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Webinar: Become a HUPMOBILE Follower City
23 December 2019
Type:
Video
Topic:
Mobility
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 3/2019
4 November 2019
Dear UBC colleagues, Two weeks ago, the XV UBC General Conference was held in Kaunas Lithuania and a new presidium and executive board were elected. "In UBC’s future, I see an inclusive and value-based UBC by the content and the results, and also some developments inside the Union. I am looking forward to putting shoulder to shoulder to deliver the results the Member Cities want.", states newly-…
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
,
Mobility
CDP report 2019: UBC cities' adaptation actions to extreme weather events
15 October 2019
This year's report brings concrete adaptation actions from UBC cities to the general public.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Climate change
,
Green governance
ECCENTRIC 3rd brochure
17 September 2019
CIVITAS ECCENTRIC's third brochures presents some of the measures that Turku, Ruse, Munich, Stockholm and Madrid have implemented in their Living Labs.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 2/2019
19 June 2019
Welcome Summer!
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
cities.multimodal brochure
20 May 2019
In the cities.multimodal project 10 partner cities want to make it easier and smoother for their citizens to combine walking, cycling, the use of public transport as well as shared mobility ( bikes, cars, e-cars and bikes) as a more sustainable alternative to individual private car use. The consortium of cities, NGO's, universities and expert partners are applying a low threshold approach for…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
CDP report 2018: Glocal perspective on the UBC cities' work with climate change mitigation and adaptation
18 April 2019
The newest report on the UBC cities' results to the CDP Cities Questionnaire 2018 takes a fresh look into what cities both globally and locally think about climate change mitigation and adaptation. In many ways, the cities of the Baltic Sea Region show smart climate leadership - yet, a more proactive approach to climate hazards and long-term risks is still needed in our cities.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Climate change
,
Green governance
UBC Climate Resilience Webinar: City of Turku - Carbon Neutral by 2029
1 April 2019
Presentation by Tiina Vikman from the City of Turku during the UBC Climate Resilience Webinar on 26.3.2019.
Type:
Video
Topic:
Climate change
UBC Climate Resilience Webinar
23 March 2019
The UBC Climate Resilience Webinar was held on 26 March 2019. Agenda:
Type:
Video
Topic:
Climate change
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 1/2019
8 March 2019
Communication is a vital component of any organization. Whether the purpose is to share knowledge, update each other of what is happening or why it is worth being a member to the leading network of cities in the Baltic Sea Region, effective communication is an integral issue.
Type:
eBulletin
Topic:
Lifelong Learning and Wastewater Treatment in the Baltic Sea Region
5 February 2019
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
Baltic Smart Water Hub
30 January 2019
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
Baltic Sea protection commitments finalized by the IWAMA partners
30 January 2019
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
«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
,
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:
Innovative sustainable thinking in UBC Cities
1 October 2008
Climate change is increasingly at the heart of energy policy and technology development. It is therefore presenting an unprecedented challenge, but also an opportunity for Baltic Sea region in terms of its capacity and interest to innovations and low carbon technology deployment.
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic:
Visions of Sustainable Future
1 February 2008
The 20th century was the period of unprecedented economic development in the world, great fall of colo- nialism and totalitarian systems. However, it took place at the expense of depletion of non-renewable sources of fossil fuels, metal ores and destruction of Earth’s natural wealth. It became commonly known at the end of the 20th century that the human being, in his uncontrollable expansion,…
Type:
Environmental Bulletin
Topic: