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UBC SCC Annual report 2022
12 April 2023
UBC SCC Secretariat has prepared the first Annual report summarising the activities of the Commission throughout the year 2022. It is the first report of its kind and will be further used to follow on the progress of the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2022–2030.
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Publication
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Biodiversity
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Climate change
Lifelong Learning and Wastewater Treatment in the Baltic Sea Region
5 February 2019
The report on Lifelong Learning and Wastewater Treatment in the Baltic Sea Region describes the state of the art, opportunities and challenges in sustainable lifelong learning for wastewater treatment operators in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Publication
Topic:
Water
Baltic Smart Water Hub
30 January 2019
The Baltic Smart Water Hub is a platform for sharing experiences with the professionals of the water sector! Relevant departments of local authorities, water companies and water associations are encouraged to share their experiences regarding practical solutions to water-related challenges. Through this platform you can find best practices, solutions, tools and innovations related to the topics…
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Toolkit
Topic:
Water
Baltic Sea protection commitments finalized by the IWAMA partners
30 January 2019
The publication Baltic Sea protection commitments introduces voluntary commitments implemented by the partners of the IWAMA project together with the Baltic Sea Challenge network to improve the state of the Baltic Sea. All commitments are described in this publication to inspire other organisations in the region to take proactive role in protecting the sensitive environment of the Baltic Sea.
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Publication
Topic:
Water
Baltic Urban Lab Webinar IV - New Digital Tools in Participatory Urban Planning
7 December 2018
The fourth webinar of the Baltic Urban Lab project sharing experiences on new digital tools that were developed as part of the participatory urban planning activities.
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab - towards integrated and partnership-based planning of brownfield areas
25 October 2018
Baltic Urban Lab project (2015-2018) was a cross-border cooperation project where four cities - Tallinn, Turku, Riga and Norrköping - tested and piloted different methods for inclusive and integrated planning of brownfield areas.
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Policy Brief: Making the most of brownfield sites in the Baltic Sea Region
10 October 2018
Baltic Urban Lab Policy Brief - Making the most of brownfield sites in the Baltic Sea Region reveals the challenges and opportunities related to brownfield redevelopment as well as presents public-private-people partnerships as a solution to tackle these challenges. This policy brief also presents the key recommendations based on Baltic Urban Lab lessons learned and results. They include policy…
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab Good Practice Database for Brownfield Redevelopment
27 September 2018
Baltic Urban Lab collected examples of brownfield regeneration projects from the Baltic Sea region and beyond to share examples of how cities have successfully managed complex urban regeneration projects. Cities around the region with similar challenges can learn from these examples. In addition, a collection of tested citizen participation tools is available in order to get concrete ideas and…
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference, Keynote 2
6 September 2018
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference, Lessons learned from Baltic Urban Lab & Keynote 1
6 September 2018
Dealing with the past and planning for the future - Turning urban brownfields into possibilities Lessons learned from Baltic Urban Lab & Keynote 1 Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference 6-7 September 2018
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference, Interactive Session 1
6 September 2018
Dealing with the past and planning for the future - Turning urban brownfields into possibilities Interactive Session 1: Dealing with the past - managing the transformation process. Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference 6-7 September 2018
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference, Interactive Session 2
6 September 2018
Dealing with the past and planning for the future - Turning urban brownfields into possibilities Interactive Session 2: Planning the future - co-creating visions and land-use plans. Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference 6-7 September 2018
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Towards integrated and partnership-based planning of brownfield areas
6 September 2018
Brownfield redevelopment is a complex process and requires good cooperation and commitment from all involved parties. This guide is targeted to urban planners and other experts interested to learn more how to develop brownfield areas in cooperation with citizens, NGOs, land-owners, developers and other stakeholders.
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
Developing brownfields via public-private-people partnerships - Lessons learned from Baltic Urban Lab
24 August 2018
During Baltic Urban Lab the project cities have explored different methods for stakeholder involvement and participation. Experiences and lessons learned from cities have been now gathered and analysed in one publication “Developing brownfields via Public-Private-People partnerships” published by Nordregio. The report is based on observation and analysis of the methods for stakeholder involvement…
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
Key figure data for energy benchmark
12 July 2018
Key figure data for energy benchmark of the wastewater treatment sector in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Publication
Topic:
Energy
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Water
Key figure data for sludge benchmark
12 July 2018
Key figure data for sludge benchmark of the wastewater treatment sector in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Publication
Topic:
Water
Baltic Urban Lab - a three-year journey
9 July 2018
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
Baltic Urban Lab definition for brownfields & recommendations for improving national policy approaches on integrated brownfield redevelopment
12 April 2018
There is a high demand for redeveloping brownfield areas to make European cities grow in a more sustainable manner. However, the Central Baltic region does not have a long tradition of national policy approaches to brownfield redevelopment. Nor there is a commonly agreed European definitions on what a brownfield is. Baltic Urban Lab has published a definition for brownfields based on the…
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
Planning Systems and Legislation for Brownfield Development in the Central Baltic Countries
11 April 2017
Brownfield redevelopment is an important topic in Europe, where many countries and cities are experiencing rapid urbanisation. The aim of this brochure is to enable experiences of brownfield redevelopment to be exchanged between the Central Baltic countries (Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden) by providing knowledge about the conditions for brownfield redevelopment in each country. The brochure…
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
IWAMA: Improving wastewater management in the Baltic Sea Region
18 November 2016
The leaflet presents the focus areas and major activities planned in the IWAMA project.
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Publication
Topic:
Water
Working Paper: Public-Private-People Partnerships in urban planning
15 June 2016
This Working Paper "Public–Private–People Partnerships in Urban Planning" is one of the deliverables of the Baltic Urban Lab project (Central Baltic INTERREG), and it discusses the potentials and challenges in Public–private–people partnerships and presents examples of methods for partnership and participation.
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Publication
Topic:
Urban planning
NEAT Comic Competition winners
3 February 2011
Aiming to involve young generation in tackling the problems of the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of Environment of Finland, the Committee for Nature Use, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety of the City of St. Petersburg, City of Kotka, City of Turku, UBC Commission on Environment and VALONIA organized a Russian-Finnish comics competition for school students, "What can you do for the Baltic…
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Publication
Topic:
Water
TBestC – Launch seminar 23-24 May 2003, Kaunas Summarising report
13 June 2003
The TBestC (Transferring Best Solutions between Towns and Cities) – project aims at transferring Good Practices between five city pairs in the Baltic Sea Region, through study visits and close co-operation between the cities. The project will be carried out during 2003-2004. The project cities are not appointed in before hand so the project started with the Launch seminar in Kaunas where 60 city…
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Publication
Topic:
Green governance