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Goal Implementation 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 footprint Main 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 city Main 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

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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