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The UBC TALKS webinar on 28 November 2023 focused on one of the most pressing challenges the cities are facing – the plastic pollution. The discussion on addressing it through the strategies and action plans took place in the framework of BALTIPLAST project, with HAW Hamburg introducing the plastic threat, and three cities - Västerås, Helsinki and Tallinn - sharing experiences from solving it!
Type: Video
Topic: Resource efficiency
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
Interview with Elina Rantanen, Deputy Mayor of Turku and 1st Vice-President of the Union of the Baltic Cities. Recorded at the UBC Planning & Sustainable Cities Commission meeting "Revitalizing urban space connected to the Sea" (13–15 September 2023 in Turku, Finland)
Type: Video
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
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, Energy
The UBC TALKS webinar on 30 May 2023 focused on revitalising urban spaces from the holistic perspective of sustainable urban planning. This webinar was organised in connection with the UBC Planning & Sustainable Cities Commission meeting (13-15 September 2023 in Turku) to provide a basis and inspiration for the upcoming discussions.
Type: Video
Topic: Biodiversity, Mobility
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
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
The UBC TALKS webinar on 28 March 2023 on the role of local authorities on the large macroregional arena – what regional organisations can do to support BSR cities on their paths to sustainability, regional cohesion, and climate neutrality.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
Why is everyone talking about PFAS, and how to address the presence of hazardous substances in the environment? Dr. Ulrike Braun from German Environment Agency and Lotta Ruokanen from HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission answer these questions, so you know more what to expect from the EMPEREST project!
Type: Video
Topic: Water
The UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030 is the guiding document for the whole network in the work for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. The Programme is an important step towards building a more inclusive, result-oriented, impact driven and dynamic city network and a platform for close collaboration towards a sustainable, green, safe and resilient Baltic Sea Region.
Type: Publication
Topic: Green governance
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: eBulletin
Topic: Energy, Mobility
Transport and Active Mobility (AM) in port areas is currently a crucial point that city administration must tackle with Port Authorities. Due to increasing global merchandise and urbanisation, port areas and residential areas are getting closer, narrowing the division between the two. As a result, we already have sub-residential port areas. Planning transport in port areas is complex. There are…
Type: Toolkit
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
The UBC TALKS webinar on 30 November 2021 focused on the future trends in sustainable energy production, bringing policies presented by Energy Cities, as well as practices and examples from UBC member cities.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
Holistic approach to the port city transformation Opening the Final Seminar: HUPMOBILE journey towards holistic mobility and planning Introducing Riga: virtual tour in the city with current projects and future outlook Keynote by Sami Sahala, Forum Virium: Baltic Sea Region cities are the drivers for the change
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
HUPMOBILE: the road towards holistic mobility and planning Example of applying a holistic approach: case Turku Simulations in supporting mobility decision-making Public participation GIS & lifestyles of residents Participatory.Tools to improve & enrich your Stakeholder Engagement Process Lifecycle of grassroots initiative: integrated green water transport in Riga Building cross-sectoral…
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
Evaluations and future ideas Keynote by Lucian Zagan, Eurocities: Designing choice for urban mobility decarbonisation: EU policies and local challenges Lessons learned and suggested future actions HUPMOBILE policy guidelines and conclusions
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
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
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 alternative…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
The EUCF webinar in Danish was organized by EC Network in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 11.11.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
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
The EUCF webinar in Latvian was organized by Tartu Energy Agency in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 02.11.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
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 presented.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning
The EUCF webinar in Latvian was organized by Ekodoma in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 27.10.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
The webinar on 28 September 2021 explored the steps that UBC member cities haven taken towards circular economy. Examples and approaches to circular transition were presented by member cities.
Type: Video
Topic: Resource efficiency