Last updated: October 2021
The Anderson Road Quarry, once a vacant 40-hectare site is getting transformed into a sustainable residential neighbourhood while ensuring climate resiliency and low environmental impact in Hong Kong. The site will supply housing for 25,000 people. In addition to this, the city is employing a wide array of adaptive and resilient approaches including saving around 3,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, helping the city live up to its 65% to 75% carbon reduction goal by 2030 set in Hong Kong Climate Action Plan. [1]
Hong Kong Anderson Road Neighbourhood Development
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Creation of semi-natural blue areas
Project objectives
1. To build a neighbourhood where housing and climate change challenges are integrated, multi-sectoral, and are in a sustainable manner to develop a prosperous, livable, and attractive city.
2. To develop a sustainable water management system, a rainwater harvesting system and a grey water reuse system.
3. Help reduce the carbon emission burden and contribute to the Hong Kong 2030+ agenda. [1, 2]
Implementation activities
The following activities have been completed until October, 2021.
1. Installation of an underground stormwater retention tank.
2. Artificial flood attenuation lake.
3. Pumping station.
4. Connecting roads including pedestrian connectivities and underpass. [5]
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
- Create or improve outdoor spaces to help people escape from urban heat
- Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
Climate change mitigation:
- Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
- Install vertical or horizontal artificial surfaces that help with carbon storage and cooling
- Invest in public transport/bicycle infrastructure as a means to prevent car use
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Regional government
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Civil Engineering and Development Department [5]
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030, Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy and Hong Kong Climate Action Plan [1, 2])
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030, Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy and Hong Kong Climate Action Plan [1, 2])
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public regional budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Safety
- Improved community safety to climate-related hazards
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Sustainia (2018) Hong Kong: Abandoned Quarry Converted To Resilient Neighborhood. Global Explorer. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
2. Hong Kong 2030 Strategy website. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
3. C40 Cities (2017) Case Study
Cities100: Hong Kong - Abandoned Quarry Converted to Resilient Neighborhood. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
4. CEDD (2021) Development of Anderson Road Quarry Site. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
5. Project website. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
2. Hong Kong 2030 Strategy website. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
3. C40 Cities (2017) Case Study
Cities100: Hong Kong - Abandoned Quarry Converted to Resilient Neighborhood. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
4. CEDD (2021) Development of Anderson Road Quarry Site. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
5. Project website. URL: Source link. Accessed on 14th October, 2021.
Hong Kong Anderson Road Neighbourhood Development
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Information about this nature-based solution was collected as part of the UNA global extension project funded by the British Academy.