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E W S L E T T E R The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign MAY/JUNE 2002 

E d i t o r i a l 

E d i t o r i a l 

Six months have passed since the Campaign received 

official confirmation from the European Commission 

that a 2-year funding period had been agreed for the 

continuation of the Campaign. During these 6 months all 

Campaign partners have started to play their part in the overall delivery 

of Campaign activities. The four central pages of this newsletter (which form 

a four page pull-out section) provide an overview of the activities that are 

planned and also introduce you to the Campaign’s new structure. Brief details 

of the ten networks that now constitute the Campaign’s Steering Committee 

are also provided. 

Since the beginning of this year, the Campaign’s Steering Committee has met 

on 2 separate occasions to develop the Campaign’s overall work programme. 

The development of the overall European Sustainable City Award concept has 

been agreed and the Campaign’s partners are presently developing the 

questionnaire for the next edition of the award, this should be made public in 

September/October this year. Also, the Campaign’s first Integrated Working 

Session on the subject of evaluation was held at the end of March, it was led 

by ICLEI and a report on the discussions and recommendations will be 

prepared in the near future. Once this has been finalised it will be added to 

the Campaign’s webpage. 

There is no doubt that a major focus during this year for all organisations that 

work within the sustainable development arena is the World Summit on 

Sustainable Development (WSSD) that will take place in Johannesburg in late 

August/early September. Apart from the various activities of individual 

municipalities and networks that will be held during the WSSD, the 

Campaign is planning to have a presence during the Summit. The City of 

Hannover, on behalf of the Campaign is in discussion with the European 

Commission regarding the publication of a Campaign report as a contribution 

to the WSSD. This report will serve to show the rest of the world what the 

Campaign and European local authorities have achived in Europe during the 

last eight years as well as providing ideas for the future. Further information 

on the Campaign’s input to Johannesburg will be made available on the 

Campaign’s webpage as and when it is developed. 

One of the main events during the Johannesburg Summit that will be of 

interest and particular relevance to municipalities is the Local Government 

Session (LGS) that will run from 27-30 August. Details of the LGS are 

provided on page 2 of this newsletter. 

The Campaign is therefore looking forward to an exciting summer period with 

high ambitions and expectations. In order to keep track on all the different 

events please keep an eye on the Campaign’s website where information will 

be posted as and when available. 

Colin Fudge 

Chair: Campaign Steering Committee 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Four page central pull-out section 

on Campaign activities & 

partners 

Page 2 

I Local Government and 

Johannesburg 

Page 3 

II Searching for Partners 

Page 3-4 

III News from Campaign 

Participants 

Page 5 

IV News from Central and 

Eastern Europe 

Page 5-7 

V News from the Members of 

the Steering Committee 

Page 7-8 

VI News and financial 

instruments from the 

European Institutions 

relevant to Urban 

Sustainability 

Page 8-9 

VII National Initiatives 

Page 9-10 

VIII Other initiatives relevant for 

urban sustainability & 

Global Linkages to the 

Campaign 

Page 10-11 

IX Publications and Courses 

Page 11-12 

X Events and Dates to 

Remember 

N e w s l e t t e r 2 5 o f T h e E u r o p e a n S u s t a i n a b l e C i t i e s & To w n s C a m p a i g n

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Preparations for the World Summit on 

Sustainable Development (WSSD) – 

Article supplied by ICLEI 

In 2002, the UN World Summit on 

Sustainable Development (WSSD) 

will mark the 10th anniversary of the 

UN Conference on Environment and 

Development (Rio Earth Summit). 

The United Nations has undertaken a 

global process to evaluate progress 

on Agenda 21 and to determine 

strategies for sustainable development 

for the next ten years. It has called on all 

Major Groups, including Local 

Authorities, to fully engage in the UN 

process and to conduct parallel reviews. 

ICLEI is facilitating the Local Government Preparatory 

Process for the WSSD with the endorsement of the 

Secretariat for the UN Secretariat for the World Summit, 

the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA), World 

Federation of United Cities (FMCU-UTO), and the 

Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities. 

Local Governments’ Contributions 

Since the Rio Earth Summit, response to Agenda 21 has 

been varied, and, many believe, inadequate. Many 

national efforts have been thwarted by the complexity of 

integrated planning required to realise sustainable 

development. 

However, if one looks to the experiences of local 

governments, one observes a more positive vision - a 

vision that demonstrates the potential for local 

governments to respond to national and international 

requirements for sustainable development. Local Agendas 

21 have proliferated with more than 6500 having been 

undertaken world-wide. 

Local Government Parallel Process 

The world-wide local government review process leading 

up to the WSSD will assess opportunities and recommend 

strategies for accelerated action for sustainable 

development at the local level. 

This process includes: 

• a world-wide survey on Local Agenda 21 (LA21) jointly 

with the UN Secretariat for the World Summit and with 

the collaboration of UNDP/Capacity 21; (see 

www.iclei.org) 

• extensive regional consultations with local government 

leaders and technical experts; 

• an International Experts Meeting; 

• a Best Strategies Case Studies report; 

• an official Local Government Dialogue Paper;(see 

www.iclei.org) 

• an International Preparatory Committee Meeting; 

• a Special Session for Local Government at the World 

Summit; (see www.iclei.org) 

• a Local Government Delegation to participate in the 

2002 World Summit and related events (see below for 

more details) 

This review process aims to further develop local 

government’s commitment to sustainable development 

and also to increase the capacity for local leaders to serve 

as champions of sustainable development. 

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I• LOCAL GOVERNMENT& 

JOHANNESBURG 2002 

Opportunity For Local Government in Europe 

The WSSD offers a unique opportunity for 

local government in Europe to promote its 

sustainability efforts so that they are 

better understood and supported by 

local citizens, stakeholders and press. 

Representatives of local governments 

and their associations are encouraged 

to use the momentum of Johannesburg 

to undertake an own assessment of 

achievements and to inform their 

citizens of future commitments towards 

local sustainability and to engage in a 

dialogue for the future with all spheres of 

government. 

The Local Government Session at the WSSD, will 

take place from 27 - 30 August at : 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sandton, 

Sandton 2146, Johannesburg 

ICLEI, in cooperation with other International Local 

Government Associations such as IULA and UTO as well 

as United Nations agencies, is currently leading the 

preparations for the Local Government Session (LGS). 

The LGS is intended to allow Local Government to express 

its position and expectations vis-à-vis the outcome of the 

Summit, and to provide a forum for interaction with 

national delegations and observer delegations. 

In addition, the LGS shall evaluate concrete, strategic 

opportunities for the implementation of Agenda 21 and the 

Rio Conventions through local-level action during the next 

decade, and to secure international community support for 

specific strategies and mechanisms to realise these local 

opportunities. 

An important aspect of the LGS will be the launch of 

„Local Action 21“: the strategy for a new decade of Local 

Agenda 21. 

The LGS will take place in the Summit Zone 1, a high 

security area. Access is therefore limited to accredited 

participants and delegates to the Johannesburg Summit. 

Since the number of participants who can take part in the 

LGS is limited, priority will be given to Local Government 

representatives such as Mayors, chief executives, elected 

officials and senior officers of local authorities, as well as 

representatives of national local government associations. 

Information with regard to the LGS and preparations are 

available at ICLEI’s homepage www.iclei.org/lgs 

For More Information please contact ICLEI European 

Secretariat, T: +49 761 368 920 F:+49 761 368 92 19 

E-mail: loc-gov-session@iclei.org or 

ICLEI World Secretariat, 

T: +1-416/392-1462 F: +1-416/392-1478 

E-mail: johannesburg-summit@iclei.org 

Web: http://www.iclei.org Webpage on 

Local Government & Johannesburg 2002 

http://www.iclei.org/lgs Webpage of the Summit 

organiser in South Africa: 

http://www.johannesburgsummit.org 

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II• SEARCHING 

01-05-2002 Establish multi purpose community centre’s Pakistan 

23-04-2002 Suburban Environmental Management A Participatory Approach (SEMPA). 

Local Agenda 21 approach. Ireland 

26-03-2002 Environmental regeneration Italy 

22-03-2002 Local Agenda 21 Implementation Spain 

12-03-2002 “MEQ 21 - Monitoring Environment Quality and local 

Agenda 21 Implementation in European Public Authorities”. Italy 

03-03-2002 To build a sustainable community building for a small rural community United 

Kingdom 

III• NEWS FROM 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPANTS 

The Göteborg model for green purchasing 

Göteborg Stadt has published a brochure entitled 

‘Göteborg model for green purchasing’ outlining the green 

purchasing strategy which resulted in an impressive 

improvement in their environment. This was achieved by 

adopting strict purchasing criteria and by introducing 

environmental auditing as part of every purchasing 

decision. As a result, suppliers were asked to submit an 

environmental declaration with their tenders, to describe in 

depth their companies’ environmental policy and their 

environmental management system so as to make an 

annual report. This enabled the local authority to assess its 

suppliers’ environmental performance. 

Furthermore, clear political guidelines and good 

communication have contributed to the involvement of a 

great number of stakeholders in the program and to its 

success. The benefits of the program are impressive and 

include cheaper delivery cost and increased environment 

quality. 

pGöteborg Stads Upphandlings AB, T:+46 31 61 14 00 

Web: http://www.upphandlingsab.goteborg.se 

The Royal Awards Barcelona for Urban Innovation 

First Edition November 2002: Urban Innovation in waste 

management 

Barcelona City Council in collaboration with the Royal 

Awards Foundation has launched the Royal Awards 

Barcelona for Urban Innovation with the support of the 

European Environmental Agency. 

The first edition of the Awards will take place in November 

2002 and will focus on Urban Innovation in Waste 

Management. The objective of the Awards is to 

disseminate innovative practices that integrate 

environmental, technological and participatory vectors 

throughout Europe. 

The deadline for submissions is 25 th October 2002, and the 

Award Ceremony will take place in November 2002. 

pHelena Barracó Nogués, E-mail: info@innovationbcn.net 

Web: www.innovationbcn.net 

The implementation of Local Agenda 21 in Spanish 

regions 

To date, close to 500 Spanish cities and towns have 

committed themselves to follow the principles of Local 

Agenda 21 by signing the Aalborg Charter. Among them, 

three cities have recently published their achievements, 

namely Calvià, Valladolid and Zaragoza. 

