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The UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030 is the guiding document for the whole network in the work for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. The Programme is an important step towards building a more inclusive, result-oriented, impact driven and dynamic city network and a platform for close collaboration towards a sustainable, green, safe and resilient Baltic Sea Region.
Type: Publication
We have faced a very active second part of 2021, with various strategic frameworks we have co-developed with you, finalising large projects with pilots and solutions that can now be replicated in other cities, while the member cities' experiences and knowledge are being taken further to the regional policy level. Further, the year 2021 saw remarkable progress on the local level towards meeting…
Type: eBulletin
Transport and Active Mobility (AM) in port areas is currently a crucial point that city administration must tackle with Port Authorities. Due to increasing global merchandise and urbanisation, port areas and residential areas are getting closer, narrowing the division between the two. As a result, we already have sub-residential port areas. Planning transport in port areas is complex. There are…
Type: Toolkit
The UBC TALKS webinar on 30 November 2021 focused on the future trends in sustainable energy production, bringing policies presented by Energy Cities, as well as practices and examples from UBC member cities.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
Holistic approach to the port city transformation Opening the Final Seminar: HUPMOBILE journey towards holistic mobility and planning Introducing Riga: virtual tour in the city with current projects and future outlook Keynote by Sami Sahala, Forum Virium: Baltic Sea Region cities are the drivers for the change
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
HUPMOBILE: the road towards holistic mobility and planning Example of applying a holistic approach: case Turku Simulations in supporting mobility decision-making Public participation GIS & lifestyles of residents Participatory.Tools to improve & enrich your Stakeholder Engagement Process Lifecycle of grassroots initiative: integrated green water transport in Riga Building cross-sectoral…
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
Evaluations and future ideas Keynote by Lucian Zagan, Eurocities: Designing choice for urban mobility decarbonisation: EU policies and local challenges Lessons learned and suggested future actions HUPMOBILE policy guidelines and conclusions
Type: Video
Topic: Mobility
Hupmobile’s Participatory.Tools is created as part of Hupmobile project’s activity of Improving Stakeholder Processes (lead by City of Riga) and Co-creation with residents (lead by Aalto University). The tool box aims to improve and broaden the stakeholder involvement processes, and assist the cities in their work with stakeholders within the core activities of the HUPMOBILE project and beyond.
Type: Toolkit
This study on the potential analysis of intelligent transport systems (ITS), which forms the basis for the digitalization of traffic and mobility, is presented below. Intelligent transport systems are an indispensable component on the way to a smart city. Only if digitization is used productively and existing modal boundaries are dismantled can borderless mobility prevail as a genuine alternative…
Type: Publication
The EUCF webinar in Danish was organized by EC Network in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 11.11.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
The report of the planning process of Turku’s new railway access to the passenger harbour outlines the different steps, partners and permissions needed to plan the new railway access to the harbour.
Type: Publication
The EUCF webinar in Latvian was organized by Tartu Energy Agency in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 02.11.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
In the project HUPMOBILE two focal points represent the main themes of the project: The use of environmentally friendly means of transport (active mobility) and the area of logistics in the port. In the following, the study on the innovative concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS for short), a system that brings together all means of transport in a user-oriented and bundled way, is presented.
Type: Publication
The EUCF webinar in Latvian was organized by Ekodoma in co-operation with the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission. The webinar was held 27.10.2021.
Type: Video
Topic: Energy
The webinar on 28 September 2021 explored the steps that UBC member cities haven taken towards circular economy. Examples and approaches to circular transition were presented by member cities.
Type: Video
The "Guidelines on integrated model for Water-Sludge-Energy cooperation" have been published in September 2021. The document was developed within the framework of the BSR WATER platform by the University of Tartu.
Type: Publication
One of the key outputs of BSR WATER platform is the "Regional palette of solutions to recycle nutrients and other valuable components" (PDF document is available on HELCOM website). It was published as a HELCOM document, and it was developed in cooperation with the University of Tartu. BSR WATER platform is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020.
Type: Video
Topic: Water
As one of the partners in the BSR WATER platform, Riga City Council contributed to the development of the policy recommendations for implementing the integrated stormwater management. BSR WATER platform is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020.
Type: Video
Over the coming decades, the surroundings of Turku Castle and the port area will be facing major changes. Guidelines are currently being prepared for what the area will look like in the future. Residential area Linnakaupunki is already being built and the results of the international idea competition for the Linnanniemi area has been announced. The prize-winning, purchased and honourable…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
In the joint cooperation and development model for Turku port area utilization of many kinds of platforms, forums, methods and tools to include stakeholders in the planning and construction processes have been reflected upon. Citizens and general public are informed and encouraged in getting their voices heard. It is also ensured that internal communication flows are well functioning and a common…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
CASCADE Final Conference, Educational material for higher education Cecilia Lundberg, Project coordinator, Åbo Akademi
Type: Video
Topic:
CASCADE Final Conference Opening words by Björn Grönholm, Director of strategic projects, City of Turku
Type: Video
Watch the replay of the Q&A Live Session with CDP that was held on 10 June 2021. The discussions answered many questions with the aim of providing our member cities the answers they have been hoping for. 
Type: Video
Opening words, Jari Honkanen, Senior specialist, Ministry of the Interior, Finland
Type: Video
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