Publications

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The purpose of the Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainability Action Programme 2016–2021 is to guide the whole network of the UBC towards development of a smart and sustainable Baltic Sea Region.
Type: Publication
Christmas greetings from Björn Grönholm and the SCC Team.
Type: eBulletin
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The leaflet presents the focus areas and major activities planned in the IWAMA project.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Autumn greetings from Björn Grönholm
Type: eBulletin
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Summer holiday greetings Dear UBC colleagues,
Type: eBulletin
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This Working Paper "Public–Private–People Partnerships in Urban Planning" is one of the deliverables of the Baltic Urban Lab project (Central Baltic INTERREG), and it discusses the potentials and challenges in Public–private–people partnerships and presents examples of methods for partnership and participation.
Type: Publication
The Participation Kit is dedicated to providing practical advice underpinned by city examples on engaging citizens and stakeholders in the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) development process. It provides information on how to integrate participation into the transport planning process and prepare, manage and evaluate involvement activities. The Participation Kit consists of the following…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
The Institutional Cooperation Kit supports mobility practitioners in improving geographic, political, administrative and interdepartmental cooperation in Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) development and implementation. It provides practical advice on cooperation frameworks, managing SUMP partnerships and agreeing on responsibilities for SUMP delivery. The Institutional Cooperation Kit…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
The Measure Selection Kit provides guidance on identifying the most appropriate packages of measures to meet a city’s policy objectives. It explores the current understanding of measure selection in transport planning and its challenges, and suggests practical approaches to tackling them. The Measure Selection Kit consists of the following components:
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
The Monitoring & Evaluation Kit has been designed to support mobility practitioners in assessing the impact of measures and evaluating the mobility planning process. It looks at designing the process of monitoring and evaluation, choosing suitable indicators and data and selecting the most appropriate data presentation, analysis and evaluation methods – all underpinned by city examples. It…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
Spring and summer expectations – focus on positive next steps Dear UBC colleagues,
Type: eBulletin
DYN@MO promotional video "Your Choice/ Our future” provides a quick overview of the main accomplishments up to now of the DYN@MO project, comprising the cities of Aachen, Gdynia, Koprivnica and Palma de Mallorca. The video also highlights that new mobility planning and smart technologies create opportunities for changing mobility behaviour and creating a citizen friendly urban environment. Enjoy…
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
Local Action from Johannesburg to Baltic Cities
Type: Environmental Bulletin
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Dear Friends,
Type: Environmental Bulletin
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Dear UBC Friends, my city, the city of Klaipeda, is just finalising Municipal Environmental Auditing (MEA). It took us a lot of work to carry out the process, but I believe that the results are worth it. We now have solid information of the environmental performance of our city, and pro- posals for improvements given by external experts. These recommendations will hopefully be useful for us when…
Type: Environmental Bulletin
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European Dialogue on Local Agenda 21, 18-19 May 2000 in Turku, Finland, the Baltic Roundtable on Local Environmental Policy gathered together forty representatives of environmental ministries, European Commission, and local authorities and their networks for dialogue on advancing local environmental policy and sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. As all the levels, i.e., local,…
Type: Publication
The General Conference of the Union of the Baltic Cities made a very good decision:in Stockholm: it approved the UBC Local Agenda 21 Action Program. This decision means that work for sustainable development is among the highest priorities of our organisation.
Type: Environmental Bulletin
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