FOR PARTNERS 

pFor further information on these and other entries on the 

European Partner Search please access the Campaign 

Interactive Website at: www.sustainable-cities.org/partner.html 

Calvià is a highly visited tourist destination, the 

consequences of which were problematic for the 

environment and led Calvià to develop an innovative plan 

of action including new policies in tourism as well as local 

development which has resulted in great improvements. 

The municipality of Zaragoza as well as Valladolid have 

both defined a number of general objectives in their LA21, 

including: Urbanism and Mobility, Pollution and Natural 

Resources, Energy, Security and Social aspects. They have 

furthermore both described the process of developing 

sustainable activities and using indicators within their 

municipality, which could be of great interest to others. 

pAyuntamiento de Valladolid, Mr. Emilio Cuado, 

T: +34 983 426207, F: +34 983 426219 

pAyuntamiento de Zaragoza, Javier Celma 

T: +34 976 724222 

E-mail: unidadambiente@ayto-zaragoza.es 

pAjuntament de Calvià, Ms. Carolina Suau, 

T: +34 971 139100, F: +34 971 139148, 

E-mail: csuau@calvia.com 

Follow-up on Dogme 2000 – The Danish Environmental 

management system for municipalities 

In the last issue, we introduced the project “Dogme 2000 

for municipalities and the environment”, which joins five 

Danish Municipalities in a commitment to an innovative 

environmental management system. Since then, the 

municipalities of Copenhagen and Albertslund have been 

undergoing an external audit. Also the municipality of 

Ballerup will soon finish their audit. The audit is carried out 

by Norske Veritas Danmark A/S. 

The first year results from Copenhagen are positive, 

showing marked progress in involving the business 

community in the environmental management system. The 

municipality also has well-developed systems for the 

measuring and monitoring of human impact on the 

environment, fulfilled with the annual publication of Green 

Accounts. However, there is still a clear need for more 

work to be done in terms of the full implementation of 

Agenda 21 principles. This is being remedied with the 

development of a strong, local Agenda 21 plan and the 

establishment of Agenda 21 centres. Progress is also seen 

in the ambitious aim of environmental certification of the 

municipalities’ own administration, with the Copenhagen 

EPA to be certified in July 2002 and other departments’ 

certification to continue in the following years. 

Albertslund’s second audit shows a real acceleration in 

compliance with dogma 1. It is also quite advanced in its 

Agenda 21 work, with a well-developed Agenda 21 plan 

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clear goals for resource use and environmental 

impacts, and “order in their own house” targets 

implemented. However, the municipality needs to work on 

involving the local residents in the preparation of Agenda 

21 and also move forward with the certification of the 

municipalities’ own institutions. 

The results of the audit have shown that both the Dogme 

principles and the actual audit are promising tools for 

identifying the environmental strengths and weakness of 

each municipality, in a dynamic system of ongoing 

improvement. This is sustainable development at a local 

level, making a real difference. 

The underlying principles or “dogma” of the project are: 

Dogma 1: Human Impacts must be monitored and 

measured 

Dogma 2: An Agenda 21 plan must be developed to 

improve the local environment 

Dogma 3: Environmental effort must be integrated and 

rooted locally 

pLasse Kenborg, T+45 3366 5800, E-mail: kgl@cece.dk 

Local Initiative - Rubbish Revives Edinburgh’s 

Environment! 

Non-profit making organisations in Edinburgh are 

benefiting annually from £400,000 thanks to funding from 

a hole in the ground! 

The finance, supplied from the Landfill Tax credits of Waste 

Recycling Group plc (WRG), is available to support 

environmental projects in the area via the Edinburgh 

Environment Partnership (EEP) Grants Scheme Ltd. The key 

focus of the grants scheme is to minimise waste so as to 

reduce the environmental and financial impact of landfill. 

The Landfill Tax regulations seek to increase the cost of 

landfill and therefore encourage more sustainable waste 

management practices. The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme 

diverts 20% of this tax to non-profit organisations to 

implement a range of environmental projects. 

To date, 37 projects (£365,862) have been funded. One of 

these organisations is the Edinburgh Cyrenians who were 

awarded £12,000 to contribute to the operation of a food 

redistribution project involving homeless people. “Funding 

from the EEP Grants Scheme has helped the Fareshare 

project to divert 6 tonnes per week of fresh healthy food 

with a retail value of £15,000 to homelessness centres and 

hostels in Edinburgh,” said Des Ryan of The Edinburgh 

Cyrenians. 

Over 65% of funding is focussed towards pilot recycling 

and waste minimisation projects. Other categories eligible 

for grants include schemes, which create a nature or play 

area, investigate or restore a contaminated site or restore a 

historical building. 

“This newly secured funding from WRG will help us to fast 

track local community group’s access to grants for the full 

range of environmental projects possible under the Landfill 

Tax regulations”, said Councillor Maureen Child, Chair of 

the EEP Grants Scheme. 

According to Con Kerwin, Managing Director of WRG’s 

Scotland division, the initiative provides the opportunity to 

support local communities, to put their needs and the 

needs of the environment at the top of the agenda, leading 

to a greener future for all. 

pCath O’Shea T:+44 (0)131 469 3607, 

E-mail: eep.grants@edinurgh.gov.uk 

Web: www.edinburghenvironment.org 

Chepstow LIFE Sustainable Transport Project 

Concern over the problems associated with excessive car 

use has grown significantly over the last 10 years in the UK. 

The Chepstow LIFE project, a partnership between 

Monmouthshire County Council, Cardiff University and 

the EU’s LIFE programme, aims to identify the barriers to 

achieving a shift from car use to more sustainable modes of 

transport and to change public attitudes and travel 

behaviour in the town of Chepstow. 

Phase 1 of this four-year project has been to establish 

baseline travel patterns and attitudes through consultation 

and community participation including face to face 

household, employer and retail questionnaires and a series 

of public workshops. 

Phase 2 has been to produce and implement a Green 

Travel Plan for the town. Projects have included the 

establishment of a Walking Bus scheme at a primary 

school, a successful seminar for local businesses, a 

comprehensive traffic calming scheme, the re-routing and 

introduction of a flat fare for a local bus route and much 

more. 

The final phase to take place in the second half of 2002 

will be to carry out post-test assessments to evaluate how 

successful the implementation of the Green Travel Plan has 

been at making people change to sustainable transport. 

A high profile identity for the project has been essential, 

and publicity has included a series of newsletters to 

households, local workshops, press releases and a 

dedicated website for the project: www.chepstowlife.com 

It is hoped that the holistic approach, based on public 

participation, local action and working in partnership, will 

go some way towards achieving an integrated transport 

system and modal shift in Chepstow. It should also 

provide experience from which other local authorities 

across Europe may benefit. 

pHazel Clatworthy, T: +44 (0)1633 644843, 

E-mail: hazelclatworthy@monmouthshire.gov.uk 

Visiting a Green Shop in Kolding, Denmark 

The city of Kolding has launched a project called ”Making 

Kolding a Little Greener” which aims to improve the 

environmental impact of local shops. There are presently 

111 shops engaged in the project, 42 of which have been 

part of the project over one year. 

Once a shop commits to the project the shop owner is 

assisted by a consultant from the Centre of Urban Ecology 

in identifying the best ways for them to improve the 

environmental impact of their shop. This may involve the 

use of energy, water, environmentally friendly cleaning 

liquids, waste disposal, and recyclable tubes and light 

bulbs etc. 

Once a strategy has been developed and results have been 

achieved the shop will receive a special sticker, to be 

displayed in the front window, which indicates they are 

taking part in the project and have reached certain 

achievements in reducing the environmental impact of the 

shop. 

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pSigne Sporring 

T: +45 76 30 71 15 

F:+ 45 76 30 71 19 

E-mail: sisp@kolding.dk

IV• NEWS FROM 

CENTRAL & EASTERN 

E U R O P E 

Montenegro and Local Agenda 21 

Montenegro has recently become very active in the field of 

sustainable development and in implementing local 

actions in order to protect their environment. As such, 

Kotor Municipality and the Association of Young Ecologists 

of Montenegro published a book entitled “Montenegro and 

Local Agenda 21” in order to raise awareness of these 

issues within Montenegro. 

The overall aim of this book is to encourage and support 

the local authorities in their actions for the protection of the 

environment and Local Agenda 21 strategies. Also, by 

outlining modern trends and methodologies, the authors 

aim to help solve current environmental problems of local 

communities, and to emphasize the significance of 

cooperation and partnership of all of the sectors on the 

local level. 

pMarija Kostic, E-mail: mk_ayem@cg.yu 

Sustainable Devleopment in Shkodra, Albania 

In the framework of sustainable development, the 

Municipality of Shkodra in cooperation with the Centre for 

Habitat Development and with the support of the Albanian 

Foundation of Civil Society, organised an Urban Forum in 

early February 2002 entitled: “Public discussion on 

Strategic Development of Shkodra Municipality”. 

The Forum launched a public debate on the issues that 

concern civil society in Shkodra, related to urban, social 

and economic problems. As such participants came from 

different sectors including the University “Luigj Gurakuqi” 

of Shkodra, the Historical Museum, the Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry, the Regional Environment 

Agency, and NGOs. 

After a short general presentation by Shkodra Municipality 

of its role and responsibilities, the discussion focused on 

identifying the main problems to sustainable economic 

development within Shkodra and the instruments needed 

to improve the situation. The Forum concluded with the 

presentation of a Strategic Plan for Urban Development of 

Shkodra Region, consisting of a list of priorities and the 

establishment of a vision for the future of Shkodra. 

pZemaida MOZALI, T/F: +355 22 47273 

E-mail: foreignrelat@albnet.net 

V• NEWS FROM 

THE MEMBERS 

OF THE STEERING 

C O M M I T T E E 

ACRR - European Campaign for Sustainable 

Consumption in Cities 

The project Sustainable Consumption in Cities, supported 

by DG Environment, aims at encouraging cities and 

regions to move towards sustainable consumption through 

increased waste prevention and recycling. Sustainable 

consumption is about consuming differently and 

efficiently. 

Indeed, waste represents a loss of valuable resources. 

