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The Aalborg Commitments: an Opportunity for Innovative City Management and Government

The Aalborg Commitments: an Opportunity for Innovative City Management and Government. March 21-24, 200 7 Sevilla. Lithuania and Kaunas in E urope. Kaunas in Lithuania. A city on two largest rivers of the c ountry. Basic information:. 360 000 inhabitants; 48 000 students;

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The Aalborg Commitments: an Opportunity for Innovative City Management and Government

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  1. The Aalborg Commitments:an Opportunity for Innovative City Management and Government March 21-24, 2007 Sevilla

  2. Lithuania and Kaunas in Europe

  3. Kaunas in Lithuania

  4. A city on two largest rivers of the country

  5. Basic information: • 360 000 inhabitants; • 48 000 students; • 11 Universities and their affiliations; • Kaunas area–157 km2, density–2427 persons perkm2; • Waste production – 300 kg per person /per year; • Water consumption – 80 litras/per day/per person; • Total drinking water supply – 61500 m3/litras per day • 335 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants

  6. Nature heritage elements • Green areas cover 60 % of total area; • 20 parks and nature reserves; • the Zoo; • the Botanical gardens; • 149 kinds of birds; • 11 bat reserves.

  7. Nature heritage elements • The Natural Oak tree park (70 ha) with the Europe biggest population of Osmoderma eremita;

  8. Sustainability profile elements • Sport stadium with the view to the Oak tree park; • New sports Arena with the view to confluence of the rivers will be build.

  9. Kaunas City Master plan • Kaunas Strategic plan 2005-2015;

  10. Kaunas City Strategic plan Development priorities • Development of science and knowledge economy. • Creation of balanced and dynamic community. • Development of the city environment. • Increase of the city attraction. • Improvement of the city management.

  11. Towards sustainability The Environmental Policy of Kaunas City, as a part of Baltic Local Agenda 21, was developed in 1999

  12. Priorities of Kaunas Environmental policy • Protection and improvement of environmental quality; • Human health protection; • Development of green areas and natural diversity protection; • Rational use of natural resources; • Waste management; • Public awareness and responsibility for environmental protection; • Application ofsustainability criterions in city management and planning;

  13. Challengies and opportunities • How to create a clean city? • How to create a green city? • How to create safe and attractive city? • How to implement education for sustainable development system?

  14. Initiatives via projects • UBC project ,,Managing Urban Europa-25”. • BSR INTERREG III BUSTRIP (Baltic Urban Sustainable Transport integration and Planning) project; • BSR INTERREG III ,,MoCuBa” (Mobility Culture in Baltic Sea Region); • CIVITAS, since 2002,(CIVITAS EU forum planned in October 2007 in Kaunas) – perhaps the EC’s biggest programm for city vitality and sustainability; • EU funded Environmental Information Centre at Municipality (2006);

  15. From ideas to practical actions In July, 20, 2006, Kaunas City Council decided • To sign Aalborg Commitments (political); • To establish Kaunas Sustainable development Co-ordination Board(political). The way for Aalborg commitments implementation became possible (idea-methods and instruments- allocated financial resources- human resources-practical actions).

  16. Aalborg commitments signed 2006-09-07

  17. City Organisational set-up City Council (41 member) Sustainable development Co-ordinationBoard (12 members) Implementation Team (20 members, administration)

  18. Implementation Team, working on Baseline review and indicators setting

  19. City Sustainability Management INSTRUMENT 1 - STRATEGIC PLAN, ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, OTHER STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS; INSTRUMENT 2 –CO-ORDINATION BOARD; INSTRUMENT 3 – IMPLEMENTATION TEAM; INSTRUMENT 4 – CITY COUNCIL.

  20. Report Report Implementation team City council Control Co-ordination Board Control Approves Strategic documents City Sustainability Management General framework (draft)

  21. Conclusions/suggestions • Opportunity remains opportunity without implementation measures and actions. • Well balanced indicators for monitoring and improving sustainable development strategies for innovative city management is a must. • Aalborg commitments implementation into everyday life is nothing but change of everyday behavior of citizens. * How shall we encourage citizens to follow Aalborg commitments?

  22. Thank you! Dr.Povilas Kuprys Director of Urban development department Kaunas City Municipality Administration povilask@kaunas.sav.lt March 21-24, 2007, Sevilla

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