The Blossom Plan
Finger Plan 2.0 – An open ideas competition about the future of Copenhagen’s capital region.
Greater Copenhagen has the potential to be a leading capital in becoming self-sufficient, by creating symbiosis with its environment through healing methods for nature and humans.
The challenges posed by climate change already compel us to reconnect with the natural world and seek solutions embended in it. For instance, stormwater management relies on plants and roots, sea mussels help clean canal waters, and trees improve water retention and urban cooling. However essential those are, we need to think beyond these measures to shift the current trajectories.
We propose to create a new network of green and blue infrastructure that connects all the main green spaces of the Capital region. These new "Biodiversity Sloways" rest upon existing infrastructure and transform them into wildlife corridors, both on land and coastal sea. New programs structure these Sloways to connect people to the urban ecosystems, teach about Nature in cities, and empower communities in becoming self-sufficient through local ressources.
Some animals offer invaluable contributions: bats and frogs eat mosquitos, worms enrich soil, birds and squirrels disperse seeds, and insects play a critical role in pollination. These interactions create a richer natural environment with profound health benefits.
The competition brief emphasized sustainability and provided valuable guidance, but its research remains largely human-centered, risking a repetition of conventional strategies in the solutions. Can we truly achieve sustainable planning without a deep understanding of local ecosystems and incorporating them into the design? Failing to do so risks perpetuating siloed approaches that overlook the interconnectedness of life.