Reducing waste throughout products’ lifecycle and 

improving product efficiency can contribute to the 

conservation of resources. Local and regional authorities 

have a particular role to play through encouraging citizens 

to consume differently and efficiently and to 

participate in recycling schemes.The project aims at 

raising awareness on: 

- the relations between current ways of life and the 

consumption of natural resources, 

- the economic, social and environmental benefits 

and drawbacks of waste prevention and recycling, 

- the opportunities for sustainable consumption e.g. 

ecodesign, ecolabels etc 

The activities carried out will consist of: 

- an exhibition in 8 cities in the EU and Candidate 

countries; 

- a catalogue of good practices and an Award 

competition within the Sustainable Cities Award; 

- g u i d e l i n e s illustrated by good practices for 

prevention and recycling of WEEE (waste from 

electrical and electronic equipment); 

- a Citizens’ Parliament to enlarge the debate and 

initiate future action; 

- a website with a virtual forum. 

pFrancis Radermaker, T: + 32 (0) 2 775 75 85 

E-mail: fra@ibgebim.be Web: http://www.acrr.org 

Climate Alliance - Climate Star 2002 - The European 

Award for local climate protection activities 

Climate Alliance invites all European cities and 

municipalities to participate in the award “Climate Star 

2002”. The goal is to document experience and success at 

the municipal level and to illustrate the various local 

benefits of active climate protection efforts. 

It is within the municipalities, where people live and work, 

that the majority of energy is consumed and as such is the 

prime factor in greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore at 

municipal level that awareness can be raised and people 

motivated to make their own contributions to protecting 

the world’s climate. Cities and municipalities furthermore 

have a broad range of powers and options for intervention 

as well as the opportunity to cooperate with the private 

sector. At the local level it is very clear that climate 

protection serves not only global goals but also yields local 

benefits such as job creation, pollution and noise 

abatement as well as incentives for innovation. 

The award ceremony will take place on 28 November in 

St. Pölten, Austria, where representatives of the winning 

municipalities will receive the Climate Star for the first 

time. 

The deadline for participation of cities, municipalities and 

district authorities in the Climate Star 2002 is 20 May. 

Detailed information and the application form are 

available through the website or a copy can be sent by 

request. 

pClimate Alliance 

T:+49-69-717139-0, F:+49-69-717139-93 

E-mail: europe@klimabuendnis.org 

Web: www.klimabuendnis.org 

Energie-Cités - “Rio + 10 Campaign” 

As an association of European cities that p r o m o t e s 

sustainable local energy policies and on the occasion of 

the Earth Summit 2002, Energie-Cités has decided, that 

throughout this year, it will demonstrate the practical 

actions undertaken by its members in the last ten years as 

well as the commitments they have made for the next 

decade. 

Energie-Cités therefore has launched an “Energy and 

RIO +10” Campaign which will include the following 

actions: 

1. Preparation and dissemination of a leaflet and a 

poster presenting Energie-Cités members and their 

projects, these documents being made available 

to all member cities 

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2. Creation of a special Rio+10 “stamp” which will 

appear on all Energie-Cités documents printed in 

2002 

3. Preparation and dissemination of a French-English 

CD-ROM promoting 50 projects carried out by 

Energie-Cités member cities (September 2002, 

with the support of ADEME) 

4. Preparation and dissemination of a special issue of 

Energie-Cités INFO on “Good practice in 

European cities” (September 2002, with the 

support of ADEME) 

5. Promotion of the study tours organized by 

Energie-Cités in experienced cities (“Study tour” 

catalogue compiled in October 2001 with the 

support of ADEME) 

6. Co-organization, with the city of Munich, of the 

European Conference “RIO + 10/after 

Johannesburg, local energy and climate policy: 

from experience gained towards new steps”” 

convened in Munich on 16-17/09/02 (with the 

support of the European Commission) 

7. In addition, Energie-Cités will attend the 

Johannesburg Summit through the European 

Sustainable Cities Campaign. 

pDiederik Wagenaar, T: +32 (0) 2 544 0921 

Web: www.energie-cites.org 

EUROCITIES – Access 

January 2002 saw the formal launch of Access-Eurocities 

for a New Mobility Culture. The former Car Free Cities 

network and the Transport Committee of Eurocities merged 

into Access, which is seen as an ideal forum for over 70 

local authorities to identify and develop practical solutions 

to achieve sustainable mobility and accessibility. 

The overall aim of Access is to improve the quality of life 

of citizens by disseminating a new mobility culture 

throughout Europe. In order to achieve this aim, Access 

actively works for its members to: 

• Influence the European agenda to ensure that the 

views of member towns and cities are taken into 

account in policy development 

• Promote a dynamic exchange of information and 

experience in order to profit from best practice, 

understand shared problems and find common 

solutions 

• Launch and carry out effective campaigns to raise 

public awareness of the need for sustainable 

mobility 

• Encourage and facilitate the implementation of 

practical projects across Europe 

pWeb: www.eurocities.org 

E-mail: access@eurocities.be T: +32 (0)2 552 08 83. 

A new Access Website will soon be launched at 

http://www.access-eurocities.org 

EUROCITIES - PEGASUS 

In order to ensure sustainable development of our cities at 

the urban level, integrated and holistic approaches to 

policy making and implementation must be promoted. The 

achievement of sustainable development requires a 

paradigm shift in the way that governance is carried out 

and in the way that decisions are taken and made. 

The main objective of the Pegasus project is to assess the 

potential applicability of the Dutch ‘Spatial Development 

and Environment’ (ROM) approach to other areas across 

Europe. The Dutch approach which has been piloted 

through a Dutch national project, begins with the 

development of an overall strategy, followed by the 

establishment of a series of objectives and targets, a set of 

indicators and finally, measures or projects, which 

contribute to these objectives and targets. Furthermore, the 

involvement of all relevant actors (from the local to the 

national level) and partners is central to the process. 

The PEGASUS project will look at: 

• the links between economic, social and 

environmental policy objectives and the need to 

ensure a proper balance between the policy areas. 

• how to ensure efficient and successful 

cooperation between different actors within the 

government chain and third parties 

• the relationship between the administrative city 

and surrounding metropolitan area 

• the need to identify trends and connected 

challenges before they emerge. 

PEGASUS, which is being co-ordinated through 

EUROCITIES is primarily funded through funding from DG 

Research of the European Commission. The development 

of the project will be reported in future editions of the 

Campaign newsletter. 

pJordi Gomez, T: +32 2 552 0880 

E-mail: j.gomez@eurocities.be 

UTO – Declaration from Local Authorities for the 

Johannesburg Summit 

Ten years have passed since the Earth Summit in Rio, 

where it was recommended “that by 1996, most local 

authorities in each country should have undertaken a 

consultative process with their populations and achieved a 

consensus on a local Agenda 21 for the community”. 

On the eve of the Johannesburg Summit, it has been shown 

in the ICLEI local agenda 21 survey that there are 6,416 

local governments in 113 countries involved in LA21 

activities. Regionally, the greatest participation is in 

Europe where 5,292 municipalities from 36 countries have 

committed themselves to the process. 

Johannesburg will provide the opportunity to review the 

objectives agreed at Rio. It will provide local government 

with the opportunity to show their important role in the 

delivery of sustainable development at the local level, as 

well as stressing the need to be given the appropriate 

institutional and financial means. 

At Johannesburg, local authorities will have the 

opportunity to make their voices heard, asserting their key 

role in the delivery of sustainable development and local 

action. The United Towns Organisation, together with the 

International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) and ICLEI 

are preparing a ‘Declaration of Local Authorities’ as part of 

the Johannesburg preparations. The development of the 

‘Declaration’ will take account of amendments that are 

being proposed by cities and towns during a variety of 

events leading up to Johannesburg. The ‘Declaration’ can 

also be consulted and commented upon via a number of 

websites, including that of UTO. 

pThe Declaration can be consulted on 

the UTO web site: 

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fmcu/composan/compmult/cadprinc/ 

mp5rio10.html 

WHO- Cycling and health in cities 

In the European Union, 80% of all personal journeys are 

made by car, and 50% of these trips are shorter than 5Km 

in length. Cycling offers a practical, quick, healthy, and 

low cost alternative to make many of the trips currently 

made by car. In recent years the bike has again become a 

realistic mode of transport in a number of European cities, 

thanks to the development of integrated policies and 

infrastructure to promote cycling. (continued on page 7) 

6 Newsletter 25 of The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign 

(pcontinued on page 7)

THE EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND TOWNS CAMPAIGN 

THE EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND TOWNS CAMPAIGN 2002-2003 

INTRODUCTION 

The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign is 

entering a new phase, in which a new structure has been 

developed and a series of new actions will be taking place. 

This article provides details of the planned activities and 

describes the structural changes that have occurred over recent 

months. 

The overall broad objective of the Campaign remains the 

promotion of development towards sustainability through 

Local Agenda 21 or similar integrated planning processes and 

the strengthening of partnerships among all actors in the local 

community as well as inter-authority co-operation. This has 

been the Campaign’s broad purpose since its creation and this 

will be further developed and supported during the course of 

the next 2 years. 

Achievements to date 

Since its launch at the end of the first European Conference on 

Sustainable Cities & Towns in Aalborg in 1994, the number of 

participants to the Campaign (i.e. signatories to the Aalborg 

Charter) has increased to its present number of just over 1500 

from 38 countries. As such, the Campaign has developed into 

the biggest European initiative for local sustainable 

development and Local Agenda 21. 

This has been achieved through a variety of activities such as 

the development of sustainability guidance materials, 

exchange of experience, dissemination of good practice, 

hosting of international conferences (Aalborg, Lisbon, 

Hannover) and the organisation of awards. The Campaign has 

also played its part in influencing the development of 

sustainable development policy at European Union, Member 

State (i.e. national governments), regional and local levels. 

These wide-ranging activities have been possible through the 

promotion and development of increased co-operation 

between networks of Local Authorities in Europe and 

elsewhere working on sustainable urban development issues. 

Equally important has been the political and financial support 

from a number of bodies, particularly the European 

Commission (DG Environment) and the cities of Aalborg and 

Hannover, without which the Campaign activities could not 

have been sustained. 

