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SITGES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
Bologna, November 27th 2002
Departament de Medi Ambient
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Location
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Objectives of the project
1. To carry out an environmental and
socioeconomic analysis of the municipality
2. To design a sustainability management system
in sitges
3. To implement and obtain the new european
union - ecomanagement and audit scheme (emas) at
the city council level (municipal administration)
4. To create the sustainability committee of
sitges and to draw up the local agenda 21
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5. To develop an intensive communication and
environmental education campaign addressed to all
the population and all the agents
6. To develop the different environmental
programmes agreed in the forums and in the EMAS
7. To create the sitges observatory of
sustainability (environmental and socioeconomic
indicators)
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Principles for an environmental municipal policy
1. To plan the urban growth with sustainability
criteria
2. To provide the municipality with the
infrastructures and services needed
3. To introduce and promote environmental
management tools in the municipal council and in
all the activities and organizations of the
municipality
4. To create mechanisms of environmental
information and awareness among the different
sectors and inhabitants
5. To balance and integrate services, work and
housing through all the areas
6. To open participation in local development
planning to all social and economic agents
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Weak points of hundreds of LA21 in the world
since Rio92
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 INNOVATION...
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...WE NEED REFLECTION AND INNOVATION EMAS
AGENDA 21
A STEP TOWARDS SOLUTION OF THOSE WEAK POINTS
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EMAS AGENDA 21
- External verification - Better application
guarantees of the action plans - Continuous
improving - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS DIRECT AND
INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES GENERAL AND
OPERATIVE
EMAS
Goals and programmes the intersection
- Multilevel - Progressive extension in a tree
structure - Separation of SECTORS and POPULATION
(neighbour communities) independent NEIGHBOUR
ASSEMBLIES and SECTORIAL ASSEMBLIES - Permanent
participation
A21
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The Sustainability Management System EMAS
AGENDA 21
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Review of different environmental aspects of the
municipality of Sitges related to
Direct aspects Public 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...
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General Municipal Aspects
URBAN PLANNING
WATER CONSUMPTION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
MOBILITY
REFUSE PRODUCTION
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
AIR POLLUTION
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General Municipal Aspects
NOISE
PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL SYSTEMS
PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
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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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planning
Continual improvement
follow-up
implementation
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Procedures
General (9) -Aspects identification -Legislation
control -Goals and achievements -Internal and
external communication -Public participation -Inte
rnal training -Documentation control -Audit, etc.
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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...
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EMAS AGENDA 21
- External verification - Better application
guarantees of the action plans - Continuous
improving - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS DIRECT AND
INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES GENERAL AND
OPERATIVE
EMAS
Goals and programmes the intersection
- Multilevel - Progressive extension in a tree
structure - Separation of SECTORS and POPULATION
(neighbour communities) independent NEIGHBOUR
ASSEMBLIES and SECTORIAL ASSEMBLIES - Permanent
participation
A21
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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.
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Sitges towards Sustainability
Participation process FOR EACH ASPECT
SECTORIAL ASS. (technicians sectors)
Offer their knowledge and work for assembly
discussion
MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
Plan the thematic cycle
decision