5.1. Frankfurt
Frankfurt is the leading smart and sustainable city of the world securing first place in the list of most sustainable cities in the world. Frankfurt increased the green percentage of the city by establishing parks, planting trees along the roads and woodlands and 52% of the total city area is dedicated to open spaces and water bodies. Frankfurt was one of three finalists to be awarded European Green Capital 2014. Furthermore, the city has been recognised as the European City of Trees 2014 – not only is every tree registered and monitored; the information is also publicly available online. Frankfurters can also enjoy Germany’s largest city forest with more than 8,000 hectares or one third of the city. Since 1990 Frankfurt has already decreased its CO2 emissions per capita by 15% while increasing its economic power by 50% and office space by 80%. The electricity and gas in the city is manufactured using bio-waste that has been collected from the residential areas and from around public places, hence the city achieved the goal of reducing carbon emissions. The pleasant and compactness of the city is the main reason, so that 15% of all commutes are already done by bicycle.
5.2. London
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The management of London’s passenger and road transport systems is amongst the most advanced in the world. Innovations include: Congestion Charging using number plate recognition. The London Data Store is an open data platform that provides over 500 datasets. It’s designed to help citizens, businesses, researchers and developers to understand the city and develop solutions to London’s