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THE NEW STRUCTURE OF THE CAMPAIGN 

During the Campaign period 1994-2000, the basic Campaign 

structure revolved around a co-ordination committee (CoCom) 

consisting of 5 local authority networks (ICLEI, CEMR, 

EUROCITIES, UTO, and WHO – Healthy cities), plus the cities 

of Aalborg and Hannover. DG Environment and the EU Expert 

Group on the Urban Environment, both with observer status, 

also participated in the CoCom. 

During the past 18 months, the Campaign has undertaken a 

review of its structure. A mapping exercise of local authority 

networks was undertaken and a dialogue process initiated with 

a number of additional local authority networks and other 

organisations with an interest in sustainable development at 

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the local level. As a consequence of this, a new Campaign 

structure has been developed. 

This new structure is based on a Steering Committee 

comprising of 10 networks of local authorities and a Political 

Board comprising of local political representatives nominated 

by the 10 networks. The Campaign’s co-funders also sit on 

both the Steering Committee and the Political Board, as does 

the EU Expert Group on the Urban Environment (observer 

status). 

The 10 networks that sit on the Steering Committee are the 

original five CoCom members, plus the Association of Cities 

and Regions for Recycling (ACRR), Climate Alliance, Energie- 

Cités, Medcités, and the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC). The 

Steering Committee is the principal body for the achievement 

of the Campaign’s objectives, being responsible for the overall 

management and development of the Campaign. A brief 

introduction to all 10 networks within the Campaign’s Steering 

Committee is provided on the following pages. 

The Political Board is presently being developed and details of 

the board and its remit will be made available in the near 

future. 

The organisation of the Steering Committee and Political 

Board, as well as the overall co-ordination of the Campaign is 

facilitated through a Campaign Office based in Brussels. 

ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN – 2002-03 

Within the framework described above, a proposal for 

Campaign activities for the period 2001-2003 was developed 

last year. This proposal was submitted by EUROCITIES on 

behalf of all Campaign partners to the European Commission 

(DG Environment) within the framework of the Community 

Framework for Co-operation to promote Sustainable Urban 

Development. The proposal was supported with co-funding 

from Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Germany; Ajuntament y 

Diputació de Barcelona, Spain; Malmö Stad, Sweden and 

Coordinamento Italiano Agende 21 Locali, Italy. 

The project proposal was successful. The content of that 

proposal will now form the basis for the Campaign’s 

forthcoming 2-year work programme, which can be split into 4 

broad categories: 

Co-operation and Co-ordination Activities 

A series of meetings of the Campaign’s Steering Committee and 

Political Board will be held during the course of the next 2 

years as a means to promote co-operation and ensure coordination 

of activities. The Campaign office will be 

responsible for the organisation of these meetings. 

Co-operation and co-ordination will also be achieved through 

a variety of information and dissemination mechanisms, such 

as the publication of the Campaign newsletter, the continual 

development of the Campaign webpage and the monthly 

emailing service. All such activities are undertaken through the 

Campaign Office. 

Thematic Working Sessions on Urban Sustainable 

Development 

Each of the Campaign partners has a wealth of experience and 

information at their disposal. To maximise this available 

knowledge, a series of six Thematic Working Sessions will be 

held during the period 2001-03. Each session will focus on 

cross cutting issues reflecting many of the key policy 

developments at the European level and in particular some of 

the key topics of the 6 th Environmental Programme. Each of the 

sessions will be led by one or two of the Campaign networks 

and are based around the following topics: 

Evaluation: led by ICLEI – March 2002 

Environmental Governance: 

led by EUROCITIES/UBC – October 2002 

Climate Change: 

led by Energy Cités/Climate Alliance – November 2002 

Social Aspects of Sustainable Development: 

led by WHO – date to be confirmed (tbc) 

The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign

Waste/Resource Management: 

led by CEMR/ACCR – date (tbc) 

Environmental Management: 

led by UTO/MedCities – date (tbc) 

The working sessions are seen as strategic meetings on the 

respective topics, involving the Campaign Networks and a few 

invited guests/speakers. The ultimate output from the Working 

Sessions will be the development of policy recommendations, 

which will be sent to the EU institutions. At the same time they 

will be made available to Campaign participants via the 

Campaign webpage and reported in the newsletter. 

Open Platform for Urban Sustainability (OPUS) 

The Campaign intends to provide a mechanism for the 

development of a dialogue platform on urban sustainability. 

OPUS will help facilitate dialogue and increased co-operation 

between all relevant actors at the local and regional level. The 

conclusion from this horizontal debate among local 

stakeholders will be brought to the attention of the EU 

institutions. The aim is to place the local and regional 

perspective at the heart of EU thinking on urban sustainability. 

This part of the Campaign’s work programme will be led by the 

EUROCITIES and CEMR networks, who will develop it in cooperation 

with all Campaign partners. The meeting of the 

Platform is proposed on an annual basis. 

European Sustainable City Award 

The Campaign has organised a European Sustainable City 

Award on three previous occasions. It is the intention to 

organise the next award during the course of 2002 with its 

presentation in 2003. It is hoped to launch the award in 

September/October 2002. The award will be designed to 

recognise the significant progress made by local authorities in 

their sustainable development work, to raise awareness and 

mobilise support for sustainability, to highlight good examples 

and encourage exchange of experiences and networking. The 

award will be open to all local authorities from across Europe. 

PARTICIPATE AND GET INVOLVED 

The Campaign is there to help Local Authorities in their work 

on sustainable development. This is achieved by providing 

• theoretical information on how to do this 

• best practice on how other cities have done in the past 

• access to unlimited contact details all over Europe 

• the opportunity to be involved in the activities of the 

Campaign as a whole as well as all the Networks 

individually 

• a forum for debate and development of ideas. 

As such all participants are invited to actively participate in the 

Campaign. To take a leadership role through organising and 

participating in conferences and workshops, to contribute to 

the campaign newsletter, to submit their project proposals and 

other news to the Campaign Interactive website 

(www.sustainable-cities.org) and to participate in the European 

Sustainable City Award. 

Any European local authority is welcome to participate in the 

Campaign by obtaining a political commitment to (i.e. signing 

up to and adopting) the Aalborg Charter, and adhering to the 

aims and objectives of the Lisbon Action Plan and the 

Hannover Call. Participation in the Campaign is free of charge. 

CONTACT US 

For further information on the Campaign please visit the 

Campaign webpage or contact the Campaign Office team of 

Anthony Payne, Pia Lovengreen, Murielle Chiltz and 

Valérie Bérnard: 

pEuropean Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign 

49-51 rue de Trèves 

B-1050 Brussels 

Belgium 

T: + 32 2 230 53 51 

Email: Campaign.office@skynet.be 

Web: www.sustainable-cities.org 

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling (ACRR) 

The Association of Cities and Regions for 

recycling ( ACRR ) is an International 

network gathering about 80 Cities, regions 

and NGO’s in 20 European countries. Its 

various activities aim at developing the 

environmental, economic, and social 

efficiency of municipal waste management 

by the exchange of information and by 

partnership. The major objective of this network is to 

encourage cities and towns in working toward sustainability 

consumption by increasing their involvement in waste 

prevention and recycling. Waste prevention and recycling 

entail actions at every stage of the production and 

consumption chain for influencing consumption patterns and 

diminish the waste associated with the production. Promoting 

an efficient waste management is a complicated task to reach, 

and is therefore best achieved on a small scale, where local 

and regional authorities have a major role to play. They should 

implement or anticipate new regulations, optimise waste 

management, find the best technical solutions and reinforce 

environmental communication. 

In order to help those local authorities, ACRR organises 

seminars and conferences where the members and nonmembers 

can exchange practical information and experiences, 

publishes newsletters and different studies about legal or 

economic instruments, voluntary agreements, treatment 

techniques, communication campaigns related to municipal 

waste management. 

p Contact details: 

ACRR Contact person 

Francis Radermaker 

E-Mail: fra@ibgebim.be 

Web: http://www.acrr.org 

Climate Alliance - Klima-Buendnis - Alianza de Clima e.V. 

The Climate Alliance is an association of 

European cities and municipalities that have 

entered into a partnership with indigenous 

rainforest peoples. The aim of the Climate 

Alliance is to preserve the global climate. 

This involves reducing greenhouse gas 

emissions to a sustainable level in the 

industrialized countries of the north, and conserving the 

rainforests in the south of the planet. The Climate Alliance is a 

part of efforts towards sustainable development and North- 

South equity, embracing an idea of sustainability, which 

combines environmental concerns, ecological and economical 

issues with the questions of social justice and human rights. 

Since its foundation in 1990, about 1000 European cities, 

municipalities and district authorities have joined the Climate 

Alliance. Regional governments and non-governmental 

organizations collaborate as associated members. The 

indigenous partners are represented by the Coordinating Body 

for the Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations of the Amazon Basin 

(COICA) which is committed to conserving tropical rainforests 

and their biological diversity. 

By joining, the member municipalities have committed 

themselves to certain goals, activity areas and measures. These 

voluntary commitments are set out in the Climate Alliance 

Manifesto (1990) and Climate Alliance Declaration (2000). The 

cities and municipalities elaborate comprehensive climate 

protection strategies and take a broad range of measures for 

their implementation, notably in the energy and transport 

sectors. They contribute to tropical forest conservation by 

eliminating in local authority procurement tropical timber from 

destructive logging, and they provide political and financial 

support for the indigenous partners. 

The Climate Alliance is coordinated by its European Secretariat 

in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with the support of national 

offices and contact points. Their tasks include disseminating 

good practice, supporting members by providing advice and 

initiating joint projects, elaborating guidelines and proposals 

for action, and evaluating local authority measures and 

outcomes. Furthermore, the Climate Alliance organises 

campaigns and activities in order to raise public awareness on 


climate protection. The Climate Alliance also represents the 

interests of European cities and municipalities committed to 

climate protection, and supports indigenous organisations in 

developing positions of their own and putting these positions 

forward in the international processes. 


Climate Alliance 

Gotelind Alber, Director 

E-Mail: g.alber@klimabuendnis.org 

Web: http://www.klimabuendnis.org 

Council of European Municipalities & Regions (CEMR) 

Created in 1951, the Council of 

European Municipalities and Regions is a 

European federation of 42 national 

associations gathering over 100 000 

municipalities, cities and regions. CEMR 

aims to further the principle of local 

democracy and highlight the essential 

role of local and regional authorities in 

the development of the European Union. 

