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Sitges towards SustainabilitySitges towards Sustainability: EMAS + A21: EMAS + A21

SITGESSITGESTOWARDS TOWARDS

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY

Bologna, November 27th 2002

Departament de Medi Ambient


LocationLocation


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)


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)


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


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


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...


A STEP TOWARDS SOLUTION OF THOSE WEAK POINTS

...WE NEED REFLECTION AND ...WE NEED REFLECTION AND INNOVATION…:INNOVATION…:

EMAS + AGENDA 21EMAS + AGENDA 21


- External verification- Better application guarantees of the action plans

- Continuous improving

- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE


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


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

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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:


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


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


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.


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


Procedures Procedures General (9):

-Aspects identification

-Legislation control

-Goals and achievements

-Internal and external communication

-Public participation

-Internal training

-Documentation control

-Audit, etc.


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...


- External verification- Better application guarantees of the action plans

- Continuous improving

- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE


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


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)


Agreements (AL21)

To develop by

Neighbours

Sectors, organizations, technicians

City Council,Regional administrations

SECTORIAL ASS. (technicians &sectors)

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 &sectors)

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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Documents

emas a21 sitges

emas a21 goals

emas a21 principles

emas a21 location slide

sustainability bologna

sustainability criteria

operative emas agenda

audit scheme emas