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Thu 06 Jun 2009Sustainable Stockholm suburb showpiece of good urban design
Hammarby, a planned new district by the water in Stockholm, has lessons for us all, writes FRANK MCDONALD, Environment Editor
HAMMARBY Sjöstad may not be well-known in Ireland, but this new district of Stockholm has become a byword for sustainable urban development and "planning tourism". It attracts 12 groups of curious visitors a week from all over the world, amounting to an impressive 12,000 a year.
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