CEMR is very active at both national and European level. Its 

main activities includes: the dissemination of useful 

information from community institutions to local and regional 

authorities, the organisation of seminars, training sessions and 

Committee Working Group which provides a forum where 

members (local and regional elected representatives and 

experts) discuss views and prepare positions on current 

community policies. CEMR also encourages interregional and 

intermunicipal co-operation and manages exchange of 

experiences. Furthermore, it helps make its members’ voices 

heard by representative institutions and bodies. 

The General Assembly, the Policy Committee and the 

Executive Bureau set out CEMR’s policy, represent local 

authorities in official European institutions and decide on what 

activities to undertake. 


CEMR Contact person Pirita Lindholm 

E-Mail: plindholm@bxl-ccre.org 

Web: http://www.ccre.org 

Energie-cités 

Created in 1990 and formally constituted as an 

association in 1994, Energie-Cités includes as 

members about one hundred municipalities and 

inter-municipal structures, local energy 

management agencies, municipal companies and 

groups of municipalities. A Board composed of 11 

municipalities runs the association which is 

chaired by the city of Odense (DK). 

A wider use of renewable energy is difficult to implement and 

it requires the involvement of a large number of stakeholders. 

However, Energie-cités has chosen to take up this challenge. Its 

objective is to promote efficient energy use taking into account 

social, economical and environmental issues, and 

diversification of sources that will lead to reduced greenhouse 

effects and improved quality of life in general. 

In order to achieve its goal, this association provides expert 

advice on the promotion of sustainable local energy policies, 

gathers and disseminates specific information and disseminates 

them. It is involved in many European projects featuring an 

energy, an environmental or an urban dimension and 

strengthens the synergies between national energy agencies, 

local authorities and the EU institutions. Energie-cités also 

organises thematic working groups and international seminars 

where exchange of experience is possible. 


Energie-Cités Executive Director Gérard Magnin 

E-Mail: gmagnin@energie-cites.org 

Brussels office contact person 

Diederik Wagenaar 

Bureau.energie-cites.bxl@euronet.be 

Web: http://www.energie-cites.org/ 

EUROCITIES 

EUROCITIES is an association of Metropolitan 

cities which wants to ensure that urban affairs 

are placed high on the European Union’ s 

policy agenda because the decisions taken at 

the European level have an impact on cities 

and their citizens. EUROCITIES’s goals are to 

improve the quality of life of people living in 

cities by representing the views of major cities in the European 

institutions, by increasing transfer of knowledge, experiences 

and best practices among all cities across Europe and by 

promoting transnational co-operation projects towards an 

urban sustainability. 

EUROCITIES has four main activities that help to achieve its 

goals. First, the organisation lobbies the EU institutions, 

second, it co-ordinates a broad range of projects, third, it issues 

timely publications and last, it holds conferences, seminars and 

workshops and project meetings. 

EUROCITIES has 5 thematic Committees: Culture, East-West, 

Environment, Economic Development and Urban 

Regeneration, Social Affairs and 2 sub-networks: Access and 

Telecities. The Environment Committee promotes an exchange 

of experience on issues related to air quality, prevention of 

waste, waste management planning, energy management and 

environmental management and auditing. Besides those 

thematic Committees, EUROCITIES has an Executive 

Committee, composed of 12 members, which defines the 

strategic direction of the network, and adds new elements to 

EUROCITIES’ political agenda. 


Senior Policy Advisor Anthony van de Ven 

E-Mail: a.vandeven@eurocities.be 

Policy Officer Environment Committee Eva Baños 

E-Mail: e.banos@eurocities.be 

Web: http://www.eurocities.org 

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives 

(ICLEI) 

Launched in 1990, the International 

Council for Local Environmental 

Initiatives is the international 

environment agency for local 

government. It comprises more than 390 cities, towns, 

countries and their associations world-wide, which are all 

involved in regional projects and international campaigns. Its 

mission is to achieve improvements in global environments 

and sustainable development conditions by making local 

authorities work together and develop cumulative actions. 

In order to achieve these goals, ICLEI provides information, 

gives guidance, strategic advice, political assistance and 

consultancy services supported by its experts members. It also 

represents local authorities before national and international 

institutions. Its work program in Europe mainly deals with the 

implementation of actions in sectors as LA21, Climate 

Protection and Environmental Management Program. 

Each local government holds a position on the ICLEI council, 

the Members of the Council are responsible for the 

establishment of the priorities and direction of ICLEI through 

the adoption of its Strategic Plan. The Council elects an 

international Executive Committee of local government 

representatives, which oversees the implementation of the Plan 

and ICLEI’s operations. 


ICLEI Contact person Gino Van Begin 

E-Mail: gino.van.begin@iclei-europe.org 

Web: www.iclei.org/europe 

Medcities 

Medcities is a network of 

Mediterranean coastal cities 

created in Barcelona in 

November 1991 at the initiative 

of the Mediterranean Technical Assistance Programme 

(METAP). The principal aim of this network is the promotion of 

sustainable urban development as a general policy for the 

Mediterranean Region. Medcities pursues a general objective 

because almost all Mediterranean cities suffer from similar 

environmental deterioration resulting in similar problems. 


The goal of Medcities is to reinforce the awareness of 

interdependence and common responsibility regarding the 

policies of urban environmental conservation in the 

Mediterranean basin, to strengthen the role and the means of 

municipalities in the implementation of local conservation 

policies and to involve citizens and consumers in decision 

processes. Quite simply, Medcities encourages cities to find 

the equilibrium between economic growth, social justice and 

ecological issues. 

The network’s normal working procedure is based on 

environmental audits and medium-term environmental plans. 

It also organises training through seminars, visits by technicians 

and exhibitions. The association publishes a newsletter, which 

provides information on activities and strategies adopted by 

cities as well as on specific actions taken by the network itself. 


Medcities Contact person Mr Joan Parpal 

E-mail: Desurb@amb.es 

Web: http://www.medcities.org 

Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) 

Created in 1991, and now with 

100 member cities from all 10 

Baltic countries, the Union of 

Baltic Cities was the first wideopen 

forum for the local authorities 

in the Baltic Regions. The members 

of this association are cities located 

in the sub-regions and states 

adjacent to the Baltic Sea and 

cities, which are traditionally, 

economically and culturally connected with the Region. UBC 

aims to promote and strengthen co-operation and exchange of 

experience among the cities in the Baltic Sea Region in order 

to build a cohesive strategy that could contribute to the 

sustainable development of the Baltic Region in general. 

Recognising the importance for European stability of ever 

closer links between the Baltic Region and the EU, the UBC 

acts on behalf of the cities and local authorities in common 

matters towards regional, national, European and international 

bodies. 

The Union has based its operational activities on nine working 

Commissions on Business Cooperation, Culture, Environment, 

Education, Health and Social Affairs, Sport, Tourism, 

Transportation and Urban Planning. 

A key aspect of the work of the Environment Commission 

(located in Turku, Finaland) is the 2-year UBC Agenda 21 

Action Programme, developed by the Agenda 21 working 

group. The program contains several projects, workshops and 

training etc. as well as the publication of a bulletin dealing with 

specific matters and creating alliances. The consequences of 

all this is a better communication between actors and the 

achievement of sustainable actions. 


UBC Environmental Co-ordinator Risto Veivo 

E-mail: risto.veivo@netti.fi 

Team members at the Secretariat 

E-mail: ubcenv@netti.fi and ubc@turku.fi 

Web: www.ubc.net 

The World Federation of United Cities (FMCU-UTO) 

The World Federation of United Cities, formerly named the 

United Towns Organisations (UTO), is an international 

organisation gathering over 1500 local and regional 

authorities. As the independent voice of local authorities has 

become inevitable on the theme of urban development, 

FMCU-UTO makes sure that the towns and their associations 

are recognised as partners by international institutions and that 

a direct co-operation between local authorities at international 

level is accepted. It contributes to sustainable urban 

development through decentralised co-operation and 

exchanges of experiences. 

In order to achieve such goals, FMCU-UTO has developed 

three main activities. It represents local authorities at the 

international level and ensures the recognition of the role of 

local authorities in the implementation of environmental 

policies thanks to its consultative status with the Council of 

Europe, UNESCO and the United Nations Economic and 

Social Council. It organises seminars, conferences and working 

groups to foster discussion on environmental, urban 

management and social problems. Moreover, it implements 

and collaborates in many projects with a sustainable 

development focus. 

Within the FMCU-UTO, the power to take decisions is in the 

hands of its member local and regional authorities. The 

National Committees organise the activities of the member 

towns in their countries and represent FMCU-UTO before the 

public authorities in their country. The United Towns 

Development Agency (UTDA), created in 1989, is responsible 

for implementing the decentralised co-operation projects 

organised within FMCU-UTO’s framework. 


FMCU-UTO Contact person Fulvia Cugini 

E-Mail: fulvia.cugini@fmcu-uto.org 

Web: http://www.fmcu-uto.org 

World Health Organisation (WHO) – Healthy Cities 

The WHO Healthy Cities 

Project was launched in 

Europe in 1987 by the 

European Office of the 

World Health Organization. 

Today in Europe there are 46 

cities designated as WHO 

Healthy Cities, and 

approximately 1300 cities 

engaged in national or subnational 

(regional/provincial) networks of healthy cities in 30 

countries of Europe. The WHO European Healthy Cities 

network aims to engage local governments across the 

European Region in health and sustainable development, 

through a process of political commitment, institutional 

changes and innovative actions for health, equity and 

sustainable development. 

The WHO Healthy Cities network is supported and managed 

by the Healthy Cities and Urban Governance programme of 

European Office of the World Health Organization (WHO 

EURO), the specialized agency of the United Nations system 

for health. Communication and engagement with cities takes 

place in a number of ways including regular business meetings; 

newsletter; website. 

The action focus of Healthy Cities is twofold: promoting 

political commitment and comprehensive approaches to 

change, with particular emphasis on the social dimension of 

sustainability, equity and the social determinants of health, 

environmental health, urban transport and urban planning. It 

supports cities develop and implement broad partnership 

based processes and integrated plans for health and sustainable 

development. 


WHO Co-ordinator Dr Agis Tsouros 

E-Mail: ats@who.dk 

Web: http://www.euro.who.int/healthy-cities/ 


However the potential of cycling still remains largely 

untapped, and even cities that have been successful in 

promoting cycling continually have to confront deterrents. 

