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As we approach the summer vacation, we are proud to celebrate a remarkable milestone – 30 years of the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. This anniversary is a good moment to reflect on our joint achievements and to look ahead at how we continue advancing sustainable, attractive and resilient cities together.
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Climate change, Energy
The Annual report 2025 of the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission covers the activities taken place in the last year, in reference to the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030. Key events, webinars, highlights from the benchmarking city trends based on the CDP-ICLEI Track reporting, and trends in the core topics of the Programme: climate, water, mobility, energy, resource-…
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
Dear UBC colleagues,As the year draws to a close and the festive season approaches, I would like to extend my warmest Christmas greetings to all members of the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission community.
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
Dear UBC colleagues, As we all look forward to a well-deserved summer break filled with family gatherings, new adventures and time for hobbies, I would like to take this opportunity to inspire your plans for the autumn as well! We have prepared a range of exciting opportunities for you to collaborate, exchange ideas and get engaged in shaping sustainable urban transition agendas!
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
Dear UBC colleagues, As we enter the spring of 2025, our Commission activities are in full swing, and we are excited to share some fantastic news with you in this edition of the UBC Sustainable Cities Bulletin. We have a lot of exciting new openings and opportunities for increased collaboration that we can’t wait to explore with you!
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
UBC SCC Secretariat published the Annual report 2024 describing the Commmission's activities throughout the past year, in reference to the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030. The report features highlights about the core topics of the Programme: water, mobility, energy, resource-efficiency, and biodiversity, including updates from the projects where the Secretariat…
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
It is a pleasure for me to introduce this autumn edition of the UBC Sustainable Cities Bulletin 2024! The articles featured in this issue are contributions from our active member cities exploring the power of cooperation in building sustainable cities – where citizens, governments, and business work together to create inclusive, but also resilient, smart and nature positive environments.
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
The UBC Sustainable Cities Commission co-developed the spring 2024 edition of the Baltic Cities Bulletin under the topic "Towards green and just transition". This edition of the Bulletin is devoted to green transition and cities’ efforts to follow more sustainable and equitable model of development. A wide variety of initiatives from different cities in the region gives a glimpse on how our…
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
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: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Climate change, Energy
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.
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
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: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Climate change, Energy
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: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Climate change, Energy
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.
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
Dear UBC colleagues,
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
The EU has set an ambitious goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this will require efforts on all fronts and governance levels from national to local. Even though cities are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, they are also uniquely positioned to take a leadership role in both mitigating and adapting to its effects. In 2021, the Union of the Baltic Cities has launched the…
Type: Publication
Topic: Biodiversity, Energy
We have faced a very active second part of 2021, with various strategic frameworks we have co-developed with you, finalising large projects with pilots and solutions that can now be replicated in other cities, while the member cities' experiences and knowledge are being taken further to the regional policy level. Further, the year 2021 saw remarkable progress on the local level towards meeting…
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Energy, Mobility
This study on the potential analysis of intelligent transport systems (ITS), which forms the basis for the digitalization of traffic and mobility, is presented below. Intelligent transport systems are an indispensable component on the way to a smart city. Only if digitization is used productively and existing modal boundaries are dismantled can borderless mobility prevail as a genuine…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
The report of the planning process of Turku’s new railway access to the passenger harbour outlines the different steps, partners and permissions needed to plan the new railway access to the harbour.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
In the project HUPMOBILE two focal points represent the main themes of the project: The use of environmentally friendly means of transport (active mobility) and the area of logistics in the port. In the following, the study on the innovative concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS for short), a system that brings together all means of transport in a user-oriented and bundled way, is…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
Over the coming decades, the surroundings of Turku Castle and the port area will be facing major changes. Guidelines are currently being prepared for what the area will look like in the future. Residential area Linnakaupunki is already being built and the results of the international idea competition for the Linnanniemi area has been announced. The prize-winning, purchased and honourable…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
In the joint cooperation and development model for Turku port area utilization of many kinds of platforms, forums, methods and tools to include stakeholders in the planning and construction processes have been reflected upon. Citizens and general public are informed and encouraged in getting their voices heard. It is also ensured that internal communication flows are well…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
Dear UBC colleagues, After 14 months of living in a pandemic, our region is slowly but steadily recovering from this challenging time. It is to be seen in the future how these extraordinary circumstances will have impacted ourselves, our ways of working and our future cooperation – perhaps also what we have learned going through this! Summer is around the corner and we are awaiting sunny days and…
Type: Sustainable Cities Bulletin
Topic: Mobility, Water
The Feasibility Study conducted in the City of Hamburg, Germany, explores the possibilities for establishing microhubs in different locations and offers key recommendations of what to consider when trying to create innovative last mile solutions in the fellow BSR cities.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
In the HUPMOBILE project, Aalto university carried out an in-depth analysis of the transportation sub-system in each of the participating cities in need of benchmarking information for starting their mobility development activities and compared it to leading port cities. The publication intends to increase the knowledge of traffic planners and authorities in organizing sustainable mobility…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility