6.3.2007

Muokkaa otsikon perustyyliä napsauttamalla

• Muokkaa tekstin perustyylejä napsauttamalla– toinen taso

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COMMON SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS FOR SIX LARGEST CITIES IN FINLAND

22 March 2007,Sevilla, Spain

Marketta Karhu, Oulu, Finland

The six major cities in Finland

Oulu

Tampere

Helsinki

Espoo

Vantaa

Turku

2003 CITY MANAGERS SET UP A WORKING GROUP

The task of the working group was

• to develop and harmonize environmental reporting

• to agree on and define common sustainability indicators including economical issues

• to share experiences and knowledge between the six cities and inside of each city

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RESULTS

Final report includes

•Decided content of a sustainability report•Ecological sustainability indicators•Environmental economic key figures

Instruction manual for calculating the chosen indicators

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CRITERIA FOR INDICATORS

•Availability•Repeatability•Representative•Describes development trends in operations of a city organization•Are close to every day work of the employees of a city organization

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ECOLOGIAL SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS

Indicators (27) are divided as follows:

A.Indicators describing general development B.Sustainability of land use and urban structureC.Environmental load and eco-efficiency of

activitiesD.Mobility efficiencyE.Environmentally responsible consumption and

environmental education

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FURTHER ACTIONS

• To continue development of ecological and economical sustainability indicators and check calculation

• To make a joint report of the results in the six participating cities

• To choose common social sustainability indicators

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A. INDICATORS DESCRIBING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

• Ecological Footprint • Green House Gas emissions • Energy consumption of the community • Citizens’ satisfaction • Environmental attitude and awareness of the

city’s personnel

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B. SUSTAINABILITY OF LAND USE AND URBAN STRUCTURE

• Amount of buildings and apartments included the town plan

• Amount of recreational and protected areas included the town plan

• Share of nature reserves from the total surface area of the city

• Accessibility of services

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C. ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD AND ECO-EFFIENCY OF ACTIVITIES

• Electricity consumption • Water consumption• Number of inhabitants and real-estates which

have joined into the district heating• Specific electricity, heat and water consumption • Air quality• Waste water load from the community• Amount of waste • Amount of recycled waste

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WATER CONSUMPTION

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100

200

300

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nit

ys w

ater

co

nsu

mp

tion

l/in

h/y

Helsinki Espoo Vantaa Turku Oulu

2004 2005

C. MOBILITY EFFICIENCY

• Diversity of mobility• Number of cars• Number of passengers using public transport• Total km of pedestrian/cycle paths

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NUMBER OF PERSONAL CARS

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400

500

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Helsinki Espoo Tampere Vantaa Turku Oulu

Lähde: www.ake.fi, www.tilastokeskus.fi2004 2005

PASSENGERS USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

14

0

0,2

0,4

0,6

0,8

1

1,2

pas

san

gers

/inh

./day

Helsinki Turku Oulu

2004 2005

LENGTH OF THE PEDESTRIAN PATH NETWORK

15

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1

2

3

4

Ped

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etw

ork

m

/inh

Helsinki Turku Oulu

2004 2005

E. ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

• Paper consumption in city organization• City procurements that consider

environmental aspects• Schools and day-care centres with

environmental management plans• Participation in city-organized environmental

education

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PAPER COSUMPTION IN CITY ORGANIZATION IN OULU

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1000

2000

3000

4000

2003 2004 2005

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CORE CONTENTS OF A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

•Survey of the city manager •The city in a ”nutshell”•Description of environmental management system in the city•Common sustainability indicators•Special indicators for the city•Sustainable development in the departments of the city organization

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