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Sustainable Cities Bulletin 1/2024
4 April 2024
Dear UBC colleagues, Warm spring greetings from the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission! The world is preparing to bloom with green spaces and new ideas, and it’s a good time to share with you our latest materials, impacts and openings!
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
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Energy
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 3/2023
9 November 2023
Dear UBC colleagues, This autumn has been very active in terms of new openings and exchange with our member cities on the important topic of climate change, and we are very happy to share with you some of the latest news regarding our joint activities supporting cities climate actions!
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
,
Energy
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 2/2023
14 June 2023
Dear UBC colleagues, Summer has finally arrived even in Turku, and everyone is busy to finalise tasks before the holidays start. We hope that you find a moment to read about what the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission has been up to in the past month and, more importantly, what is awaiting you and us after the summer break!
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
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Energy
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 1/2023
13 April 2023
Dear UBC colleagues, The first quarter of 2023 is almost over already, and we sincerely hope that you are all well and safe! Our year here at the UBC SCC Secretariat started with busy preparations for the 2nd call of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme in mid-March, where we succeeded to submit one proposal as a lead partner and two others as project partner, together with numerous UBC…
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
,
Energy
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 3/2022
3 November 2022
Dear UBC colleagues, It can be hard to grasp that this year is already slowly coming to an end, and the world today is not the same as it was in the beginning of 2022. The pressing uncertainty can endanger democracies, but to quote a speaker at this year’s EUSBSR Annual Forum in Lappeenranta, “the Baltic Sea Region has incredible potential for renewable energies, stable democracies – let’s make…
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
,
Energy
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 2/2022
15 June 2022
Dear UBC colleagues, The start of the year has been extremely challenging and sorrowful in our region, and once again we recognise the importance of cooperation, solidarity and mutual support in one of the most severe crises so far. Over 30 years we have been building together trust and partnerships that are essential for changing our region and cities to more inclusive, attractive, and…
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Biodiversity
,
Climate change
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 1/2022
7 April 2022
Dear UBC colleagues,
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
,
Green governance
Participatory.Tools for stakeholder engagement
1 December 2021
Hupmobile’s Participatory.Tools is created as part of Hupmobile project’s activity of Improving Stakeholder Processes (lead by City of Riga) and Co-creation with residents (lead by Aalto University). The tool box aims to improve and broaden the stakeholder involvement processes, and assist the cities in their work with stakeholders within the core activities of the HUPMOBILE project and beyond.
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Urban planning
,
Green governance
UBC Sustainability eBulletin 1/2016
23 March 2016
Spring and summer expectations – focus on positive next steps Dear UBC colleagues,
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Green governance
,
Mobility
Local management
28 August 2012
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 cities. The whole online tool is available in English. It is also available in Italian, Finnish, Swedish, Hungarian and German. Introduction to IMS is also available in Spanish and Croatian.
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance
Sustainable conference in practice
1 April 2012
Solutions – local, together, Nordic Conference on Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region gathered 584 participants from 16 different countries in the city of Turku, Finland 31.1. – 2.2.2011. During 2,5 days the participants of the conference got the opportunity to hear 88 speakers with several practical solutions to share. The conference offered also a choice of 13 local solutions, 3…
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance
NEW BRIDGES Toolkit
28 August 2011
The NEW BRIDGES online toolkit is a complimentary methodological package for the Planning together for Better Quality of Life –Guide for Integrated Management of Urban Rural Interaction. Available in EN, FI, SE, DE, LV, LT, EE, PL. (The toolkit has been archived)
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance
Good Practice Database
30 June 2009
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 was archived)
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Urban planning
,
Green governance
Engage your Stakeholders toolkit
1 May 2009
Stakeholder involvement processes need to be tailored according to the needs of the local authorities, yet consisting of good basic principles of participatory democracy. The process is transparent and inclusive. It supports the decision-making, offers feedback immediately and makes decisions more binding. The understanding of complicated issues and conflicting arguments increases. The overall…
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance
«От информирования к вовлечению – Руководство по вовлечению заинтересованных сторон для местных органов власти»
1 May 2009
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance
URBANworks-toolkit
1 December 2007
Urban sustainable development requires resources, skills, understanding, good communication and commitment, and most of all and organizational structure to manage the efforts. The URBANworks-toolkit that was developed in Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in Baltic Cities, SUSTAINMENT, during 2006-2007, supports the development and the establishment of a sustainability management…
Type:
Toolkit
Topic:
Green governance