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SITGESSITGESTOWARDS TOWARDS
SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY
Bologna, November 27th 2002
Departament de Medi Ambient
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Objectives of the projectObjectives of the project
2. To design a sustainability management system in sitges
1. To carry out an environmental and socioeconomic analysis of the municipality
4. To create the sustainability committee of sitges and to draw up the local agenda 21
3. To implement and obtain the new european union - ecomanagement and audit scheme (emas) at the city council level (municipal administration)
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6. To develop the different environmental programmes agreed in the forums and in the EMAS
5. To develop an intensive communication and environmental education campaign addressed to all the population and all the agents
7. To create the “sitges observatory of sustainability” (environmental and socioeconomic indicators)
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Principles for an environmental Principles for an environmental municipal policymunicipal policy
2. To provide the municipality with the infrastructures and services needed
1. To plan the urban growth with sustainability criteria
4. To create mechanisms of environmental information and awareness among the different sectors and inhabitants
3. To introduce and promote environmental management tools in the municipal council and in all the activities and organizations of the municipality
6. To open participation in local development planning to all social and economic agents
5. To balance and integrate services, work and housing through all the areas
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Weak points of hundreds of LA21 Weak points of hundreds of LA21 in the world since Rio’92in the world since Rio’92
1. Not extended in all the territories, yet
2. Voluntary commitment (not certified): low real application of the local action plans
3. Partial implication: focused mainly in one of the stakeholders: the local goverments and some sectors
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WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, SUSTAINABILITY IS IMPOSSIBLE:
• GOVERNMENTS
• ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SECTORS
• POPULATION IN GENERAL (NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITIES)
WE NEED REFLECTION AND WE NEED REFLECTION AND INNOVATION...INNOVATION...
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A STEP TOWARDS SOLUTION OF THOSE WEAK POINTS
...WE NEED REFLECTION AND ...WE NEED REFLECTION AND INNOVATION…:INNOVATION…:
EMAS + AGENDA 21EMAS + AGENDA 21
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- External verification- Better application guarantees of the action plans
- Continuous improving
- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE
EMAS + AGENDA 21EMAS + AGENDA 21
EMASEMAS
A21A21
++ Goals and programmes: Goals and programmes: the intersectionthe intersection
- Multilevel- Progressive extension in a tree structure
- Separation of SECTORS and POPULATION (neighbour communities): independent NEIGHBOUR ASSEMBLIES and SECTORIAL ASSEMBLIES
- Permanent participation
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The Sustainability Management System: EMAS + AGENDA 21
The Sustainability Management System: EMAS + AGENDA 21
Environmental analysis
EMAS implementatio
n within the Council
Public participation: Local Agenda
21
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Direct aspectsPublic services: cleaning, picking solid waste up, beaches, social
assistence, education, health, public transport,...Municipal Instalations and buildings
Territorial aspects: natural systems, urban systems
Indirect aspects (more significatives)
Economic activities, population behaviour, economic models, tourism,
mobility, local culture, employment, immigration, use of natural
resources...
Municipal Environmental Analysis
Municipal Environmental Analysis
Review of different environmental aspects of the municipality of Sitges related to:
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General Municipal AspectsGeneral Municipal Aspects
WATER CONSUMPTIONWATER CONSUMPTION
URBAN PLANNINGURBAN PLANNING
MOBILITYMOBILITY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIONENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
SEWAGE DISPOSALSEWAGE DISPOSAL
REFUSE PRODUCTIONREFUSE PRODUCTION
AIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION
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General Municipal AspectsGeneral Municipal Aspects
PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION
NOISENOISE
PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKSPREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL SYSTEMSMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
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EMAS at the Local Administration EMAS at the Local Administration
Is the mechanism to assure a good environmental behaviour, in order to include sustainability criteria in policy, as to the internal going.
Is reviewed periodically through an external audit.
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GOALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
SUSTAINABILITY COMISSION
OF THE COUNCIL
ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY
EMAS DOCUMENTATION: PROCEDURES AND TECHNICAL
INSTRUCTIONS
ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
planning
INTERNAL TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION
ASSEMBLIES (A21)
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
CONTROL AND FOLLOW-UPINDICATORS
INTERNAL AUDIT
PROCEDURES AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS
implementation
follow-up
EXTERNAL AUDIT.EXTERNAL AUDIT.VALIDATION AND VALIDATION AND REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION
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Procedures Procedures General (9):
-Aspects identification
-Legislation control
-Goals and achievements
-Internal and external communication
-Public participation
-Internal training
-Documentation control
-Audit, etc.
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Procedures Procedures Operatives (21):-Project construction-Water management-Traffic management-Waste management-Urban cleaning-General services: gardens, beaches, maintenance, etc.-Purchases and contracts-Natural spaces management-Economic activities control-Buildings: consumes and emergencies-Police controls- etc...
Sitges towards SustainabilitySitges towards Sustainability: EMAS + A21: EMAS + A21
- External verification- Better application guarantees of the action plans
- Continuous improving
- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE
EMAS + AGENDA 21EMAS + AGENDA 21
EMASEMAS
A21A21
++ Goals and programmes: Goals and programmes: the intersectionthe intersection
- Multilevel- Progressive extension in a tree structure
- Separation of SECTORS and POPULATION (neighbour communities): independent NEIGHBOUR ASSEMBLIES and SECTORIAL ASSEMBLIES
- Permanent participation
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Townspeople have the capacity to decide the future agenda of the environmental actions of their town.
They only have to obtain general consensus in their proposals.
Public participation: Local Agenda 21 (LA21)
Public participation: Local Agenda 21 (LA21)
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Agreements (AL21)
To develop by
Neighbours
Sectors, organizations, technicians
City Council,Regional administrations
SECTORIAL ASS. (technicians §ors)
Development agreements
Focused information by neighborhood
Information and consensus in the streets and home
assembly
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
Offer their knowledge and work for assembly discussion
Plan the thematic cycle
MUNICIPALMUNICIPALASSEMBLYASSEMBLY
SECTORIAL ASS. (technicians §ors)
Participation process FOR EACH ASPECT
information
Proposals by neighborhood and
General CONSENSUS
Look for consensus
MUNICIPALMUNICIPALASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
Neighborhoodmeeting
decision
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