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Dear most valuable UBC colleagues, Time flies and we are approaching Christmas and the end of the year! Let´s have a look-back:
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
The Moment of Cities and Sustainability
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Energy, Water
This brochure describes how the DYN@MO cities Aachen, Gdynia, Koprivnica and Palma are using – each city in its own way and own scale – a combination of instruments to speed up the wider uptake of electric vehicles among the city’s fleet and households. Frontrunner Aachen has set ambitious goals for all transport modes in its long-term e-mobility vision and relevant stakeholders are involved…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
This brochure describes the practical experiences of the cities’ introduction and extension of the usage of sharing schemes with traditional bicycles, electric bicycles as well as with electric and hybrid cars. Numerous advantages of sharing schemes are pointed out in the brochure. Besides saving money for the individual and improving the environment, the concept paves the way for multi-modal use…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
A new step on our UBC Sustainability stairway! Dear reader,
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
Welcome to the UBC Sustainability eBulletin! You are just reading the first issue of our new electronic eBulletin!There is a lot going on in our commission at the moment and I would like to invite you to take a moment and get acquainted with all the news.As member cities you know this already:
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
The brochure shares DYN@MO cities’ practical experiences and knowledge gained in the conversion processes – from a hybrid to an electric bus in Aachen, from a diesel bus to a trolleybus in Gdynia and from a diesel bus to an electric bus in Koprivnica.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
The involvement and participation of citizens and stakeholders in the sustainable urban mobility planning process is necessary in order to obtain public legitimacy and create a plan that satisfies the mobility needs of people. With the adoption of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), citizen participation methods have started to shift more towards online environments.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
Make Solutions with Businesses!
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Energy, Resource efficiency
CIVITAS DYN@MO is an ambitious project bringing together four European cities that have agreed on a mission to strengthen sustainable mobility. DYN@MO is short for the project motto DYNamic citizens @ctive for sustainable MObility. The participating cities are Aachen (DE), Gdynia (PL), Palma de Mallorca (ES) and Koprivnica (HR).
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
In CH4LLENGE, nine European cities and eight supporting organisations have teamed up to tackle the four most pressing challenges in sustainable urban mobility planning. The CH4LLENGE leaflet presents the project aims, key activities and explains how you can benefit from CH4LLENGE.
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
Many European cities are facing challenges when it comes to setting up and implementing truly sustainable mobility policies and measures. The QUEST tool has been designed to help small and medium-sized cities to set up and further develop their sustainable mobility policies and actions with the assistance of an external expert (QUEST auditor). QUEST supports European cities in making real…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
Många städer ställs inför utmaningar när det gäller att skapa attraktiva och hållbara städer med god tillgänglighet och hög tillväxt. QUEST hjälper små och medelstora städer att konkret förbättra sitt arbete med hållbara transporter och ta fram lösningar som bidrar till att uppfylla målen om hög livskvalité, minskad klimatpåverkan och effektiv markanvändning. QUEST-metoden har utvecklats inom…
Type: Publication
Topic:
Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in the Baltic Cities. A toolkit supporting local authorities to develop an organisational unit to ensure sustainable city development.    
Type: Publication
Topic: Green governance
Urban sustainable development requires resources, skills, understanding, good communication and commitment, and most of all and organizational structure to manage the efforts. The URBANworks-toolkit that was developed in Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in Baltic Cities, SUSTAINMENT, during 2006-2007, supports the development and the establishment of a sustainability management…
Type: Toolkit
Topic: Green governance
As people travel to buy goods and use services, they generate traffic. It is the ordinary day-to-day activities of urban residents - going to the shops, visiting the dentist or attending school - that generate traffic. Many cities face a multitude of challenges related to these activities, congestion, noise, air quality issues, health, safety, quality of life and the problem with a multitude of…
Type: Toolkit
Topic: Mobility
Water binds together the populations of the cities around the Baltic Sea. This has been the case throughout history and now the cooperation is being further developed. Closer ties are emerging through contacts between countries, through the many different joint projects and the positive spirit of cooperation that are in the process of being consolidated.
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Cities and urban areas play a central role in the wellbeing of European citizens, since eighty percent live in urban areas. Cities are a major source of prosperity. They are propellers of growth that radiate vitality far into the surrounding rural areas. The competitiveness of cities is a prerequisite for the European Union's success in global competition.
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Mobility, Urban planning