The CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project will will organise a "˜Living Labs' study visit on 1 March 2018 in Munich (Germany) to demonstrate the potential and replicability of integrated and inclusive urban planning approaches. The visit will focus on sustainable mobility in suburban districts and innovative urban freight logistics, two important areas that have previously received less attention in urban mobility policies.

Themes explored during the study visit will include: Inclusive urban planning, new parking policies and mobility management, and enabling safe walking and cycling.

The study visit will bring together the five ECCENTRIC partner cities: Madrid (Spain), Ruse (Bulgaria), Munich (Germany), and ICLEI Member's Stockholm (Sweden) and Turku (Finland). 16 observer cities will also take part: Budapest (Hungary), Ploiesti (Romania); Uppsala and Enkà¶ping (Sweden); Gabrovo, Montana, Svishtov, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) and ICLEI Member's Zagreb (Croatia) and Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).

For cities interested in joining the Observer Cities Group, enquiries and applications can be sent to the project coordination team at the ICLEI European Secretariat: Eccentric.Observers@iclei.org.

For more information about the project, visit the project website.Image copyright: sourced from Flickr more   6 February 2018 Bidding for the ninth ESCT conference to close mid-MarchThe bidding process for the ninth European Sustainable Cities and Towns conference is set to close on 15 March. The purpose of the conference is to share the most advanced approaches, tools and inspiring ideas for local transformation, to foster governance innovation, and to strengthen local value chains and assets. It will facilitate dialogue on the local sustainability agenda across levels of governance and with relevant stakeholders from business, NGOs and research.

The core event runs for a maximum of three days, leaving the possibility for pre-events and side events open. The next host will join a list which includes previous host cities such as Aalborg 1994, Lisbon 1996, Hanover 2000, Aalborg 2004, Seville 2007, Dunkerque 2010, Geneva 2013 and the Basque Country 2016.

The conference is tentatively planned for 2019 and will build on the success of the 8th ESCT Conference, which took place in the Basque Country. The 8th conference saw 1,000 participants discuss the major challenges facing Europe: the economic and financial crisis, the massive influx of refugees, and the rise of anti-European sentiment. During the conference, European cities and towns acclaimed the Basque Declaration, the new roadmap to address challenges facing urban societies.

The envisaged 9th edition of the conference will again put the spotlight on innovative approaches to local governance and financing for the transformation agenda in the spirit of the Basque Declaration.

Cities interested in hosting the conference are invited to review the bidding package and the call for interest. Deadline for submission of bids is 15 March, 2018.

For more information about the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference, visit the Sustainable Cities Platform.Image copyright: sourced from 8th ESCT Conference by "ICLEI Europe" more

» Publication Date: 07/02/2018

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