Abstract
The city of Heidelberg has won twice the price of European Sustainable City Award. The paper presents the latest author’s investigation (July 2014) about the sustainable development in the Heidelberg. The aim of the article is an analyses and assessment of the implementation of sustainable development in the city. The policy and economical instruments implemented at the local level at the very early stage (early 90s) help the city to build ecological education and shape ecological style of life.. The city citizens have a very high level of ecological awareness and very often participate in policy decisions, shaping sustainable development goals of the Heidelberg. The main local priorities for sustainable development are: climate and environment protection, rising energy efficiency by using renewable energy sources, local heat district, ecological transport and building in passive standard.
Highlights
Sustainable development is understood as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Our Common Future: 43)
The challenge of sustainable development policy in the city concentrates on climate protection, passive building construction, ecological
The goal of the article is the analysis and the assessment of tasks connected with implementation of sustainable development in the city of Heidelberg
Summary
Sustainable development is understood as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Our Common Future: 43). Public authorities were burdened with this obligation as they lead political actions, set and shape the rules of economic and social activity and control the activity. Sustainability is often interpreted as a goal to reach in political categories or a goal related to strategic actions (sustainable development strategies of cities or communes). It may be seen this way when interpreting the actions of the Heidelberg city authorities. The Heidelberg authorities takes responsibility for social co-existence and preservation of an environment with a high quality of living in an economically successful community. The introduction shall present the genesis of sustainable growth in Heidelberg, as well as examples of actions used in European green cities. The final part puts forth recommendations for Polish cities
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