Publications

Project summary list

Dear UBC colleagues, We hope that you had a refreshing end to 2019 and are now ready to take on whatever challenges and opportunities the year 2020 will bring. It’s a new decade and time to renew ourselves and reactivate our UBC network. The most important element of our network is our members: the cities and municipalities around the Baltic Sea Region. We want to engage you and your city in new…
Type: eBulletin
The first UBC webinar of 2020, UBC TALKS about marine litter, was held on 21 January 2020.
Type: Video
Topic: Water
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.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
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…
Type: Toolkit
Topic: Water
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.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
The publication "Онлайн-платформа Baltic Smart Water Hub" contains cases of good practices and technical solutions launched in the Baltic Sea Region that are published on the online platform. The cases selected by their relevance have been translated to the Russian language to support lifelong learning in Belarus and Russia in the field of smart water management, and to transfer knowledge and…
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Key figure data for energy benchmark of the wastewater treatment sector in the Baltic Sea Region.
Type: Publication
Topic: Energy, Water
Key figure data for sludge benchmark of the wastewater treatment sector in the Baltic Sea Region.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
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…
Type: Publication
The toolbox introduces the most commonly used approaches and concrete tools for urban stormwater management. The toolbox is especially aimed at landscape architects, architects, and urban planners and designers, including those interested in or working with the design, planning or management of urban water.
Type: Toolkit
Topic: Water
The leaflet presents the focus areas and major activities planned in the IWAMA project.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Spring and summer expectations – focus on positive next steps Dear UBC colleagues,
Type: eBulletin
The Moment of Cities and Sustainability
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Energy, Water
PRESTO project improves quality of local waters and the Baltic Sea by reducing nutrient load through transnational investments, education and awareness rising.
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Policy framework dealing with eutropication, environmental consequences of nutrient discharges, and enchanced nutrient removal technologies described in PRESTO project brochure.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Рамочная концепция по эвтрофикации, влияние поступлений биогенных элементов на окружающую среду, а также технологии улучшенного удаления биогенных элементов описаны в брошюре проектп ПРЕСТО.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region aimed to support smart, environmentally sustainable development, growth, competition and cooperation between maritime clusters, cities and universities in the Central Baltic region. Project's third research report discussed and analysed the global developments in the maritime sector and hence provided new perspectives for visioning…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Water
Sustainable resource management for a healthy Baltic Sea is a synthesis report of the work done under Baltic Response project.  The report compiles together the knowledge of 15 expert organisations in the field of water protection and sustainable use of resources.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
BSR InnoShip project outputs and results are collected and published in the Pan-Baltic Manual of Best Practices on Clean Shipping and Port Operations. The Manual has been developed in the form of practical guidelines with recommendations to provide a basis for decision-makers, authorities and key marine stakeholders to enhance voluntary measures, innovative integrated efforts and policy-making to…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Water
SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region aimed to support smart, environmentally sustainable development, growth, competition and cooperation between maritime clusters, cities and universities in the Central Baltic region. Project's second research report provides an analysis on the cooperation relationships and networks of the maritime companies in the Central Baltic…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Water
Sam Stäuber, Diver, Interview is part of the educational materials produced in the Finnish-Russian project " Baltic Sea Needs Action". Subtitled in english and russian.
Type: Video
Natalja Antjuh, Olympic champion
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Mikko Jokinen, Head of the Environment Department of the City of Turku (1984 - 2015)   Interview is part of the educational materials produced in the Finnish-Russian project " Baltic Sea Needs Action".
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Jukka Käyhkö, professor of Geography
Type: Video
Topic: Water