Agenda 21

2003Development of the project for the wider borough, based on sustainable development. 2004Launching of the European Observatory of Good Practice. 2006Setting up of the first area “Agenda 21”, 40 actions.

Designing a sustainable neighbourhood for 20,000 inhabitants

C.H.U. Tracé A11 Plateau des Capucins Plateau de la Mayenne

7 objectives of sustainable development: 1. Developing the mix between habitation, economic activity, shops, services and leisure facilities; 2. Preserving the place's identity, memory and the landscape elements that give it structure;

3. Integrating environmental quality into the buildings, with 3 priorities: water, energy and noise; 4. Reducing vehicle traffic in favour of more gentle modes of transport (cycling, walking, tram);

5. Consulting with and involving the inhabitants in the development of the project; 6. Integrating the major infrastructure projects: the first tram line and the A11 motorway bypass; 7. Responding to housing needs with a diversified range favouring a varied social mix.

An environmental approach to town planning

Obligation on all building contractors to respect sustainable development prescriptions

Generating a social mix with diverse urban forms

Terra Botanica Tram maintenance center

The positive-energy tram maintenance centre

Terra Botanica The first educational theme park dedicated entirely to plant life

The Mayenne and Capucins plateaux in consultation