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Webinar: UBC TALKS about plastic plans for sustainable future
1 December 2023
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
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 3/2023
9 November 2023
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!
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eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
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Energy
UBC ASKS Elina Rantanen: making cities resilient to different societal challenges
9 November 2023
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
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Climate change
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 2/2023
14 June 2023
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!
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eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
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Energy
Webinar: UBC TALKS about revitalising urban space
5 June 2023
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.
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Video
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Mobility
Sustainable Cities Bulletin 1/2023
13 April 2023
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…
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eBulletin
Topic:
Climate change
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Energy
UBC SCC Annual report 2022
12 April 2023
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.
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Publication
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Climate change
Webinar: UBC TALKS about cooperation for the better future of the Baltic Sea Region
3 April 2023
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
Monitoring PFAS in marine environment - short story from EMPEREST project
23 March 2023
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!
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Video
Topic:
Water
Conclusions on increasing smart competitiveness in the Central Baltic region
31 December 2013
The Final SmartComp Research Report: Conclusions on increasing smart competitiveness in the Central Baltic region was published December 2013. It is a summary of the research conducted in the project giving conclusions on the potential for inter-cluster cooperation in the region, branding the clusters in the region as well as some future scenarios. Furthermore, the report provides policy…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Green governance
Guidelines- Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
1 December 2013
UBC SCC was a partner in the ELTISplus project on promoting and enhancing sustainable urban mobility across Europe. During the project the ELTISplus consortium created the publication Guidelines - Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan to support the local planners and implementers to develop their sustainable mobility planning.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
PRESTO Project in a nutshell
15 November 2013
PRESTO project improves quality of local waters and the Baltic Sea by reducing nutrient load through transnational investments, education and awareness rising.
Type:
Video
Topic:
Water
Eutrophication: Policy, Environment, Technology
10 November 2013
Policy framework dealing with eutropication, environmental consequences of nutrient discharges, and enchanced nutrient removal technologies described in PRESTO project brochure.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Water
Эвтрофикация: стратегия, окружающая среда, технологии
10 November 2013
Рамочная концепция по эвтрофикации, влияние поступлений биогенных элементов на окружающую среду, а также технологии улучшенного удаления биогенных элементов описаны в брошюре проектп ПРЕСТО.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Water
Maritime sector developments in the global markets: SmartComp Research Report No 3
30 October 2013
SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region aimed to support smart, environmentally sustainable development, growth, competition and cooperation between maritime clusters, cities and universities in the Central Baltic region. Project's third research report discussed and analysed the global developments in the maritime sector and hence provided new perspectives for visioning…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
,
Water
Sustainable resource management for a healthy Baltic Sea
1 September 2013
Sustainable resource management for a healthy Baltic Sea is a synthesis report of the work done under Baltic Response project. The report compiles together the knowledge of 15 expert organisations in the field of water protection and sustainable use of resources.
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Water
Pan-Baltic manual of best practices on clean shipping and port operations
1 September 2013
BSR InnoShip project outputs and results are collected and published in the Pan-Baltic Manual of Best Practices on Clean Shipping and Port Operations. The Manual has been developed in the form of practical guidelines with recommendations to provide a basis for decision-makers, authorities and key marine stakeholders to enhance voluntary measures, innovative integrated efforts and policy-making to…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
,
Water
Maritime companies and their business networks in the Central Baltic region: SmartComp Research Report No 2
15 June 2013
SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region aimed to support smart, environmentally sustainable development, growth, competition and cooperation between maritime clusters, cities and universities in the Central Baltic region. Project's second research report provides an analysis on the cooperation relationships and networks of the maritime companies in the Central Baltic…
Type:
Publication
Topic:
Mobility
,
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
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