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CITY SEDUCE

ECOSYSTEM-BASED URBAN ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES

INTERNATIONALLY THERE ARE DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES SUPPORTING STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY. However, none of the existing technological proposals is currently marketed as a mixed, integrated package that sets up a system for sustainability positioning and assessment on the one hand, and defines an individualised roadmap to guide municipal management, on the other.

The CITY SEDUCE project was born from strategic positioning due to the new EU policies and priorities of the European research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020. The assessment tool to be developed aims to be a pioneering example of a comprehensive model to support assessment and decision-making in European municipalities.

CITY SEDUCE is led by NAIDER, a social and business project whose founding objective is to collaborate in building smart economies, cocreate innovative and inclusive cities, and co-lead processes towards environmental sustainability.

NAIDER
OBJECTIVES
  • Develop a strategic management tool to assess the state of sustainability of European cities.
  • Position European cities in a standardised diagnostic system.
  • Show further steps to be taken to move towards an optimal state of environmental sustainability, defining a progressive model of strategic maturity.
  • Support institutions in assessment and positioning of municipalities through comprehensive strategic management models.
RESULTS
  • A tool was developed to assess the maturity status of environmental sustainability in each municipality in a semi-automatic way, and to verify the impact of the measures implemented on the development of sustainability.
  • Categorisation of the state of sustainability in a municipality through the POSITIONING stage included in the tool.
  • Action plan and research based on the results that can be achieved in the municipality through the PROJECTION stage included in the tool.
CONCLUSIONS
  • The implementation of CITY SEDUCE has identified new opportunities for improvement and product development. Thus, by incorporating new elements of analysis, the tool could be completed by integrating economic, social or urban realms to provide a more complete picture of the municipalities. It could also be adapted to the 2030 Agenda and the Urban Agenda with the aim of aligning Basque Country municipalities with Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Nowadays, digitalisation opportunities allow technological solutions that facilitate the use of the tool with web applications or mobile apps.

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