The WHO Centre for Urban Health has recently completed 

a 2-year pilot project with 8 European cities to promote 

cycling as part of a sustainable, energy efficient transport 

policy. In Tandem (promotion of energy efficient personal 

transport in a network of European Cities) used health 

arguments to help bring cycling and walking into the 

mainstream of city transport policy and practice. The aim 

was to support local governments to overcome barriers, 

and to increase levels of cycling through the use of 

twinning and exchange of experience. The results and key 

lessons learned are summarised in a brochure “cycling and 

health in cities”. 

The project was partially funded by the European 

Commission (DGTREN, Energy and Transport), under its 

SAVE II programme to promote energy efficiency. The 

following were associate partners in the project: Kosice 

Healthy City (Slovakia); Örebro Kommun (Sweden); Dublin 

Healthy City (Ireland); Sandnes Kommune (Norway); 

Miejski Zarzad Drog w Toruniu (Torun MZ) (Poland); 

Commune di Ferrara (Italy), Ville de Nancy (France);Ville 

de Rennes (France). 

pWHO, T:+45 39 17 14 79, E-mail: cop@who.dk 

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THE EUROPEAN 

INSTITUTIONS RELEVANT 

TO URBAN SUSTAINABILITY 

THE EXPERT GROUP ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT 

Towards a Local Sustainability Profile – European 

Common Indicators (ECIs) 

Since its start in May 1999, the ECI initiative has spread 

Europe-wide, involving as many as 439 local authorities 

(corresponding to 81 signatories). The first pilot data 

submission phase has just been completed, involving 31% 

of signatories, mainly from Northern and Southern Europe. 

Those that have submitted data range from the 

Municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrù (Spain, 52.389 

inhabitants) to the Province of Torino (Italy, including 315 

Municipalities, representing 2.214.282 inhabitants). 

The submitted data will provide the basis for an Interim 

Report on the ECIs. It will be published on the Campaign 

website (www.sustainhable-cities.org/indicators) once the 

consultation round with respondents has been completed. 

Ideas for the improvement of the Initiative, in terms of 

methodology refinement and integration with existing 

systems have emerged through the data analysis. 

Methodological improvements will be discussed with 

respondents in a dedicated Workshop in Brussels (11 or 12 

June, tbc). Refined methodologies will then be published 

and posted on the Campaign website for use by all 

signatories in the next data submission round. 

The policy relevance, applicability and methods of data 

collection will also be discussed during the Pastille Final 

Conference (London 12 th -13 th September), where the Pilot 

Action on the Ecological Footprint will also be presented 

(See p. XX for more details). 

Further dissemination throughout Europe of the ECIs will 

continue in conjunction with the Campaign, ICLEI and 

Eurocities and through regional networks. Existing and 

potential synergies will be further fostered with other wellestablished 

systems to fully integrate ECIs in National 

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Reporting Systems. ECIs have already been included into 

some local and national reporting systems, effectively 

opening a path toward a “European Common System” of 

indicators for local sustainability. 

The continued development of the ECI’s may enhance their 

strategic role in relation to the Urban Environment 

Thematic Strategy; possibly acting as potential tool to 

monitor and steer the development of the Strategy. 

In the light of such encouraging developments, 

participating municipalities of the Sustainable Cities and 

Towns Campaign are invited to join the ECI initiative. And 

to send their data and reports (by the end of October) for 

inclusion in the Final Recommendations to be submitted to 

the European Commission at the end of the Support 

Services Testing Phase. Relevant experiences will also be 

reported at the above-mentioned Joint Pastille/ECI 

Conference. 

pWeb: www.sustainable-cities.org/indicators 

E-mail: ecip@ambienteitalia.it 

The Final Report of the Working Group on Integrated 

Implementation of Environmental Legislation is now 

available 

The working group on Integrated Implementation of 

Environmental Legislation was established in January 2001 

to explore the further steps that the European Commission 

could take to encourage more integrated approaches to the 

implementation of environmental legislation in urban 

areas. 

The context for this work relates to the role of legislation as 

the main instrument for environmental policy. The effective 

implementation of environmental legislation is especially 

important in securing further improvements to the urban 

environment. Integrated approaches to the management of 

urban areas are increasingly seen as necessary for 

improving legislative compliance and, consequently the 

quality of the urban environment. 

Against this background, the working group has been 

investigating a number of ways of encouraging urban areas 

to implement EU environmental legislation in a more 

integrated manner, and the final report is now available. It 

includes recommendations to the Commission in helping 

national, regional and local authorities to secure more 

integrated implementation of environmental legislation at 

local and urban level. 

pWeb: www.sustainable-cities.org/legislation/ 

E-mail: campaign.office@skynet.be 

DG ENVIRONMENT 

Conference on Environmental Governance 

The European Commission (DG Environment) will organise 

a conference on environmental governance in Murcia, 

Spain (28/29 June 2002). This conference is the first in a 

series of decentralised events, which the Commission plans 

to organise with each successive EU presidency. 

The Murcia Conference will explore the merits of different 

models of participation. The structure will take the form of 

two plenary sessions and three working groups. Each 

workshop will feature best practice presentations and will 

draw up recommendations on how to increase the quantity 

and quality of stakeholder participation in environmental 

decision-making at the European level. 

Building Coalitions – The ability to build coalitions 

between local stakeholders - by increasing their 

participation - is crucial in developing sustainable urban 

policy. Moreover, increasing the participation of local and 

regional government at the European level enables greater 

implementation of EU law, improved environmental 

management, and a fairer distribution of the costs of 

environmental management. 

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Business and Industry – Business representatives 

will be invited to become leading advocates on issues 

connected with sustainable development. This workshop 

will examine how to involve businesses in the policy 

development process, thereby enabling them to contribute 

effectively to sustainable development. 

Empowering Civil Society – Civil society, has little formal 

power compared to government and business, and yet civil 

society is crucial in a campaign for sustainability. This 

workshop will explore ways to improve working links 

between NGO’s, business, and regulatory institutions. It 

will also look at how NGO’s can make environmental 

issues more relevant and meaningful for the public at large. 

This conference will provide an opportunity for NGO’s, 

local/regional government, and business, to discuss the 

future scope of environmental policy within the context of 

the wider governance debate. Moreover the Commission 

hopes to establish a regular dialogue between DG 

Environment and other stakeholders on environmental 

governance. 

pEdward Cameron, T: +32 (0)2 2305310 

E-mail: edwardcameron@skynet.be 

The European Mobility Week 

Following the success of the European Car Free Day (“In 

town without my car!”) event, a new initiative supported 

by the European Commission’s DG Environment, called 

“The European Mobility Week,” was launched in Brussels 

on 19 April 2002. It was launched by European 

Commissioner for Environment M. Wallström and other 

stakeholders during the closing session of Green Week. 

The European Mobility Week will take place from the 16 th 

to 22 nd of September 2002. The overall aim is to make 

European citizens aware of the damage that current 

mobility trends inflict on their local environment and of the 

possible alternatives to single car use. As such it strives to 

restrict motorised traffic in certain areas, to encourage the 

use of sustainable modes of transport and to raise 

awareness for the environmental impacts of citizens’ 

modal choice. 

Local authorities are invited to participate in the European 

Mobility Week. However in order to participate a number 

of conditions have been defined at European level. These 

are the following: 

• Municipalities must 

participate in the ‘In town 

without my car!’ Day on 

22 nd September which will 

represent the main highlight 

of the European Mobility 

Week. 

• Local authorities will 

furthermore have to 

organise thematic events on 

each day of the week, two 

of the following three 

themes being compulsory: 

Public Transport, Cycling, 

and Living Streets and 

Greenways. 

pWeb: www.mobilityweek-europe.org 

“Kids on the move” - A new publication on child 

mobility - A handbook for local authorities and schools 

This publication seeks to highlight how important mobility 

requirements and options are for promoting the social 

development, safety, health and well being of children. As 

such it contains numerous practical suggestions, addresses 

and documentation references on how to address the issue 

of child mobility from the point of view of a parent, 

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a school, a transport operator, a local authority and a child 

itself. It also includes short descriptions of some fifteen 

initiatives that have been taken at local, national or 

international level. 

pEU publication, ISBN: 92-894-1887-7, 

E-mail: env-pubs@cec.eu.int 

VII• NATIONAL 

I N I T I A T I V E S 

THE NETHERLANDS 

Local Strategies for Sustainable Development (LSDO) 

Like many counties in the world, the government of The 

Netherlands is in the process of preparing a National 

Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSDO) before the 

RIO+10 Conference in Johannesburg. 

For a successful implementation of that national strategy, 

several NGO’s have now proposed the preparation of 

Local Strategies for Sustainable Development (LSDO) in 

every municipality. These strategies could build upon LA 

21 and other sustainability projects. The new strategies 

should show a strong engagement, cover all departments of 

the municipality and should focus on global issues like 

poverty, climate change, and global footprints. 

pMr. Jan Juffermans, T: +411-684921 

E-mail: j.juffermans@dekleineaarde.nl 

Local Campaigns with Global Footprint 

Eight Dutch cities and towns have been actively 

participating in a pilot project from 1999-2001 involving 

the Global Ecological Footprint. The cities involved were: 

Bergen op Zoom, Den Haag, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 

Leidschendam, Nieuwegein, Pijnacker, Wimbritseradiel 

and Zoetermeer. 

During the first year of the project the footprint of each of 

the eight participating municipalities as well as two other 

municipalities (Boxtel and Amsterdam), were calculated 

and comparisons were made between all ten cities. 

During the second year the project team focused mainly on 

preparing the material necessary to launch a project 

Campaign. The working material included a special 

campaign site (www.voetenbank.nl), various articles, an 

exhibition stand, a video, posters, folders etc. 

The year 2001 saw the actual launch of the Campaign, 

when six of the participating municipalities organised local 

campaigns within their cities. As a result it has become 

clear that the developed model could be used to promote 

other Environmental campaigns such as the reduction of 

waste and traffic etc. 

pMr. Jan Juffermans, T: +411-684921 

E-mail: j.juffermans@dekleineaarde.nl. 


GERMANY 

Regional Cycles: Regional Economy towards 

Sustainability 

A Conference on Regional Cycles: Regional Economy 

towards Sustainability is being been organised by ICLEI on 

behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and 

Research in Leipzig, Germany from 31 October to 2 

November 2002. 

Regional economy as an instrument for sustainable 

development has raised a lot of interest among researchers 

and policy makers in recent years. The issues to be raised 

at this conference are therefore how economic activities 

can best be implemented at regional level, where regional 

cycles make sense, and how can European Regions learn 

from each other. 

pConference secretariat: F: +49 761 36892 29 

E-mail: euregia-conference@iclei-europe.org 

VIII• OTHER INITIATIVES 

RELEVANT FOR 

URBAN SUSTAINABILITY & 

GLOBAL LINKAGES TO THE 

C A M P A I G N 

PASTILLE Conference in London 

In September 2002 the PASTILLE research consortium and 

the European Common Indicators Project will host a joint 

conference in London on the topic of Local Sustainability 

Indicators. 

The conference will mark the completion of the Pastille 

project - 30 months of action research on the use of local 

sustainability indicators carried out by teams in Austria, 

France, Switzerland and the U.K. By means of a series of 

case studies, the project teams analysed the way in which 

sustainability indicators are developed and examined their 

ability to bring about effective change in policy making. 

Key findings and recommendations will be compiled into a 

Practitioner’s Guide to be launched at the conference. 

The event will also present findings from the pilot stage of 

the European Common Indicators initiative referred to on 

page XX of this newsletter 

pWendy Foulds, T: +44 20 7849 4951 

E-mail: pastille@lse.ac.uk 

Web: 

www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/geography/Pastille/default.htmEuropean 

Car-Sharing project MOSES: new brochure published 

The European MOSES project (MObility SErvices for urban 

Sustainability), co-funded by the EU’s Research programme 

(FP5), has published a project brochure introducing the 

project and the different activities amongst the participating 

partners (Bremen, Genoa, London-Southwark, London- 

Sutton, Palermo, Stockholm, Turin, Wallonia, UITP). 

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It demonstrates how Car-Sharing functions and how it can 

help, as a supplement to public transport, taxis, car rental, 

walking and cycling, to solve mobility problems. All 

participating cities will develop further or start up Car- 

Sharing schemes with interesting and challenging different 

features. MOSES has set itself the ambitious target of 

achieving 12,000 Car-Sharing users by the end of the 

project in October 2004. 

pCopy of the brochure at T: +49 421 361 16956 

E-mail: moses@umwelt.bremen.de 

Web: www.moses-europe.org 

Transport Development Areas (TDAs) - using land use 

planning to promote regeneration around public 

transport nodes 

Land use planning is widely seen as a key mechanism for 

delivering a more sustainable and integrated transport 

system. Siân Hughes introduces newly published guidance 

from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) that 

provides a framework for achieving a more sustainable 

urban model by integrating land use planning and transport 

policy. 

In July 2000, RICS launched Transport Development Areas 

(TDAs) – a UK based study into achieving higher density 

development around transport nodes. This research, cofunded 

by the UK’s Department of Environment Transport 

and the Regions, demonstrates, through a number of case 

studies, the benefits that can be gained from providing 

higher-density, high-quality, mixed-use development 

around transport nodes. 

Using existing policy and legislation, planners are 

encouraged under the TDA concept to grant permission for 

higher density developments around significant transport 

hubs. In exchange for this permission, the developer may 

help to fund improvements to local transport facilities. 

TDAs have the potential to promote regeneration and, 

because of increased densities of development, maximize 

the use of brownfield sites. Consumers, commuters and 

others are placed within reach of a range of services and 

opportunities and are offered a choice of transport modes. 

The research shows how high density developments of this 

nature can be achieved without detriment to the urban 

environment. 

The TDA project continues to attract wide support from a 

range of groups. These include Railtrack, the Local 

Government Association, the Greater London Authority, 

Scottish Enterprise and the Institution of Highways and 

Transportation. Interest in the TDA concept is also 

reflected by the recognition of the model in the national 

planning policy framework (PPG13) and its inclusion in the 

draft Spatial Development Strategy for London. 

Copies of the TDA guidance is available at the end of May 

pEwan Willars, E-mail: ewillars@rics.org.uk or 

Siân Hughes, E-mail: shughes@rics.org Web: www.rics.org 

SUTRA – Sustainable Urban Transportation 

SUTRA is funded by the Research programme (FP5) of the 

European Commission under the key action: City of 

Tomorrow and involves case studies from Buenos Aires, 

Gdansk, Genoa, Geneva, Lisbon, Tel Aviv and 

Thessaloniki. 

It aims to develop a consistent and comprehensive 

approach and planning methodology for the analysis of 

urban transportation problems, that will help to design 

strategies for sustainable cities through the integration of 

socio-economic, environmental and technological 

concepts. This will include the development, integration, 

and demonstration of tools and methodologies to improve 

forecasting, assessment and give support to policy level 

decision making. SUTRA combines an indicator based 


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with a range of linked simulation models 

covering energy, transportation, and environmental/human 

health impacts. 

The project defines a set of common as well as city specific 

development scenarios in terms of demographic, 

economic, technological and land use changes, and 

evaluates them through simulation modelling. The 

technical results are aggregated to policy level indicators 

and are compared across cities and scenarios in a multicriteria 

ranking and benchmarking exercise to identify 

efficient strategies for sustainable urban mobility. 

pDr.Kurt Fedra, T:+43 2252 633 05 

Web: http://www.ess.co.at/SUTRA 

Concerted Action on Offshore Wind Energy in Europe 

(CA-OWEE) 

After several decades of theoretical developments, desk 

studies, experiments and prototypes, the first large-scale 

commercial offshore windfarms are now being built, such 

as the 160MW windfarm at Horns Rev off the west coast of 

Denmark. It is expected that by the end of this decade, 

many such wind-parks will have been built throughout 

Europe with a total capacity of thousands of megawatts, 

comparable to that of several coal-fuelled power plants 

and enough to supply millions of homes. 

The project Concerted Action on Offshore Wind Energy in 

Europe (CA-OWEE), was funded by the European 

Commission to stimulate the development of offshore 

wind-energy into an important energy source. Now that the 

technology is viable, the most important challenges lie in 

the reduction of costs, the building up of experience and 

confidence in the construction and maintenance of large 

wind-parks, the connection of these parks to existing 

electricity networks and the consequences for the 

landscape and birds. To support such developments, 

knowledge from the many previous studies from across 

Europe has been gathered and evaluated on the many 

aspects of offshore wind energy, including: offshore 

technology, electrical integration, economics, 

environmental impacts and political aspects. 

A comprehensive report summarising the current state-ofthe 

art has been written and is available for download at 

the project website. 

pMr. Henderson, E-mail: A.Henderson@citg.tudelft.nl 

Web: www.offshorewindenergy.org 

European Network for the Assessment of Air Quality by 

the Use of Bioindicator Plants (EuroBionet) 

EuroBionet is a network of local governments and research 

institutes from 12 cities and regions in 8 member states of 

the European Union. The three-year project (1999-2002) is 

funded by DG Environment’s LIFE programme and 

coordinated by the University of Hohenheim, Germany. 

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The aim of EuroBionet is to both raise the environmental 

awareness of the urban population and evaluate urban air 

quality through the use of bioindicator plants. Five different 

bioindicator species have been exposed, under highly 

standardised conditions to ambient air at more than 100 

sites between Scotland and Greece. The plants are being 

used to assess the air quality of various places and with the 

aid of a professional communication concept the plants are 

being used for publicity campaigns and environmental 

education by local authorities and schools. Information 

pavilions (Green Boxes) have been installed in the central 

parts of cities providing information to the public. For 

details of the project and cities involved. 

pDr. Andreas Klumpp 

E-mail: aklumpp@uni-hohenheim.de 

Web: www.eurobionet.com 

IX• PUBLICATIONS 

& COURSES 

PUBLICATIONS 

Launch of the monograph Children’s health and 

environment: a review of evidence 

A new publication from WHO and EEA focusing on the 

protection of children from environmental threats. 

pISBN: 92-9167-412-5 Eur: 19 EEA: www.eea.eu.int 

WHO: www.euro.int/ecehrome 

The European Union’ strategy to promote sustainable 

development 

This publication includes the conclusions reached at the 

Göteborg Council (15-16 June 2001), plus the 

communication and consultative document of the 

European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development. 

pISBN: 92-894-1677-7Web: www.libeurop.be 

Environmental benchmarking for local authorities: From 

concept to practice 

This report, issued by the EEA, addresses the use of 

benchmarking as a management tool in the context of local 

authorities actions toward sustainable development. It 

attempts to clarify and present the basic steps of 

benchmarking, to show how this tool can be applied by 

local authorities as well as outlining the potential benefits 

and limitations. 

pEEA Web http://www.eea.eu.int 

OTHER 

Earth Summit 2002: A New Deal 

The Earth Summit 2002 is considered to be the biggest 

opportunity to reinvigorate the sustainable development 

agenda known as Agenda 21 throughout the world. By 

gathering contributions from all relevant sectors (health, 

economic and social affairs, NGO’s, environment, 

tourism…), this book gives us a critical view of what has 

been achieved since Rio and what are the important gaps 

to be removed. 

Part I of the book focuses on the implementation of Agenda 

21 and on the obstacles to more effective action, Part II 

briefly presents the principles and major objectives of an 

international Earth Charter. Part III deals with the 

importance of evaluation for sustainable development, and 

Part VI examines ‘Emerging issues’. 

Earth Summit 2002, A New Deal, is an essential reading for 

anyone willing to learn what has happened since Rio and 

prepare for the Earth Summit 2002. 

pEdited by Felix Doods, Earthscan Publications, 

ISBN 1-85383-867-5, E-mail: earthscan@earthscan.co.uk 

Managing Sustainable Development 

Old institutional management systems are no longer suited 

to meet the environmental and social challenges posed by 

the pressing need for sustainable development. Action- 


oriented networks are described within this book as a 

potential tool for managing the process of sustainable 

development because they allow a linkage between 

different sectors, government departments and levels and 

spatial scales. 

A number of case studies in environmental management 

which meet the challenges of Sustainable Development are 

put forward to underpin the theory developed in the book. 

pEdited by Michael Carley and Ian Christie, Earthscan 

Publication, ISBN: 1-85383-440-8/9, 

E-mail: earthscan@earthscan.co.uk 

Multi-Stakeholder Processes for Governance and 

Sustainability- Beyond Deadlock and Conflict 

This book puts forward a framework for designing Multi- 

Stakeholder Processes (MSP) and uses a number of best 

practices in order to develop a methodological framework 

for designing such processes within future decision-making 

procedures. Emphasis is placed on the need for developing 

networks and evaluation mechanisms to ensure sharing of 

experiences and ideas and to establish the effectiveness of 

MSPs as well as the need for the appropriate policies with 

regard to stakeholder participation. 

pEdited by Minu Hemmati, Earthscan Publication, 

ISBN 1-85383-870-5/1, E-mail: earthscan@earthscan.co.uk 

Sustainable Communities in Europe 

This book is the final report of the SUSCOM project, which 

undertook a comparative research about community 

development and, particularly, about the implementation 

of Local Agenda 21 in 11 European countries. Overviews of 

implementation in each country are completed by analysis 

of positive and negative changes. The book concludes with 

thoughts about the best constitutional system to achieve 

efficient sustainable actions, and analysis on funding, as 

well as information on the role of NGOs and strategic 

alliances. 

pEdited by William M Lafferty, Earthscan Publication, 

ISBN 1-85383-791-1/3, E-mail: earthscan@earthscan.co.uk 

Elements from the Austrian Criteria Catalogue 

« Check It ! » - Green Purchasing Criteria 

An overview of eco-procurement and what actions are 

needed to improve actions in this field of activity, including 

identification of a number of steps to be taken in the 

development of criteria and assessment mechanisms. Based 

upon a number of case-studies it demonstrates how it is 

possible to integrate sustainable development criteria 

within the public procurement process. 

pEdited by the Republic of Austria, ICLEI European 

Secretariat F:+49 761/3 68 92 19 

E-mail: iclei-europe@iclei-europe.org 

Web: http://www.iclei.org/ecoprocura 

COURSES 

1 st IMAGE-TRAIN Advanced Study Course on innovative 

groundwater management in Europe 

The first of three study 

courses from IMAGE- 

TRAIN is entitled 

‘Innovative management 

of groundwater resources 

in Europe’. It will be held 

in Katowice (Poland) 

from June 24-28 2002. 

Around 40 participants 

will be selected. The course, which will be given in English, 

will include practical exercises and excursions and will be 

free of charge. 

pGundula Prokop, 

T +43-1-313 04/3380, F: +43-1-313 04/5400, 

E-mail: prokop@ubavie.gv.at, Web : www.image-train.net 

Sustainable Cities … How? 9-11 October 2002 Victoria- 

Gasteiz, Spain 

Organised by the Basque Government together with CEA 

and IHOBE, this event will focus on the opportunities and 

repercussions of applying the sustainability concept, as 

well as analysing how progress may be achieved in this 

area. This event will be held around a number of 

interlinked topics including sustainability processes, urban 

planning and civic ethics. 

pAne Itziar Velasco Lafuente, 

T:+34 945 14 54 69, F:+34 945 14 58 45 

E-mail: avelasco@vitoria-gasteiz.org 

Conference on ‘Investing in Heritage’ – July 2002, 

Newcastle upon Tyne 

This International Conference, hosted by the Grainger 

Town Partnership (plus partners) of Newcastle upon Tyne, 

will offer you a chance to network and exchange good 

practice with other practitioners working in the fields of 

heritage, conservation and development. 

pT: +44 (0) 0191 241 4523 F:+44 (0) 0191 2453802 

E-mail: heritage@benchcom.co.uk 

Web: http://www.investinginheritage.com/ 

Workshop on Urban Agriculture – 20-22 June 2002, Sofia, 

Bulgaria 

This workshop on Urban Agriculture for cities in CEE/NIS 

countries and economies in transition is based on the 

results of an EC funded three-year project named “Soil and 

Water Management in Agricultural Production in Urban 

Areas (SWAPUA)”. Discussions will provide a basis to 

review and validate the recommendations for local policy 

and action planning, prepared by the SWAPUA-project. 

pAntoaneta Yoveva, T: +359-2-9801540 

E-mail: ayoveva@aster.net 

JUNE 

X• EVENTS & 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

5 - 8 / 0 6 / 2 0 0 2 The Stockholm Partnership Event for 

Sustainable Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 

pMr. Lennart Forsebäck 

T: +46-(0)8-650 05 19 F +46-(0)155-26 62 20 

E-mail: lennart@forseback.se 

11-13/06/2002 New Dimensions in Promoting Health , 

London, UK, 

pT: +44 (0)20 8832 7311, F: +44 (0)20 8832 7301 

E-mail: info@newdimensions2002.co.uk 

1 2 - 1 4 / 0 6 / 0 2 European Higher Education Area for 

Sustainability, Gothenburg, Sweden, 

pT: +49 231 652424 F: +49 231 652465 

E-mail: info@copernicus-campus.org 

13-14/06/02 Is there still a Role for municipalities in a 

Liberalised energy market?, Energie-Cités Annual Seminar, 

Odense, Denmark, 

pNatalie Moroge, 

E-mail: sem2002@energie-cites.org 

13-15/06/02 First World Renewable Energy Policy and 

Strategy Forum Towards Johannesburg: Renewable Energy: 

“Agenda 1 of the Agenda 21”, Berlin, Germany, 

pSimone Peter, T: +49 0228-362373, 

E-mail: info@world-council-for-renewable-energy.org 

23-26/06/02 INTA26 Annual Congress on Metropolisation 

in a Global Economy, The Hague, The Netherlands, 

pINTA - The International Network for Urban Development 

T: +31-70-324 45 26 F: +31-70-328 07 27 

E-mail: intainfo@inta-net.org 

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pEVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER... 

23-26/06/02 10th International Conference of the Greening of 

Industry Network: Corporate Social Responsibility- Governance 

for Sustainability, Gothenburg, Sweden, 

pT: +46 31 772 4905-4907, E-mail: GIN@esa.chalmers.se 

28-30/06/02 International Trade Fair and Conference for Solar 

Technology , Freiburg, Germany, 

pT: +49(0)7231-351380 F: +49(0)7231-351381 

E-mail: info@intersolar.de 

JULY 

1-2/07/2001 Eighth Annual Eco-Management and Auditing 

Conference, University of Leeds, UK, 

pElaine White T:+44 (0)1274 530408 F:+44 (0)1274 530409 

E-mail: elaine@erpenv.demon.co.uk 

1-3/07/02 Renewable energy 2002, Cologne, Germany, 

pDiana Schmeisser, T: +49 (0) 211 9019 1218, 

F: +49 (0) 211 9019 1121, E-mail: dschmeisser@reedexpo.de 

2-6/07/02 World Wind Energy Conference, Berlin, Germany, 

T+49 89 720 1235 F:+49 89 720 1291 

E-mail: wip@wip-munich.de 

The Steering Committee of The European Sustainable Cities 

& Towns Campaign 

Chair 

Professor Colin Fudge, University of West England. 

Members 

Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling (ACRR), 

Francis Radermaker T:+32 (0)2 775 77 01 F:+ 32 (0)2 775 76 35 

E-mail: fra@ibgebim.be 

Climate Alliance / Klima-Bündnis/Alianza del Clima, 

Gotelind Alber T:+ 49 69 71 71 390 F:+ 49 69 71 71 39 93 

E-mail: g.alber@klimabuendnis.org 

Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), 

Pirita Lindholm T: +32 (0)2 511 74 77 F: +32 (0)2 511 09 49 

E–mail: plindholm@bxl-ccre.org 

Energie-Cités, 

Diederik Wagenaar T: +32 (0)2 544 09 21 F: +32 (0)2 544 15 81 

E-mail: energie-cities.bxl@euronet.be 

Eurocities, 

Anthony van de Ven T: +32 2 552 08 88 F: +32 2 552 08 89 

E–mail: a.vandeven@eurocities.be 

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), 

Gino Van Begin T: +49 761 36 89 20 F: + 49 761 36 89 259 

e–mail: gino.van.begin@iclei–europe.org 

Medcities, 

Joan Parpal Marfà Tel:+34 93 2234163 F:+ 34 93 2234710 

E-mail: desurb@amb.es 

Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), 

Risto Veivo T:+358 22 623172 F: +358 22 538613 

E-mail: risto.veivo@netti.fi 

World Federation of United Cities (UTO), 

Fulvia Cugini T:+33 1 53960580 F: +33 1 53960581 

E-mail: fulvia.cugini@fmcu-uto.org 

World Health Organisation (WHO) - Healthy Cities Network, 

Jill Farrington T: + 45 39 17 14 79 F: + 45 39 17 18 60 

E-mail: jfa@who.dk 

Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council) and Diputació of 

Barcelona, Txema Castiella I Viu, Antoni Montseny 

T:+34 93 2914124 F:+34 93 2914025 

City of Malmö, 

Trevor Graham T:+46 40 347 434 F:+46 40 347 435 

E-mail: trevor.graham@malmo.se 

Coordinamento Agende 21 Locali Italiane 

(Italian Association for Local Agenda 21), 

Emilio D’Alessio T:+39 11 8613962 F:+39 11 8613971 

E-mail: asseambi@provincia.torino.it 

Landeshauptstadt Hannover (City of Hannover), 

Dr. Reinhard Martinsen T:+49 511 168 44466 F:+49 511 168 46060 

E-mail: reinhard.martinsen.12@hannover-stadt.de 

Observers 

European Commission, DG Environment, Claude Rouam, Claes Andersson 

3-5/07/2002 Second International 

Conference on Urban Regeneration 

and Sustainability, Segovia, Spain, 

pConference Secretariat Lucy 

Southcott T:+44 (0) 238 029 3223 

F: 44 (0) 238 029 2853 

E-mail:gcossutta@wessex.ac.uk 

AUGUST 

2 6 / 0 8 - 4 / 0 9 / 0 2 Johannesburg Summit, Johannesburg, South 

Africa, 

pE-mail: dsd@un.org 

28-30/08/02 Aspirations and Reality: Building Sustainability, 

Johannesburg, South Africa, 

pT: +44 (0)20 7695 1568 F: +44(0)20 7334 3894 

E-mail: earth-summit@rics-foundation.org 

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