Best practicesCreated on: 2 April 2026

Dunkirk (France): waterfront sustainable housing district

Goal 2.3

Committing the City Port territory to achieving a low carbon, low resources society, through the transformation of industrial production, and the production and management of carbon-neutral, renewable energies.

Challenge(s)

How do port authorities create a transborder waterfront while focusing on sustainability?

Best Practice

Numerous cities worldwide have adopted bioclimatic design principles to lower energy consumption and minimise their environmental footprint. This strategy entails re-evaluating building structures and their harmonisation with the local surroundings, taking full advantage of unique regional attributes and opportunities, such as climate, materials, and environmental conditions. Such is the case in Dunkirk, where the Grand Large is a district where architects, guided by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, created housing steered away from fossil fuels while strengthening community cohesion.

This good practice also includes objective 8.4 (Promoting the architectural and landscape integration of port facilities) of the AIVP’s 2030 Agenda.

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