Practical guidance and good practices
To answer the needs of local authorities to finding practical examples and tools, we have developed numerous guidebooks, toolkits and databases with our partners. The different toolkits offer guidance and practically proven methods to support the municipalities’ work with sustainability issues. In the databases you find examples, experiences and inspiration of what other cities and municipalities have done in different areas of sustainable development. Topics such as Climate Change, Integrated Urban Water Management, Maritime Activities, Sustainable Urban mobility and Integrated Management are covered. Furthermore, we provide a variety of tools such as videos and games that can be used in environmental awareness-raising.
Toolkits & Guidebooks
The model of an Integrated Management System for local and regional sustainability facilitates a holistic management and the integration of different sectors which are prerequisites for sustainable...
Databases & good practices
The UBC Good Practices Database was developed to answer to the need of local authorities to find practical examples complemented with suitable tools. The practices cover sustainable development in cities including all topics from transport to health and from social aspects to economic instruments - all dimensions of the Aalborg Commitments.
The database has been developed by local users for local users to enable comparing one´s own environmental performance anonymously to the performance of other municipalities and waste water treatment plants. PURE Benchmark also monitors the level of waste water treatment and technology used in the region. The Benchmark page show the "Top Ten" of both municipalities and WWTPs based on recipient...