Urban Transitions Alliance
General
Name of initiative | Urban Transitions Alliance |
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LPAA initiative | No |
NAZCA Initiative | No |
Website address | https://urbantransitions.org/about/ |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2017 |
End year | |
Secretariat | ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
World Secretariat Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7 53113 Bonn, Germany E-mail: urban.transitions@iclei.org |
Organisational structure | The Urban Transitions Alliance, an initiative managed by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and funded by Stiftung Mercator, presents an opportunity for industrial legacy cities across the world to become global leaders in sustainable urban development. |
Geographical coverage | Global |
Name of lead organisation | ICLEI |
Type of lead organisation | Other intergovernmental organization |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Germany |
Description
Description | The Urban Transitions Alliance presents an opportunity for industrial and former industrial cities across the world to become global leaders in sustainable and inclusive urban development. |
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Objectives | The Urban Transitions Alliance is designed for ambitious cities with industrial legacies to share knowledge, discover new solutions and better navigate their urban transitions towards a sustainable and equitable future. |
Activities | The Alliance connects industrial legacy cities from across the globe to share transition achievements and jointly identify current challenges. Alliance cities receive tailored support through strong working relationships with local government peers, partners and technical experts. |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Sustainable Development Impact:
Function of initiative | |
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Activity of initiative | |
Indicators | |
Goals | Severe job loss in legacy sectors and ongoing disinvestment that primarily impacted former worker’s neighborhoods have led to social inequality as a major transition challenge in Alliance cities. The equity aspect of urban transitions constitutes a joint priority, guiding the conversations and helping to identify clear objectives for cooperation. Throughout the activities, the Alliance is building a knowledge base on how sustainability plans and programs can be designed to benefit all residents and increase equity. |
Comments on indicators and goals | |
How will goals be achieved | Cities set the course of the Alliance by deciding the topics and challenges to be addressed. Annual challenge support cycles provide the expertise, partnerships and collaborative space they need to tackle their green and just transition goals. |
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
Progress towards the goals | |
How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
Available reporting | https://urbantransitions.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Urban-Transitions-Alliance-Roadmaps-April-2019-web.pdf |
Participants
Participants | Number | Names |
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Members | 16 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 0 | |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |
City / municipal actors | 16 | Baltimore (USA), Buffalo (USA), Cincinnati (USA), Pittsburgh (USA), Turku (Finland), Katowice (Poland), Essen (Germany), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Dortmund (Germany), Glasgow (United K.), E-Town - Beijing (China), Huairou District - Beijing (China), Yuhua District - Shijiazhuang (China), Bristol (United K.), Mannheim (Germany), Newark (USA). |
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |
Financial Institutions | 0 | |
Faith based organisations | 0 | |
Other members | 0 | |
Supporting partners | 0 | |
Number of members in the years | | |
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Last update: 11 May 2022 12:04:29
Not only have national states as participators