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GoalImplementation of the project:

SD of cities and mitigation of CC in urban areas

Task:

To suggest innovative set of indicators

To test set of sugested indicators – evaluation of selected Slovak cities towards SD

1. What was done

Suggested set of urban SD indicators:

ECI, EU Thematic Strategy on Urban Environment TISSUE, STATUS)

Specific status of settlement structure in Slovakia (medium-sized and small cities 50,000

Included indicators from the social and economical fields.

2. What was done

Indicators for Slovak cities arranged into 6 main themes:

Theme 1 - Transport

Main indicators – Traffic situation, Mobility of citizens

Theme 2 – Urban design and construction

Main indicators: Sustainable urban design, Sustainable construction

Theme 3 – Environment, Landscape and Biodiversity

Main indicators: Environment quality, Sustainable land use and biodiversity

3. What was done

Indicators for Slovak cities arranged into 6 main themes:

Theme 4 – Environmental burden and ecological footprintMain indicators: Contribution of the city to the global climate change, Ecological footprint

Theme 5 – Social and economic situation of the city Main indicators: Social situation, Economical situation and attractiveness of the city

Theme 5 – Socio-economic situation of the cityMain indicators: Social situation, Economical situation and attractiveness of the city

1 How was it done

Practical evaluation of sustainability in 10 Slovak cities:

1 How was it done

Data collection by three main approaches:

by questionnaire investigation

by investigation of background documents and information,

by data from relevant institutions and statistical resources

Overall saitisfaction with the indicators evaluation (%)

94,8

89,0

72,3

76,9 78,3

91,3

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 - Doprav a 2 -

Urbanizmus

a v ý stav ba

3 - Živ otné

prostredie,

krajina a

biodiv erzita

4 -

Zaťaženie

prostredia a

ekologická

stopa

5 - Sociálno-

ekonomická

situácia

6 -

Manažment

Témy -priemernáúspešnosť

Celkováúspešnosť(83,6 %)

Overall saitisfaction with the indicators evaluation within the participated cities (%)

87,9

83,982,5

84,2 84,4

78,6

50

60

70

80

90

100

Dubnica Levice Piešťany Prievidza Trnava Zvolen

Mestá - celkováúspešnosť

Celková úspešnosť(83,6 %)

Conclusions

Positive for EU15: traditions of EU cities to follow SD, mutual exchange of

experiences and/or voluntarily acceptance of policies, implementation of EMAS, SEA proccesses

• Positive for SK: consumption patern of the Slovak citizens

• dominance of individual car transport

Comparable: accessibility of green areas and services, unsufficient public participation of citizens, air pollution and noise level are similar

•

Recomendations

Evaluation process should continue – 5 years period

Creation of network - sustainable cities in Slovakia

Financial support - grant programmes, state support, higher territorial units support

Interest of Slovak cities

Detailed results, conclusions and recommendations are presented in English publication.

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