Publications

Project summary list

UBC SCC Secretariat published the Annual report 2023 describing the activities of the Commission throughout the past year. The report includes the highlights from the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030, updates from the running projects, and glimpses from the key regional events.
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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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The "Guidelines on integrated model for Water-Sludge-Energy cooperation" have been published in September 2021. The document was developed within the framework of the BSR WATER platform by the University of Tartu.
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The publication "Regional and national policy recommendations for implementing the integrated stormwater management in the Baltic Sea Region" was developed within the platform project BSR WATER. The report is prepared by the project partner Riga City Council, on the basis of surveys and interviews with 25 cities of the Baltic Sea Region and with support from BSR WATER partners.
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UBC cities leading the way to climate neutrality The year 2020 became a year of opportunities for the climate action and adaptation related work, which we tried to convey through our new “Scaling up for the next decade UBC cities leading the way to climate neutrality” report. Considering the success of the previous report we let the cities speak of their actions, ambitions, and initiatives…
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It has been acknowledged that even though countries are increasingly adapting to climate change at the local level, there are considerable limits and barriers to adaptation, which can hinder a society from dealing with climate change effects. The aim of this report is to provide resources for municipal officers and experts to deal with the barriers to adaptation. The report provides a background…
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Mid-term Review - A cross-sectorial cooperation for climate adaptation and development
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This year's report brings concrete adaptation actions from UBC cities to the general public.
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The newest report on the UBC cities' results to the CDP Cities Questionnaire 2018 takes a fresh look into what cities both globally and locally think about climate change mitigation and adaptation. In many ways, the cities of the Baltic Sea Region show smart climate leadership - yet, a more proactive approach to climate hazards and long-term risks is still needed in our cities.
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Current stormwater management practices consider just one unique solution, pipes. However, over the last decades, the conventional stormwater drainage has been proven insufficient to manage all impacts related to urban runoff. Cities all over the world are facing common challenges of increasing stormwater floods, and degradation of natural resources and infrastructure caused by climate change and…
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"Climate Leadership from the Baltic Sea Region Cities"-report was launched during the XIV UBC General Conference in Växjö, Sweden, on 25 October 2017. The report is the result of a cooperation between UBC and CDP.
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NordLead project aimed at mapping out the success factors and support needs in local climate work in the Nordic countries. NordLead aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Nordic municipalities to tackle the issue of climate change by mutual learning and developing new support structures. The main output of the project was the study report “Aspects of strategic climate work in Nordic…
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The final report of BaltCICA displays the main activities achieved by transnational cooperation and learning as well as applications in case studies.
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“Planning Together for Better Quality of Life – Guide for Integrated Management of Urban Rural Interaction” is one of the final outputs of the NEW BRIDGES project promoting a more integrated approach to regional planning. This guide functions as an inspiration to anyone interested in striving for a more open, inclusive and interactive planning culture.
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Suunnitteluyhteistyöllä kohti parempaa elämänlaatua -julkaisu on NEW BRIDGES -projektin lopputuotos. Projektissa kehitettiin keinoja entistä yhtenäisempään aluesuunnitteluun. Tästä oppaasta löytyy tietoa jokaiselle avoimemmasta, osallistavasta ja vuorovaikutteisesta suunnittelukulttuurista kiinnostuneelle. Opasta voidaan käyttää monella tapaa: kaupunkiseudullisen yhteistyön ohjenuorana, tuomaan…
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„Wspólne planowanie – lepsza jakość życia” to jeden z końcowych efektów realizacji projektu NEW BRIDGES promującego bardziej zintegrowane podejście do procesu planowania regionalnego. Celem niniejszego informatora jest dostarczenie inspiracji osobom, które za cel stawiają sobie stworzenie bardziej otwartej i interaktywnej kultury planowania o szerokim zasięgu. Informator może służyć jako źródło…
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„Gemeinsames Planen für mehr Lebensqualität“ ist eines der Ergebnisse des NEW BRIDGES-Projekts, mit dem ein umfassenderer Raumplanungsansatz gefördert wird. Dieser Leitfaden soll als Inspiration für all diejenigen dienen, die eine offenere und interaktivere Planungskultur anstreben, in die alle Betroffenen miteinbezogen werden.
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„Elukvaliteeti parandav ühine planeerimine” on terviklikumat piirkondlikku planeerimist edendava projekti NEW BRIDGES üks viimaseid väljundeid. Käsiraamat on mõeldud inspiratsiooniallikaks kõigile, kes on huvitatud avatuma, kaasavama ja interaktiivsema planeerimiskultuuri juurutamisest. Seda on võimalik kasutada mitmel moel. Selle abil võib alustada kogu linnapiirkonda hõlmavat koostööd ja…
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„Bendras planavimas siekiant geresnės gyvenimo kokybės“ – tai vienas iš galutinių projekto NEW BRIDGES, remiančio labiau integruotą požiūrį į regionų planavimą, rezultatų. Šio vadovo paskirtis – įkvėpti kiekvieną, norintį siekti atviresnės, labiau įtraukiančios ir interaktyvios planavimo kultūros. Jį galima naudoti įvairiai: kaip gidą siekiant miestų regionų bendradarbiavimo ir taikant gyvenimo…
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“Planera tillsammans för bättre livskvalitet” är en av slutprodukterna i projektet NEW BRIDGES som är avsett att främja en mer integrerad strategi för regional planering. Denna handledning är tänkt att fungera som en inspirationskälla för alla som är intresserade av att sträva mot en mer öppen, inkluderande och samverkande planeringskultur.
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