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«От информирования к вовлечению – Руководство по вовлечению заинтересованных сторон для местных органов власти»
29 November 2009
Привлечение заинтересованных сторон к процессу принятия решений в городах помогает местным властям создавать атмосферу взаимного доверия между гражданами и политиками, что способствует большей прозрачности политических решений, повышает интерес к ним и их принятие.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Improving the state of Baltic Sea
1 October 2009
The Baltic Sea Region connects the states having different historical backgrounds, distinct economic development and political experience. They have divergent past, but what unites them all is the future of the Baltic Sea. The prosperity of each state surrounding the Sea directly depends on the ecological state of the Baltic Sea. The importance of the Baltic Sea and the influence of its region…
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Integrated management – Towards local and regional sustainability
24 July 2009
Integrated Management – Towards Local and Regional Sustainability gives a short introduction to a model, an integrated management system (IMS), showing how cities and regions can integrate sustainability aspects in their management practices.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Integroitu johtaminen – Kohti paikallista ja alueellista kestävää kehitystä
24 July 2009
Integroitu johtaminen – Kohti paikallista ja alueellista kestävää kehitystä esittelee lyhyesti integroidun johtamisjärjestelmän (IJJ, engl. Integrated Management System, IMS), jonka avulla kunnat ja seutukunnat voivat yhdistää kestävän kehityksen piirteitä hallintokäytäntöihinsä.
Type:
Publication
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
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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:
Publication
Topic:
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
Active Stakeholder involvement in UBC Cities
1 April 2009
It is our great privilege to live here, in the Baltic Sea Region. However, we are living in a very unique and fragile ecosystem and this privilege entails us to manage here in a responsible and sustainable manner.
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Sustainable consumption and production
19 September 2003
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
TBestC – Launch seminar 23-24 May 2003, Kaunas Summarising report
13 June 2003
The TBestC (Transferring Best Solutions between Towns and Cities) – project aims at transferring Good Practices between five city pairs in the Baltic Sea Region, through study visits and close co-operation between the cities. The project will be carried out during 2003-2004. The project cities are not appointed in before hand so the project started with the Launch seminar in Kaunas where 60 city…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Environmental management systems
1 April 2003
Viable Economies for Baltic Cities A crucial factor for sustainable development in cities is the economy. At the same time, economic prosperity in longer term is only possible by strongly taking into account and cherishing the environmental and social basis.
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Good Practice Review
21 December 2001
The Local Agenda 21 Good Practice Review is the third publication of the Success Factors in Local Environmental Policy for Local Agenda 21 and EU Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region Project (SUFA Project, 2000 – 2001), which is a common project of the Union of the Baltic Cities, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives and Åbo Akademi University. In addition to the project…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Best City Practices
19 December 2001
In the Union of the Baltic Cities, we have worked together for more than a decade now. During that time, the amount of our members has more than tripled: from 32 founding cities in 1991 to the current number of 101 member cities. There are good reasons for this great interest. One important factor is, that in our work practical cooperation aiming at mutual benefit has always been essential. We…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Baltic Cities Environmental bulletin No 2, 2001
1 September 2001
Dear UBC Friends! After ten years of intensive work in the Union of the Baltic Cities, I am now stepping aside from the position of UBC President. With gratitude I can tell you that these years have been exciting and eventful! We have experienced so much positive development in the Baltic Sea Region. It has been extremely stimulating to be part of the co-operation and closely follow the region’s…
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Success factors for Local Agenda 21 in the Baltic Sea Region
21 May 2001
The Success Factors for Local Agenda 21 in the Baltic Sea Region is a publication of the Success Factors in Local Environmental Policy for Local Agenda 21 and EU Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Human Resources Review
21 May 2001
The Human Resources Review is the second publication of the Success Factors in Local Environmental Policy for Local Agenda 21 and EU Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region Project (SUFA Project, 2000-2001), which is a common project of the UBC, ICLEI and Åbo Akademi University. In addition to the project partners, the project is co-funded by the European Commission DG Environment, Finnish Ministry…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Baltic Cities Environmental bulletin No 1, 2001
1 April 2001
It is with great pleasure that I am able to write this editorial for the Union of the Baltic Cities’ Environment Bulletin. In my wide and varied experiences over the years, it has been very clear to me that the countries and municipalities of the Nordic countries have led the way in many areas of environmental policy and protection, the same has been true with regards to sustainable development.
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic: