Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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CONCEPT OF EU BEST PRACTICE
Best Practices are promoted and used as a means of: Improving public policy based on what works,
Raising awareness of decision-makers at all levels and of the public of potential solutions to common social, economic and environmental problems,
Sharing and transferring knowledge, expertise and experience through networking and learning.
INTRODUCTION
Vitoria-Gasteiz, which is a capital of the Basque Country, in northern Spain
It is one of Europe’s cities with the largest proportion of green areas per inhabitant, approximately 45m2 per person. (Javier Maroto, Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a medium-sized city: the municipality comprises the urban area, with a population of 235 445, plus 64
small, rural hamlets in the surrounding countryside.
The city is surrounded by a large area of agricultural land and natural vegetation, with the mountains and forests.
The tradition of careful urban planning has made Vitoria-Gasteiz as a compact and well-organized city.
good cooperation from the residents is important in keeping Vitoria-Gasteiz green.
WHY IS VITORIA-GASTEIZ SPECIAL?
Vitoria-Gasteiz is one of Europe’s greenest cities, in more than one sense.
It has over 10 million m2 of parks and green spaces, and its flagship Green Belt project has attracted international recognition.
Vitoria-Gasteiz builds on the experience of over three decades of environmental planning.
Victoria-Gasteiz has been awarded the European Green Capital Award, 2012.
The aim of the award is to promote urban sustainability and the sharing of best practices between cities.
The city where green is capital> Strategic urban planning,> Strong citizen involvement,> Balanced management of the environment
Preserve the landscape and the heritage> Vitoria-Gasteiz’s network of gardens, walkways and Green Belt parks and the forthcoming declaration of the Vitoria Mountains as a natural park have become the city’s signature.
Conscious city folk >The Action Pelan, 2012 which involving all sorts of civic organisations (schools, community and professional associations, etc.), citizens and industry in the city’s environmental projects.> It is also a socially sustainable city, where the welfare of citizens and their quality of life are considered key issues.
SMART MOBILITY
Vitoria-Gasteiz, a pedestrian-scale compact
city, has a long track record in developing and
implementing policies for achieving a sustainable
City that offers a high quality of life for its citizens.
For many years the City has a strong commitment
towards environmentally-friendly (and healthy)
mobility through ongoing investment in pedestrian
areas and cycle lanes
PEDESTRIAN
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
More effective transfers between lines, there are a range of supporting measures, including bus lanes, queue jumpers, traffic-light priorities and new platforms
This result passenger numbers have rocketed with a 45% increase in the number of trips per month.
The speed of the services has improved by 14.5% and fuel consumption has been reduced by 6% since the new bus network was launched
Current Public Transport Network uses, 17 vehicles E5, 22 E4, 22
E3, 20 E2 and 6 E1. The network is completed with 12 tram
convoys
Bicycle•Bicycle use is
increasing steadily
and has risen from
1.4% in 2001 to
3.3% in 2006, with
an average of
18,000 daily trips.
•There are nearly
97km of urban
bicycle
infrastructures and a
further 91km of
cycle and pedestrian
paths across the
Green Belt
Bicycle infrastructure (2010). Red lines are the bicycle network and orange ones correspond to
low-medium traffic streets. Red points show the bicycle parking infrastructure. Blue boxes locate
the Public-Bike stations
EDUCATIONAL
The city council has, for over a decade, been
implementing an annual programme of education
and
Awareness-raising activities for sustainable
development. They reach out to the entire
population,
Not just children, aiming to encourage action and
prepare citizens to change their behaviour
Green Belt in environmental education
The Green Belt has been the focus of numerous educational and awareness-raising initiatives.
Over 88 000 people took part in activities organized in and around the different parks and green area
Wetlands teach the importance
of biodiversity
• In July 2009, the city authorities opened
the Ataria Interpretation Centre in the
Salburua Wetlands, which provides a
recreational and educational focus point.
• The centre aims to increase
environmental awareness among visitors
Agenda 21 for Schools
The signing of the Ålborg
Charter in 1995 and of the Local
Agenda 21 in 1998 led to the
implementation of the Local
Agenda 21 for Schools
The schools an essential tool in
building awareness among
future generations
Training for green jobs
• The Environmental Studies
Centre was set up at the end
of the 1980s with the initial
task of providing postgraduate
training
for ‘environmental technicians’.
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
For several years, Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council has
been working to achieve acceptable air quality
levels throughout Vitoria-Gasteiz, to minimize the
negative impacts of air pollution on health and the
environment
Then promote the reduction of greenhouse gases
and to support the council's climate change
protection programme.
Initiatives on mobility to improve the traffic flow and to avoid traffic jams
Controlling of industrial emissions
Installation of a network of ambient air
quality monitoring stations
Development of protocols to alert the public
about any abnormal increase in pollution levels
City Council Effort To Maintenance Of Air
Quality
Effective Air Quality
Management System
Air quality monitoring
Sources as transport
Fossil fuel use in industry
Emissions invent
Heating systems
Air Quality Management
Plan
Install solar panels to produce
domestic hot water (DHW)
Launch an emissions inventory data base of potentially air-polluting
industries
Establish the network of air
quality monitoring
stations
Develop and implement an
awareness raising
campaigns on the air quality
impact
Establish a bicycle loan
service
Implement efficient driving courses aimed
at administration staff and public
Bring on flexible fuel vehicles in municipal
fleets
Use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Introduce cleaner fuels for transport
Change fuels for cleaner ones, such
as natural gas
INDUSTRIAL CITY
Grew prosperous on the aeronautics, energy and machine tool industries
Company occupy more than 9.5 million m2 of the municipality
Jundiz business park - one of the largest corporate estates in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.
Attracting a wide range of companies to its technology park and research centres.
EFFICIENT ECOSYSTEM
Made a real progress in recovering biodiversity
Restoring many of the city’s damaged ecological and landscape – The Green Belt Project, the creation of the Bosques de Europa Botanical Gardens and the opening of the Ecological Gardens
More than 12000 schoolchildren and hundreds of adults joined ‘Adopt a tree and grow with it’ campaign, planting over 40, 000 trees and bushes
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
WATER EFFICIENCY
Successfully coping with water scarcity
Steadily decreased its water consumption over the
last decade
Set up a citizen’s water information office
Two key aspects are the gradual separation and
return to the natural environment of clean water
that currently runs into sewers, and the reuse of
dirty water, especially for irrigation and cleaning
public spaces
VITORIA-GASTEIZ GREEN CAPITAL (VGGC
2012)
Themes:
1. Involving society
2. Showcasing the city and its initiatives
3. Reflecting on the city: space and opportunities
4. Disseminating the Green Capital idea and its values
TOP EVENTS
CONCLUSION