Denmark: Tackling climate change - Copenhagen's sustainable city design

"We've looked at how climate change will affect Copenhagen in the long-term future", told Lykke Leonardsen the Guardian. "For Copenhagen, the most serious effect of climate change will be increased precipitation, so we've developed a plan that addresses how to catch all the rainwater in the city." Leonardsen, a city planner, belongs to the 10-person team working solely on long-term climate change adaptation, planning ahead to the year 2100.

Brian Vad Mathiesen, an associate professor of development and planning at Aalborg University, says:'In Denmark, sustainable city planning is not a niche; it's just what we do. And you have to remember that sustainability is not just about the environment. It's also about creating local jobs."