Suchergebnisse

ANOTĀCIJA Attīstības plānošanas dokumenti, investīcijas, attīstības rādītāji un pārvaldības prakse tika novērtēta sešās Latvijas republikas pilsētās (Rīga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jūrmala, Ventspils un Rēzekne), lai noteiktu to atbilstību ilgtspējīgas attīstības kritērijiem – spēju veicināt ilgtspējīgu attīstību. Attīstības plānošanas dokumentu vides, ekonomikas un sociālās dimensijas ilgtspējības analīzei izstrādātās vērtēšanas metodikas pamatā ir plānošanas vadības cikls un Olborgas ilgtspējīgas attīstības kritēriji. Pilsētu attīstības politikas analīzē tika vērtēta attīstības plānošanas dokumentu mērķu un rīcību atbilstība Olborgas ilgtspējības kritērijiem. Pilsētu attīstības politikas ieviešanas analīzē tika novērtēta veikto un plānoto investīciju atbilstība Olborgas ilgtspējības kritērijiem. Attīstības politikas ietekmes analīzē, pirmkārt, tika novērtēti pilsētas attīstības rādītāju esamība un piemērotība Olborgas kritēriju izpildes monitoringam. Otrkārt, tiem Olborgas kritērijiem, kuriem bija atbilstoši vai daļēji atbilstoši rādītāji, tika raksturotas attīstības tendences. Attīstības plānošanas dokumentu analīze liecina, ka kopumā tajos definētie mērķi un rīcības vāji atbilst ilgtspējības kritērijiem. Pilsētu investīciju novērtējums liecina, ka vairumā gadījumu puse kopējo investīciju atbilst ilgtspējības kritērijiem. Pilsētu investīciju projekti, īpaši tie, kas neatbilst ilgtspējībai, ir vairāk saistīti ar ceļu infrastruktūru un infrastruktūru dzīves vides kvalitātes uzlabošanai, nevis ar ekonomikas attīstībai labvēlīgas vides radīšanu. Pētītajās pilsētās pielietotie attīstības rādītāji tikai daļēji ļauj veikt ilgtspējības monitoringu, jo trūkst rādītāju un/vai datu. Pilsētās izmantotie attīstības programmas uzraudzības sistēmas rādītāji ir mazefektīvi attīstības programmas monitoringam, jo nereti nepastāv tieša sasaiste starp definētajiem rādītājiem un attīstības mērķiem. Pārvaldības prakses analīze uzrāda: pētītajās pilsētās ilgtspējīgas attīstības plānošana, ieviešana un monitorings netiek veikts sistemātiski un koordinēti. ; ANOTATION An assessment of the sustainability of urban development policies, investments and development indicators was undertaken in six national level case study cities in Latvia (Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jurmala, Ventspils and Rezekne). At the basis of the methodology is an integrated assessment of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability within the full planning cycle using the Aalborg Commitments sustainability criteria. Governance practice in the context of sustainability in the case cities was analysed through interviews with municipal planners and decision-makers. Urban development policies were analysed through an assessment of objectives and measures defined in development planning documents using the Aalborg Commitments sustainability criteria. Implementation of development policies involved an assessment of actual and planned investments against the Aalborg Commitments criteria. An assessment of the impact of development policies was undertaken in two stages. Firstly, the availability and appropriateness of existing development indicators in case cities was assessed. Secondly, development trends were assessed for those Aalborg Commitments criteria that had appropriate or partially appropriate monitoring indicators. The assessment of development planning documents revealed that objectives and measures defined therein are weakly coherent with the Aalborg sustainability criteria. The assessment of investment plans indicated that only approximately half of the investment projects are coherent with sustainability criteria. In the case study cities investment projects, particularly those that are not coherent with the Aalborg sustainability criteria are predominantly associated with road infrastructure, urban public space infrastructure rather than investments more directly related to priority economic and social issues confronting cities in Latvia such as unemployment, job creation, out-migration, demographic decline, poverty etc. The development indicators used in the case study cities are only partly capable of monitoring urban sustainability because appropriate indicators and/ or data are lacking. Indicators used by cities to monitor the implementation of development programmes are frequently ineffective since a direct relationship does not exist between indicators and defined development objectives. The assessment of governance practice shows that in the case cities sustainability planning, implementation and monitoring does not take place in a systematic and coordinated manner.

Presentation at the UNISECO H2020 Final Conference, 18-19 March 2021 https://uniseco-project.eu/final-conference UNISECO is a European research project aiming to develop innovative approaches to enhance the understanding of socio-economic and policy drivers and barriers for further development and implementation of agro-ecological practices in EU farming systems. Learn more about the project: https://uniseco-project.eu/ This project has received funding from the European Union's H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 773901.

Presentation at the UNISECO H2020 Final Conference, 18-19 March 2021 https://uniseco-project.eu/final-conference UNISECO is a European research project aiming to develop innovative approaches to enhance the understanding of socio-economic and policy drivers and barriers for further development and implementation of agro-ecological practices in EU farming systems. Learn more about the project: https://uniseco-project.eu/ This project has received funding from the European Union's H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 773901

The overall aim of the UNISECO project is to provide recommendations on how the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems (AEFS) in Europe can be promoted. These recommendations build upon multi-actor engagement and practice-validated strategies. The project explores both of these approaches in 15 case studies across Europe. Every case study reflects an AEFS at a certain point of transition towards agro-ecological farming systems. A first step in all of the case studies was to characterize the status quo of the farm systems. Along with other methods to describe the status quo, three decision support tools (DST) were applied in the case studies to provide information on the environmental, economic and social performance of current AEFS. The tools applied were COMPAS, an economic performance assessment tool, Cool Farm Tool, a greenhouse gas inventory tool, and SMART, a multidimensional sustainability tool. This deliverable presents the overall approach taken to assess the farms along the agro-ecological transition, describes the tools, and presents results from their application in the case studies. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 773901.