Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 SITGES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY Bologna, November 27 th 2002 Departament de Medi Ambient

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Location

Objectives 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 To implement and obtain the new european union - ecomanagement and audit scheme (emas) at the city council level (municipal administration)

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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)

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Principles for an environmental municipal 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

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Weak points of hundreds of LA21 in 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

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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...

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 A STEP TOWARDS SOLUTION OF THOSE WEAK POINTS...WE NEED REFLECTION AND INNOVATION…: EMAS + AGENDA 21

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 - External verification - Better application guarantees of the action plans - Continuous improving - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE EMAS + AGENDA 21 EMAS A21 + Goals and programmes: the intersection + 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

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 The Sustainability Management System: EMAS + AGENDA 21 Environmental analysis EMAS implementation within the Council Public participation: Local Agenda 21

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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... Municipal Environmental Analysis Review of different environmental aspects of the municipality of Sitges related to:

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 General Municipal Aspects General Municipal Aspects WATER CONSUMPTION WATER CONSUMPTION URBAN PLANNING URBAN PLANNING MOBILITY MOBILITY ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION SEWAGE DISPOSAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL REFUSE PRODUCTION REFUSE PRODUCTION AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 General Municipal Aspects PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION NOISE NOISE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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.

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 GOALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SUSTAINABILITY COMISSION OF THE COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EMAS DOCUMENTATION: PROCEDURES AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES planning INTERNAL TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION ASSEMBLIES (A21) ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT CONTROL AND FOLLOW-UP INDICATORS INTERNAL AUDIT PROCEDURES AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS implementation follow-up EXTERNAL AUDIT. VALIDATION AND REGISTRATION

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Procedures General (9): - Aspects identification -Legislation control -Goals and achievements -Internal and external communication -Public participation -Internal training -Documentation control -Audit, etc.

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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...

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 - External verification - Better application guarantees of the action plans - Continuous improving - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALISYS: DIRECT AND INDIRECT ASPECTS - PROCEDURES: GENERAL AND OPERATIVE EMAS + AGENDA 21 EMAS A21 + Goals and programmes: the intersection + 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

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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)

Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 Sitges towards Sustainability : EMAS + A21 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 Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting Offer their knowledge and work for assembly discussion Plan the thematic cycle MUNICIPALASSEMBLY SECTORIAL ASS. (technicians &sectors) Participation process FOR EACH ASPECT information Proposals by neighborhood and General CONSENSUS Look for consensus MUNICIPALASSEMBLY Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting Neighborhood meeting decision Sitges towards Sustainability Sitges towards Sustainability