A government for or by the citizens? Examples from Uppsala Maria Gardfjell Deputy Mayor of Uppsala, Sweden September 25th, 2015
Uppsala – The growing city
Uppsala in figures • Population: 207 000 (sept 2014) • 2 % yearly population growth • 25 000 dwellings (houses and flats) plan to be built until 2030 • 6 % unemployment - lowest in Sweden • 23 % first or second generation immigrants. More than 20 different countries
The red-green majority of Uppsala
Citizen participation
Participation ladder Co-decision- making Involvement Dialogue Consul- tation Information
Shaping your neighbourhood
Uppsala today?
Uppsala in 2050?
Biking in Uppsala Photo: Ludovic Lubeigt
Biking in Uppsala Kommunens styrdokument Action Situation plan analysis Interviews with interest groups Survey Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen
Biogas for transports Fuels for public city buses 2013 (%) 10 Diesel 39 RME/tallolja 35 Biogas Naturgas 16 Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen
Biogas for transports “Your waste is not rubbish” “What you put in your garbage is of great importance. Right sorted, your waste is a valuable resource that is used in new products or energy. For example, your food scraps into biogas that powers our city buses .” Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen
Working with organizations
Reaching the targets, together Reference Scenario Short List: Needed national & EU policy Uppsala Climate Protocol take action Dedicated national climate policy Beyond the conventional
Moving forward
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