ECO-ISLAND

Islands are the first among other regions to be threatened by the climate change, demographic trends and the global economy including oil prices. They provide at the same time the optimum test beds for the gsmart energy and transportation h development with relatively immediate effects of the use of renewable energy sources and electric vehicles... The gRemote Island Model h has, thus, attracted attention out of the globally expanding trends of gsmart cities h and gsustainable communities h, and gEcoisland Global Summit h was inaugurated in Isle of Wight in 2012, which was followed by the second summit in Bornholm in 2013... The technologies, services and lifestyles developed and tested in islands can be applied for the development of small and medium-sized regions with self-sustained economy.

Primary location: Tokyo Japan