Ljubljana

Simona Berden

Brussels, 5. 9. 2014

Applying and Reapplying

2006: Memorandum of Understanding of 15 European cities with Ljubljana

1.) 2010: EGC 2012 and 2013; 2.) 2012: EGC 2014; 3.) 2013: EGC 2015 – finalist; 4.) 2014: EGC 2016 - winner.

• Surface area: 275km2

• Population: 282.740

• City Administration: � 10 Departments � 8 Offices� 2 Minor Offence Authorities

• City Administration: 562 employees

• 17 districts

• Local public sector: � 97 public institutions � 8 public companies � 1 public fund

Ljubljana in Numbers

Reason 1:Ljubljana is green, clean and safe

Photo: Janez Kotar, Barbara Jakše Jeršič, source: Tourism Ljubljana

• Green areas: ¾ of all the City’s territory

• Forest covers 46% of the City and reaches into city center

• 1.400 hectares of special purpose forest

• 560 m2 of green areas per inhabitant

• 20% of the area has nature protection status

• Monuments of designed nature:• Castle Hill• Botanic Garden (the oldest in SE Europe)

Reason 2: Strengthening brand reputation and visibility

European Prize for Urban Public Space 2012:Refurbishment of the Banks and Bridges of the River Ljubljanica (347 projects from 36 European countries)

European Mobility Week Award 2013: the only city to win the award two times

MasterCard Transport Ticketing Awards 2014: The new mobile application of the Urbana City Card first in the Most Successful Mobile Ticketing Programme category

Eurocities 2013: “Providing Safety and Equal Opportunities in Traffic for Children & People with Disabilities”

Reason 3:Motivation for teamwork and creativity

• Public Holding Ljubljana: � Water and Sewerage� Energetika Ljubljana� Snaga Waste Management� Ljubljana Public Transport

• Technology Park• Public Housing Fund• Ljubljana Parking and Markets• Tourism Ljubljana• Žale Cemetary• Ljubljana Fire Brigade• Ljubljana ZOO• etc.

Public companies which are founded or co-founded by the City of Ljubljana:

Ljubljana Urban Regional Development Agency(26 municipalities)

Reason 4: Exchange of good practices –Learning from the best

• Energy Manager - responsible for SEAP implementation• City Manager - heads the city centre revitalisation project• Cycling Coordinator - Integrated Cycling Strategy

Transforming mobility- green living room in the city center -

Photo 1, 2: Miha Fras; Photo 3, 4: source: Programska knjižica Zorana Jankovića 2010-2014; Photo 5: Nik Rovan; Photo 6, 7: Dunja Wedam, source: Tourism Ljubljana; Photo 8: Barbara Jakše Jeršič; Photo 9, 10: Nik Rovan; Photo 11: ATELIERarhitekti; Photo 12: Dunja Wedam, source: Tourism

Ljubljana; Photo 13: K.I.Novak; Photo 14, 15: Dunja Wedam, source: Tourism Ljubljana

Our advantages

• Drinking water• Transformation in sustainability• Urban ecological zone• Renovation of brown fields• Raising public awareness

• Regulations of allotment gardens• Green areas• Zero waste objective• Sharing experiences with other

cities (floods in Balkans)

Photo: Volker Hoffmann, Nik Rovan

Some Agreements of Friendship and Cooperation

• Vienna (Austria): 1999• Zagreb (Croatia): 2001• Bratislava (Slovakia): 1967 and 2002• Sarajevo (Bosnia nad Hercegovina): 2002• Skopje (Macedonia): 2007• Belgrade (Serbia): 2010

Welcome to Ljubljana

Simona Berden, Senior AdviserCity of LjubljanaCity AdministrationDevelopment Projects and Investments OfficeDevelopment Project SectionAdamič – Lundrovo nabrežje 2, SI-1000 LjubljanaE-mail: simona.berden@ljubljana.siT: +386 1 306 4657, F: +386 1 306 4690www.ljubljana.si