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Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

Policy Brief-Culture and Cultural Heritage: A key asset for sustainable development and transition in cities

As a mediator between social-ecological-economic pillars, and the root of human action, culture is seen as the foundation and structure for sustainable development. Thus, culture has the unique power to drive forward debates and action on our common urban future.

Local Green Deals: A Blueprint for Action

This guide outlines the rationale behind Local Green Deals (LGDs), its key principles, levers and the steps for cities, stakeholders and local communities to take to implement a LGD.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

Towards a Just Transition: what does this really mean for cities and towns?

ICLEI’s Justice, Equity and Democracy team compared key literature to determine the definitions and principles that guide our understanding of a “just transition”.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

Circular construction in Europe: handbook for local and regional governments

To pursue sustainability in the construction sector, cities and local authorities should play a major role in the transition. This handbook provides a first level of information on how to handle construction and demolition waste.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

The circular bio-waste management handbook for local authorities

This handbook, produced by CityLoops, is intended for a diverse audience of local government practitioners, including waste managers, urban planners, environmental protection officers, procurers, and politicians seeking a deeper understanding of the subject.
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2023

Stimulating demand for circular construction skills - a guide for public authorities

Through good practice and replicable examples from Europe and beyond, this document aims to raise awareness among practitioners and policymakers about their ability to promote a more circular construction sector and upskill professionals. It highlights the various levers at their disposal to support this transition

German smart cities on the way to using the Environmental Insights Explorer by Google: A handbook for municipalities

This guide is intended for German municipalities interested in using data from Google's Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) and illustrates how this data can support planning processes for climate protection, particularly in the transport sector. A step-by-step guide illustrates the process of the internal coordination to the use of the data.
The content of this handbook is based on the experience of the ICLEI Europe in analysing EIE data and its potential use to improve transport emissions c...
Handbook / Guide
Published: 2022

Barriers and recommendations for strategic procurement

This discussion document identifies the main barriers European contracting authorities face when undertaking sustainable, circular and innovation procurement.

Same, Same, but Different: clarifying the relationship between Local Green Deals and Climate City Contracts as non-regulatory governance innovations

This briefing paper clarifies our understanding of the distinctions between Local Green Deals and Climate City Contracts.